We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join a fast-moving startup product team. This role is ideal for someone who is highly hands-on, comfortable working in a lean environment, and confident building scalable test automation across modern web applications and cloud-based platforms.
You will play a key role in improving product quality, release confidence, and engineering velocity. You will work closely with developers, product, and leadership to embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle, with a strong focus on automation, regression control, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in .NET, Angular, and Azure DevOps, along with a practical understanding of how to build quality processes that work in a startup environment where speed and discipline must coexist.
Key responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and platform workflows
Develop and execute automated functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test suites
Work closely with .NET and Angular engineers to embed quality early in the development lifecycle
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine acceptance criteria and define test coverage for new features
Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
Improve release confidence by introducing quality gates, test reporting, and defect prevention practices
Support root cause analysis for production issues and recurring defects
Drive improvements in QA standards, test data management, test environments, and release readiness
Balance automation with targeted manual exploratory testing where needed
Help create a culture of quality across a small, cross-functional startup team
Required experience
8+ years of experience in QA engineering, with significant hands-on automation experience
Strong experience testing applications built with .NET back ends and Angular front ends
Strong experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks
Strong experience with Azure DevOps, including test planning, work item tracking, and CI/CD pipeline integration
Experience testing REST APIs, web applications, and cloud-hosted solutions
Experience in a startup or scale-up environment, where teams are lean and individuals take broad ownership
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, defect management, and release processes
Experience working closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders in agile delivery environments
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
Technical skills
Test automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent
API testing tools such as Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent
Experience writing automated tests in C# / .NET
Experience validating Angular UI behaviour and front-end workflows
Azure DevOps pipelines, boards, test plans, and release workflows
Familiarity with performance, security, or load-testing approaches is beneficial
Understanding of cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure
Experience testing SaaS or multi-tenant platforms
Experience in billing, onboarding, workflow, or data-heavy applications
Experience improving QA maturity in a growing engineering team
Exposure to observability, monitoring, and production quality metrics
Familiarity with test strategy in environments with limited legacy automation coverage
What success looks like in this role
Automated regression coverage increases significantly across critical product workflows
Release quality improves, with fewer defects escaping into production
Test automation becomes a reliable part of the Azure DevOps delivery pipeline
Engineering teams gain faster feedback and more confidence in releases
Quality becomes embedded in the development process rather than dependent on late-stage checking
Personal profile
Hands-on and proactive
Comfortable in a fast-changing startup environment
Pragmatic and delivery-focused
Detail-oriented without losing sight of business priorities
Strong collaborator who can challenge constructively
Able to work independently and take ownership
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