QA Automation Engineer – KDS Squad

Qu POS

QA Automation Engineer developing and maintaining automated test coverage for Kitchen Display System. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality in restaurant software solutions.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇷 ArgentinaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureDockerElectronJavaKotlinMavenSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, maintain, and expand automated test coverage for the Kitchen Display System (KDS) platform.
Design and execute automated UI, API, regression, and smoke tests.
Build scalable, maintainable automation solutions using established framework patterns and best practices.
Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QA engineers to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
Investigate defects, troubleshoot test failures, and identify quality risks early in the development process.
Maintain and improve automated test execution within CI/CD pipelines.
Participate in sprint planning, test strategy discussions, and release validation activities.
Leverage AI-assisted tools and workflows to improve test design, automation development, code reviews, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of quality engineering standards, automation practices, and testing processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of hands-on QA Automation, SDET, or Quality Engineering experience.
Strong programming skills in Java and a solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
Experience building and maintaining UI automation frameworks using Appium, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies.
Experience designing and implementing scalable automated test solutions.
Experience testing REST APIs and working with JSON payloads.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution.
Experience with Maven, Git, and modern software development workflows.
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills.
Ability to quickly understand and contribute to large, existing codebases.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, test generation, documentation, or code review.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Bonus Experience:
Experience with restaurant technology, POS systems, Kitchen Display Systems (KDS), or other transactional business applications.
Experience with Kotlin.
Experience testing desktop or Electron-based applications.
Experience with Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD platforms.
Familiarity with Docker and containerized testing environments.
Experience with distributed test execution environments.
Experience with performance, reliability, or latency-sensitive testing.
Experience with modern AI-assisted engineering workflows and agentic development tools.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

QA AutomationSDETQuality EngineeringJavaobject-oriented programmingUI automation frameworksAppiumSeleniumPlaywrightREST APIs

Soft Skills

troubleshootingdebuggingroot-cause analysiscommunicationcollaborationAgileScrum