QA Automation Engineer

In breve

Air Apps is a family‑founded tech company that builds an AI‑powered Personal Entrepreneurial Resource Planner. With headquarters in Lisbon and a second office in San Francisco, the firm has delivered more than 100 million downloads worldwide and remains self‑funded. The opening is for a QA Automation Engineer who will join the Lisbon office full‑time, working on‑site with developers, product managers and other QA professionals to keep the company's web and mobile applications reliable and performant. In this role you will design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks for both web and mobile platforms. You will create and run regression, functional, performance and API tests, and embed those tests into the CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation. Daily tasks include collaborating with development teams to make new features testable, spotting defects early, analysing test outcomes, troubleshooting failures and reporting issues. You will also expand test coverage by identifying critical scenarios and edge cases, and help define quality standards and best practices across the team. The position requires at least three years of experience in test automation development. Candidates must be proficient with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Appium or Playwright, and be comfortable coding in Python, Java, JavaScript or TypeScript. Hands‑on API testing experience using tools like Postman or REST Assured is essential, as is familiarity with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and version control via Git. Experience with test‑management tools such as TestRail or Zephyr, a solid grasp of software testing principles, the software development lifecycle and agile methods, and strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities are also required. Additional, non‑mandatory skills that would be advantageous include knowledge of performance and load testing tools like JMeter or Gatling, and experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android. The role offers a range of benefits: Apple hardware for work, an annual bonus, comprehensive health and life insurance, a transportation budget, a Coverflex benefits package, childcare support, a company conference, pension contributions, Urban Sports Club membership, and free meals at the office hub. Air Apps emphasizes a diverse and inclusive culture and supports relocation to Lisbon if needed. What the role asks for: - 3+ years test automation development experience - Proficiency with Selenium, Cypress, Appium or Playwright - Programming in Python, Java, JavaScript or TypeScript - API testing using Postman or REST Assured - CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI) - Version control with Git - Test management tools (TestRail, Zephyr) - Nice‑to‑have: performance testing with JMeter or Gatling - Nice‑to‑have: mobile testing on iOS and Android