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QA Engineer - Backend (Golang) Middle [Identity]

Plata Card Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Posted Sep 2, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** QA Engineer – Backend (Golang), Identity Team (single source of truth for user data lifecycle). Seniority not specified.

**Stack/tools: ** Go (primary), automated testing; Git; SQL; Kafka; CI/CD integration. Backend test automation tooling/frameworks incl. possible Java/Kotlin/Python.

  • Bonus/optional: gRPC, Protobuf; allur e-go, Gomega; load testing; software design patterns.

  • Top 3 responsibilities:

    • Analyze requirements → create test scenarios and prepare test data.

    • Execute acceptance/regression testing, focusing on mostly automated suites.

    • Write/maintain automated backend tests in Go and integrate them into CI/CD; detect/report defects via issue tracker.

  • Must-have skills:

    • Test documentation experience.

    • Programming in Go (also acceptable: Java/Kotlin/Python).

    • Git/version control; SQL.

    • Experience with message queues (Kafka).

    • CI/CD tooling and backend test automation (including test framework support).

    • Integration testing coordination skills.

    • English B1+ for international team communication.

  • Nice-to-haves:

    • gRPC/Protobuf.

    • Allure-go, Gomega (Go).

    • Load testing experience.

    • Knowledge of software design patterns.

  • Location & work type: Relocation support to Cyprus, Serbia, Georgia, or Kazakhstan hubs; flexible work from offices or remote. Team operates GMT+1 to GMT+5.

Full Description

We are looking for a QA Engineer - Backend (Golang) for the Identity Team — a team responsible for the company’s single source of truth about every user. The team manages the entire user data lifecycle, including identity information, current status, and decisions made about the customer. Identity services are a core part of the platform and support many other business processes, including KYC, risk management, product flows, and customer communications.

Challenges that await you

  • Analysis of requirements, creation of test scenarios, preparation of test data
  • Acceptance and regression testing mostly automated
  • Writing and maintaining automated tests in Go
  • Detection, localization, and reporting of defects using an issue tracking system
  • Development and maintenance of the test project
  • Integration of automated tests into CI/CD
  • Communication with the product team during development and participation in releases

What makes you a great fit

  • Experience in developing and maintaining test documentation
  • Experience in programming in Go / Java / Kotlin / Python
  • Experience with Git or other version control systems
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience with message queues (Kafka)
  • Experience in developing and maintaining autotests in Java/Kotlin/Python/Go
  • Experience in test framework development and support
  • Experience with CI/CD tools
  • Integration testing process coordination skills
  • Hands-on experience with backend test automation
  • B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills

  • Experience with gRPC, Protobuf

Experience with frameworks: dailymotion/allure-go, gomega (Go) Experience in load testing Knowledge and understanding of software design patterns

Our ways of working

Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions

Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication

Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community

Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together

High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits

  • Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Serbia, Georgia or Kazakhstan — with assistance for the employee and their family
  • Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
  • Healthcare Coverage

Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications

Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements

Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave

Team time zone: The team works within the GMT+1 to GMT+5 time zone

GolangJavaKotlinPythonSQLKafkaGitCI/CDBackend testingTest automationgRPCProtobufLoad testingSoftware design patternsIntegration testingmulti-location

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