QA Engineer

CarTrawler

QA Engineer ensuring high-quality software delivery at CarTrawler, a global travel tech company. Collaborating across teams to analyze requirements, design tests, and monitor quality metrics in Agile environments.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeDublin • 🇮🇪 IrelandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
Analyse business and technical requirements from multiple stakeholder perspectives, including end-users, partners, operations, and customer support teams.
Design, develop, and execute detailed manual test cases, test scenarios, and regression test plans.
Support the development and maintenance of automated tests to improve software quality, regression coverage, and release confidence.
Identify, document, prioritise, and track defects through to resolution using tools such as Jira.
Support bug triage, escalation management, and root cause analysis activities.
Assess delivery risk and determine appropriate testing scope, coverage, and priorities.
Validate functional and non-functional requirements across front-end and back-end systems.
Monitor and report on testing progress, quality metrics, risks, issues, and dependencies to relevant stakeholders.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high-quality product releases.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across QA processes, standards, methodologies, and tooling.
Support knowledge sharing and mentor junior QA team members where appropriate.
Advocate for best practices in software quality, usability, and customer experience.
Operate effectively within a fast-paced, collaborative Agile environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or a related testing role.
ISTQB Foundation Certification or equivalent software testing certification is desirable.
Experience working within Agile/Scrum or iterative software development environments.
Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and defect management processes.
Experience creating and executing manual test plans, test cases, and regression testing activities.
Experience developing, executing, and maintaining automated test suites using modern test automation frameworks and tools.
Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Excel, or similar QA/project management tools.
Experience testing web applications, APIs, and back-end services is advantageous.
Ability to analyse complex requirements and identify potential risks and edge cases.
Exposure to test automation frameworks or AI-assisted testing tools is advantageous.
Understanding of modern QA practices including automation, CI/CD, and shift-left testing principles is desirable.
Strong organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills.
Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay and benefits, including a performance-based annual bonus, fully subsidised VHI health insurance and pension matching up to 4%.
Generous time off and flexible working, including 25 days’ annual leave, extra company days, monthly Friday Unplugged afternoons and the option to work abroad for up to 20 days a year.
Comprehensive wellbeing support, including access to health and mental health programmes (HeadsUp and EAP) and paid leave for marriage, volunteering and personal wellbeing including menstrual, menopause, and fertility leave.
Growth and recognition culture with development opportunities through training, coaching and study support plus programmes that celebrate individual and team achievements.
Everyday perks that make a difference - subsidised canteen (KC Peaches), on-site car parking, Bike to Work and TaxSaver schemes plus an active Sports & Social Club.

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Hard Skills & Tools

manual testingautomated testingtest case designregression testingdefect managementtest automation frameworksAPI testingweb application testingCI/CDshift-left testing

Soft Skills

analytical thinkingproblem-solvingattention to detailorganisational skillsprioritisationtime managementcollaborationmentoringcommunicationcontinuous improvement

Certifications

ISTQB Foundation Certification