AQA Tech Lead

• Design and build a scalable AQA framework from scratch (architecture, best practices, tooling)
• Define and implement test strategy across API, UI, integration, and E2E levels
• Lead and mentor a team of AQA engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive technical excellence
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure stable, fast execution
• Collaborate closely with development, product, and DevOps teams
• Analyze, identify, and eliminate flaky tests
• Optimize test performance and execution time
• Establish and maintain QA standards, guidelines, and processes
• Work with asynchronous systems and event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka)

Requirements

*   7+ years of experience in automated testing 
*    3–5 years of experience in a Lead / Tech Lead role 
*    Proven experience building AQA frameworks from scratch 
*    Strong knowledge of **C# and .NET (6/7/8)**
*    Solid understanding of **OOP, SOLID, Clean Architecture**
*    Experience designing test architecture (API, UI, integration, E2E) 
*    Hands-on experience with **Docker / Kubernetes**

• API:

  • Experience with API testing using **HttpClient, RestSharp **, or similar tools
  • Strong understanding of REST, HTTP, contracts, and response validation

• UI:

  • Experience with UI automation using Playwright (.NET)
  • Understanding of browser behavior, waits, and anti-flaky approaches

• Test Frameworks:

  • Experience with NUnit or xUnit
  • Experience with FluentAssertions or similar libraries
  • Ability to build reusable components (clients, builders, fixtures)

• CI/CD:

  • Experience integrating tests into GitLab CI
  • Understanding of parallel test execution
  • Experience organizing test suites and tags (smoke, regression, integration)

• Data:

  • Experience with databases (**SQL, PostgreSQL or similar **)
  • Ability to write queries for data validation

• Quality & Processes:

  • Experience conducting code reviews
  • Ability to define and enforce automation standards
  • Experience analyzing and fixing flaky tests
  • Experience optimizing test execution speed
  • Experience working with asynchronous requests
  • Experience with Kafka

• Soft / Leadership:

  • Experience leading AQA teams
  • Strong mentoring and coaching skills

• Nice to Have

  • Experience building QA metrics (coverage, stability, efficiency)
  • Experience with performance or contract testing

Benefits

*   25 vacation days and 5 family days yearly
*   Flexible start to the workday
*   Support from a professional corporate coach and psychologist
*   Regular internal and external activities, workshops, trips, and corporate events
*   Access to our internal knowledge base, meetups, and team-building activities
*   Ongoing training in new technologies and continuous professional development support