Software QA Automation Engineer

We are **Merlin Digital Partner**! A **leading IT and Digital headhunting company** who stands out from the crowd, boasting over a decade of experience. We've **successfully collaborated and played a pivotal role in the growth of industry heavyweights** such as Wallapop, Glovo, Banc Sabadell, and Duracell, among others.

Our **emphasis lies in people-centric approaches and optimizing the selection processes**. Our **mission is to revolutionize companies by seamlessly integrating top-tier talent**. What sets us apart is our **in-depth understanding of each partner** (being their best influencer!), addressing not only their needs but also capturing their essence.

**Our partner** is a fast-growing **HealthTech company** developing connected technologies at the intersection of **hardware, embedded systems, IoT, AI and digital health**. Their technology transforms everyday environments into intelligent health platforms, enabling seamless and continuous health monitoring.

We are currently looking for a **Senior Software QA Automation Engineer** to join their Engineering team and help ensure the quality, reliability and scalability of their next generation of connected health products.

**Mission

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As a **Senior Software QA Automation Engineer** , your mission will be to own and evolve the **testing strategy, automation frameworks and release validation processes** across the software development lifecycle.

You will play a key role in increasing automated test coverage, identifying risks early and ensuring products are robust, scalable and production-ready.

Working closely with **Backend, Frontend, Embedded and Product teams** , you will help build a strong quality culture across Engineering, ensuring that quality is embedded throughout the development process rather than treated as a final validation step.

**The Role

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You will be responsible for

• Defining and owning the **software QA strategy** across the product lifecycle.
• Planning and executing **validation processes before production releases**.
• Defining **release acceptance criteria and quality gates**.
• Performing **functional, regression and integration testing**.
• Identifying quality risks early and helping prevent production issues.
• Designing, building and maintaining **automated testing frameworks**.
• Increasing automated test coverage across **backend services, frontend applications and APIs**.
• Developing and evolving **unit, integration and end-to-end testing strategies**.
• Integrating automated tests into **CI/CD pipelines**.
• Working closely with Engineering teams to improve **code quality and testability**.
• Reviewing software changes and identifying potential quality risks.
• Analyzing bugs, reproducing issues and performing **root-cause analysis**.
• Defining and monitoring quality metrics such as **test coverage, regression stability, production incidents and release quality**.
• Analyzing production issues through **logs, metrics and monitoring tools**.
• Promoting testing best practices and a **quality-first engineering culture** across teams.
• Continuously improving testing processes, automation workflows and engineering practices.

**What we need

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• **5+ years of professional experience in QA Automation, Software Engineering or Quality Engineering**.
• Strong programming skills in **Python**.
• Proven experience designing, developing and maintaining **automated testing frameworks**.
• Hands-on experience testing **REST APIs, backend services and web applications**.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including **unit, integration, end-to-end and regression testing**.
• Experience integrating **automated tests into CI/CD pipelines**.
• Experience with **Git and collaborative software development workflows**.
• Experience participating in **code reviews** and proactively identifying potential quality risks.
• Strong **debugging, analytical and root-cause analysis skills**.
• Experience working closely with developers and multidisciplinary teams in **Agile environments**.
• A strong understanding of how to build **maintainable, scalable and reliable testing strategies**.
• **Professional English level**.
• **Disponibilidad para acudir a oficinas 3 días a la semana.**

**Nice to Have**

• Experience with automation frameworks such as **Pytest, Playwright, Selenium or Cypress**.
• Experience testing **REST APIs and system integrations** using tools such as **Apidog, Postman or Insomnia**.
• Experience with **code quality and test coverage tools** such as **SonarQube, Codecov or** [**Coverage.py**](http://Coverage.py).
• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as **GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins**.
• Experience with **performance and load testing** using tools such as **Locust or JMeter**.
• Experience with **application monitoring and error tracking tools** such as **Sentry**.
• Experience analyzing **logs, metrics and observability data** to investigate production issues.
• Previous experience testing **IoT products, connected devices or systems combining hardware and software**.
• Previous experience in **startups, scale-ups or fast-growing technology companies**.

**What we offer

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• Join a **fast-growing HealthTech company** building a new generation of intelligent, connected health technologies.
• Work at the intersection of **embedded systems, hardware, IoT, cloud, AI and digital health**.
• Build technologies powering products already used by **leading sports organizations and enterprise customers worldwide**.
• Take ownership of **high-impact projects** , from embedded software development through system integration and production.
• Collaborate with a talented multidisciplinary team across **Hardware, Backend, AI, Data and Product**.
• Have a **visible impact on technical and architectural decisions** as the platform and engineering organization continue to evolve.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with a high level of **autonomy and ownership**.
• Strong opportunities for **professional growth and technical leadership** as the company scales internationally.
• **Competitive compensation** based on experience.