Test Automation Engineer

Job description

You will be helping us shape our automated suite integration and E2E tests using our automation framework and Python programming language.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Implementing test scenarios
• Maintaining and improving the test automation suite
• Working with developers and product experts on test scenario design
• Coaching team members on automation testing best practices
• Documenting automated test scenarios as human-readable text (for test reports)

Prerequisites and skills

• Experience with creation of automation tests
• Solid programming skills (Python 3)
• Systematic approach to work (you will be instrumental in managing a growing suite of tests)
• English language proficiency at an intermediate level
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems, and working with the command line shell
• Understanding basic OS concepts (processes, file management, TCP sockets)
• An open mind and a willingness to learn new areas
• Interest in long-term employment

Advantages

• Knowledge of REST API, HTTP, XML, and JSON
• Experience with testing APIs through HTTP clients (e.g. requests, httpx, or similar Python libraries)
• Experience with continuous integration servers such as Bamboo or Gitlab CI/CD

• Pre-existing experience with Squish framework or other UI test automation frameworks

MUST: Python (knowledge), Nice to have: Squish

Advantages and benefits

• Work on projects and products in a unique field - meteorology

• Monthly salary bonus, annual salary bonus, loyalty salary bonus
• Work in a financially stable company with international trade
• Almost 100 % of their development is actually applied in their clients' business
• Flexible work time
• Hybrid setup
• Multisport card
• English lessons
• Meal contributions fully covered by th employer
• Work in a Slovak company with a Slovak team
• Referral bonus from 1000€ to 2000€

Further information

We use C++ & Python to write most of our desktop software, but we also have projects in Java. We create web applications in TypeScript using frameworks like Angular, NestJS, Leaflet and Material UI. In web development, we take advantage of reactive programming using RxJS and NgRx.

We are open to whatever platforms and technologies that will make us more efficient. We use plenty of infrastructure systems to make our work easier: version control systems (Git, GitLab), automated cross-compiled builds, continuous integration (Atlassian Bamboo), issue tracking (Jira), Wiki (Confluence), and others.

About the company

Our client is one of the key providers of complex meteorological systems deployed at weather services, airports, military bases and private companies. Their company currently has 99 customers and users in around 80 countries all around the globe on all the continents including Antarctica.
Most of software is designed to run around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To make sure it will run smoothly and flawlessly is a challenge on its own. But they accept that challenge, over and over. Just imagine that feeling, looking at the sky, watching planes fly around, and knowing that based on the weather forecast made with the help of their software, they can fly safely.