Our client is a technology services boutique located in Peru 🌎.
They specialize in developing highly complex digital platforms with a highly specialized team passionate about solving challenges. They collaborate with their partners to provide a range of services with a focus on excellence and promoting continuous professional development, offering the opportunities and resources needed to stay at the forefront of the industry.
You will have the opportunity to work with multinational companies in the region and the United States.
👀About the role
As an Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and executing automation testing strategies for functional and non-functional requirements. You’ll work closely with development teams to ensure the quality of deliverables through the full software development lifecycle. The role also includes managing automation efforts for web, mobile, and API testing.
💜 Responsibilities
- Test Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing across web, mobile, and API platforms.
- Test Execution & Reporting: Execute automated tests, analyze results, and generate detailed reports to ensure software quality and identify issues early in the development process.
- Collaboration with Development Teams: Work closely with developers and QA teams to integrate automated tests into the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
- Framework Maintenance & Optimization: Continuously improve and optimize automation frameworks and test coverage, ensuring they evolve with the application.
- Issue Identification & Troubleshooting: Identify, track, and help troubleshoot issues found during test execution, ensuring a quick turnaround in resolving blockers.
👉 Requirements (Open to Mid-Senior or Senior profiles)
- Advanced English level to communicate with team members and clients from USA
- 5+ years of experience in automation engineering, specializing in functional and non-functional testing.
- Solid understanding of QA methodologies, ISTQB principles, and software development lifecycle.
- Mobile & Web Testing: Solid hands-on experience with mobile (Appium) and web testing.
- Technical:
- Expertise in Java, TypeScript, JMeter, Cucumber, Selenium, Postman, Serenity, and Appium.
- Strong experience with backend automation testing using Cucumber – Karate DSL.
- Proficient in frontend testing automation (Cucumber, JavaScript, WDIO) and mobile testing.
- Experience with Gherkin, Screenplay, POM, and Action Class frameworks for test automation.
🍿About the process
The interview process spans 3 hours over 4 separate days of meetings:
- Intro call with the kala team💜 30 min ⏲ Share your background and learn more about us! 💜
- Meeting with our Partner: 30 min ⏲ Discuss your experience with the Leadership Team and get insights into technical challenges, work culture, and more, they will ask you some technical aspects as well. 🙋♂️
- Meeting with the team assigned to the project: 30 min ⏲ Share your background and get more into the challenges
- Final step: 30 min ⏲ This is the final step, clarify questions and set expectations
Our partner offers a direct contract as an independent contractor for 6 months (with the possibility of extension), paid in USD. Enjoy remote work flexibility 🏡 and become part of a team that values collaboration while prioritizing excellence.
Are you a passionate Automation Engineer? Do you enjoy working with small, high-impact teams? If so, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you! 👋