QA Engineer
Posted Sep 15 (35 days ago) · Last updated Oct 20 · Open 35 days, longer than the usual 21 for this role
Key facts
QA Automation Engineer at Ontinue in Zürich; strong automation skills and AI-assisted testing.
How this salary compares
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| Market | Lower bound (25th percentile) | Median | Upper bound (75th percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA Automation Engineer roles | €4,958 per month | €5,833 per month | €6,708 per month |
| This offer | €4,958 per month | €5,833 per month | €6,708 per month |
Estimated from 1 comparable listing
- Field
- Software engineering
- Languages required
- English
- Experience
- 4 years experience
Original job ad
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About the role
Summarised by JobCrawls from the job ad above.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of professional experience in QA, test automation, software engineering, or related field
- Strong experience with test automation across frontend and API
- Experience with Playwright or a similar modern automation framework
- Good working knowledge of TypeScript, C#, or another language used for automation
- Practical understanding of release coordination in microservices-based systems
- Experience testing APIs and backend workflows
- Familiarity with Azure or other cloud-based environments
- Independent and organized approach to work
- Curious, adaptable, and open to using AI tools to work more efficiently
- Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with developers and stakeholders
- A mindset that balances quality, speed, and pragmatism
Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated tests for frontend, backend, and API flows
- Use Playwright as a core testing platform, with tests written in TypeScript or C# depending on the best fit
- Test microservices-based systems with an understanding of dependencies, release sequencing, and service interactions
- Coordinate release readiness across the team, helping identify what needs to be tested first and what can go out together
- Test Azure-based and event-driven workflows, including message-based scenarios such as Service Bus topics and related integrations
- Combine automation with manual and exploratory testing where it adds the most value
- Improve the way manual testing is enabled so it remains efficient and sustainable as the team grows
- Collaborate closely with developers, the engineering manager, and other stakeholders to build a practical quality process
- Use AI-assisted tools to speed up test creation, maintenance, triage, and analysis
- Help ensure quality scales with the speed of the team instead of becoming a bottleneck
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