
QA Engineer – Test Automation, AI-Enhanced Quality
Nextlane
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Porto • Portugal
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About the role
- Analyzing bugs, incidents, and feature requests to identify quality challenges
- Implementing, maintaining, and enhancing automated test suites across functional, regression, API, and end-to-end testing scopes (Cypress or similar).
- Leveraging AI to improve QA activities such as test case generation, defect analysis, coverage optimization, test data creation, and automation productivity.
- Collaborating closely with product owner and developers to ensure reliable, high-quality deliveries.
- Participating in design reviews, estimations, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen quality practices and delivery efficiency.
Requirements
- Experience: Analyzing bugs, incidents, and feature requests to identify quality challenges
- Implementing, maintaining, and enhancing automated test suites across functional, regression, API, and end-to-end testing scopes (Cypress or similar).
- Leveraging AI to improve QA activities such as test case generation, defect analysis, coverage optimization, test data creation, and automation productivity.
- Collaborating closely with product owner and developers to ensure reliable, high-quality deliveries.
- Participating in design reviews, estimations, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen quality practices and delivery efficiency.
- Languages: English: Required
- French: Very nice to have
- Spanish: Nice to have
- Communication: Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Technical Skills: Test automation: Cypress (or similar)
- Backend: Good understanding of backend concepts (client/server)
- Frontend: Mainly web technologies
- Database: Postgresql
- API testing: SOAP and REST
- DevOps: GIT and knowledge of CI/CD pipelines is a plus (Github)
- Strong understanding of software quality principles, test strategy, test architecture, and risk-based testing approaches.
- Experience using AI-assisted tools or techniques for test generation, defect triage, automation support, and quality reporting is a plus.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to collaborate in a diverse and dynamic environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid Work: Rotational model, 2 days onsite, three days remote.
- Annual Payments: 14 payments per year (12 monthly payments + 1 summer bonus + 1 Christmas bonus in November).
- Meal Voucher: €10.20 per working day.
- Vacation: 23 vacation days, plus 24th or 31st December off.
- Language Training: Access to group classes in Spanish, English, or French.
- Private Medical Insurance: Multicare coverage.
- Teambuilding: Join us for memorable afterworks and team activities!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
automated testingCypressAPI testingSOAPRESTPostgreSQLGITCI/CDtest case generationdefect analysis
Soft Skills
strong communication skillscollaborationinterpersonal skillscontinuous improvementdesign reviewsestimations