Backend QA Engineer

Join a collaborative, learning-first tech hub within DKB where autonomy, continuous improvement, and shared ownership are at the core of how we work. As a QA Engineer, you'll be the quality advocate within your team, helping shape testing practices, drive automation efforts, and ensure that reliable software is delivered with confidence. You'll work closely with developers, product stakeholders, and fellow engineers to build quality into every stage of the delivery process.

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve the team's testing approach for backend services and APIs, becoming the go-to person for testing topics in an agile environment; Ensure test readiness across infrastructure, environments, and test data to enable smooth and reliable execution; Design, implement, and expand automated test coverage across backend services and the API layer, including integration, contract, component, and end-to-end testing; Collaborate closely with developers and product stakeholders to identify risks, clarify requirements, and prevent defects early in the development lifecycle; Analyze test failures and defects, support root-cause analysis, and identify recurring quality issues and opportunities for continuous improvement; Share regular testing insights, results, and quality metrics with stakeholders, supporting informed release decisions; Contribute to Continuous Testing and Continuous Delivery practices, helping the team improve quality while maintaining delivery speed

Requirements

Experience in software quality assurance and test automation for backend systems, with a strong understanding of software testing principles, test design techniques, and risk-based testing; Hands-on experience with backend testing and API validation (REST), including integration, contract, component, and end-to-end testing; Programming experience with Java, Kotlin, or comparable technologies, with an interest in continuously improving testing practices and automation coverage; Familiarity with SQL and database validation, as well as test environments, test data management, mocking, and service virtualization; A collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to communicate effectively in cross-functional environments; Fluency in English

Nice to have

Experience with one or more of the following: Serenity, REST Assured, JUnit, contract testing (e.g. Pact), WireMock, Jira Xray, GitLab