QA Automation Engineer

At Brickken, we’re on a mission to revolutionize asset management through tokenization. Our cutting-edge decentralized platform makes it simple for businesses to digitize real-world assets, streamline investments, and manage their portfolios—no middlemen, no inefficiencies, just pure innovation. Imagine empowering companies to launch funding rounds effortlessly while giving investors direct access to emerging opportunities. That’s the Brickken difference._
- We’re a fast-growing fintech startup founded in 2020, blending blockchain innovation with a dynamic team of 30+ talented Brickkeneers from over 10 nationalities. As our Outbound Sales Representative, you’ll be the driving force behind our sales strategy, connecting with key financial players, attending strategic events, and building a powerful client network. This is your chance to join a company where your ideas matter and your work creates real impact._

We are looking for a **QA Automation Engineer** to join our team and help ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our platform through automated testing. If you are passionate about **test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and scalable testing frameworks**, this is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in the blockchain and fintech space.

As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in **designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks**, ensuring seamless integration into our development lifecycle. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to continuously improve test coverage and optimize testing processes.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Test Automation Development**
- Implement and extend testing frameworks using tools like **_gherkins_** with **_typescript_** and playwright

**API & Performance Testing**
- Create and execute **automated API tests** using **Postman, or similar tools**.
- Conduct **performance and load testing** using tools like _JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner.

**CI/CD & Test Integration**
- Integrate automated tests into **CI/CD pipelines** using **GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD**.
- Work closely with DevOps to **optimize test execution** and ensure fast, reliable feedback loops.

**Bug Tracking & Quality Assurance**
- Identify, document, and track defects using **JIRA, TestRail, or similar tools**.
- Collaborate with developers to **reproduce and debug issues**, ensuring timely resolution.

**Test Strategy & Coverage Improvement**
- Define and implement **test strategies** for functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
- Increase test coverage by analyzing **gaps in automation and manual testing efforts**.

**Collaboration & Process Optimization**
- Work with **cross-functional teams** to ensure testing is integrated into the **development lifecycle**.
- Advocate for **best testing practices**, improving overall software quality.

**Requirements**:

- **2 - 4 years** of experience in **QA automation**.
- Strong programming skills in **JavaScript and TypeScript**.
- Hands-on experience with **_gherkins_** with**_typescript_** and playwright**, or similar test automation tools.
- Experience with **API testing frameworks** such as **Postman**.
- Proficiency in **CI/CD integration** for automated tests.
- Knowledge of **performance testing** tools like **JMeter**.
- Experience with **test case management tools**.
- Understanding of **agile testing methodologies** (Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD).
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- **Intermediate English level**.

**Nice to have**
- Experience with **cloud environments** (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Knowledge of **containerization** (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with **contract testing** using Pact or similar tools.
- ISTQB or other QA-related certifications.

If you are passionate about **test automation, quality engineering, and working in a fast-paced fintech environment**, we’d love to hear from you.