QA Automation Engineer

At lastminute.com, we live for the holidays. We are the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. With technology, we turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world.  

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join our team of around 1,700 people worldwide to help us power up the traveller's journey for millions of holidaymakers. If you are passionate about software testing, and think that quality goes first, keep on reading, as you might be the perfect fit for this job.

What your impact will be:

• Implement automated test scenarios and maintain existing ones

• Identify areas to cover with automation tests and suggest new solutions

• Define automation approach for new and existing features

• Detect and track software defects, bugs and inconsistencies

• Collaborate closely with other team members and departments

• Follow good release testing practices and support the release process

• Apply quality engineering principals throughout the Agile product lifecycle

• Provide support and documentation 

• Provide feedback on flows and possible improvements from the end user perspective

Your expertise:

• Experience in developing automated scripts 

• Experience in Playwright/Testcafe/Cypress/Puppeteer 

• Knowledge of Javascript/Typescript

• Knowledge of Bug tracking tools (we are using JIRA)

• Good Knowledge of Testing processes, documentation

• Experience in Manual Testing of Web applications

• Good English is a must (we are working in an international company and all communication is in English)

• Good knowledge in testing and work experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

• ISTQB certification will be an added advantage

Status of the test automation:

• We keep our code in GitLab repos and use automated tests on demand

• Tests are written in Playwright, using modern JavaScript/TypeScript technologies

• We use BrowserStack for cross app and browser testing

• We write tests for the lastminute.com platforms - Landing Pages and CMS

Perks of working with us:

How we work together:

- An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)

- Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
- Flexible start and end of the working day with core hours from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations
 

How we learn together:

- Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time.

- Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content

Other perks:
- 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes

- Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues

- Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares

- We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws.

Wish you were here? We do, too!

Selection process steps*:

- HR interview (10-30 minutes)

- Tech interview (Manager + team member): soft skills + technical knowledge

- Offer extended
(*Please note the process can slightly vary. The recruiter in charge will share more details when setting up the interview)

Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging

At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.

Eligibility criteria:
By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorised to work in the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.