Automation QA Engineer

⭐ Who we are

Lodgify is a fast-growing scale-up company leading the vacation rental industry. Backed by $30M in funding, our platform empowers property owners and managers worldwide to efficiently manage and grow their business through technology.

Headquartered in sunny Barcelona, we're now a team of 380+ people representing over 60 nationalities, united by a passion for transforming the future of short-term rentals.

⭐ Role Overview
We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer who combines strong technical expertise with a strategic mindset. You will be working hand-in-hand with developers to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. With an automation-first approach, you will design scalable test frameworks, integrate AI-powered solutions, and drive initiatives that help us achieve fully continuous delivery across multiple products.
You thrive in fast-paced, agile environments, are passionate about raising the quality bar, and constantly seek opportunities to optimise, innovate, and deliver impact.
⭐ How will you make an impact?

- Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks at every layer of the application stack (API, contract, and end-to-end), ensuring tests are reliable, scalable, and maintainable

- Create automated functional tests using Cypress, Playwright, WebdriverIO + Appium for web and mobile applications

- Collaborate with developers to ensure testability and establish healthy automated test coverage across the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

- Evaluate and integrate AI-powered tools for test generation, log analysis, self-healing test scripts, and visual regression testing into QA workflows

- Set up and manage test environments , automation pipelines, and CI/CD job configurations to support continuous testing and delivery

- Develop and maintain test scripts and test data for automated tests, following proper design principles, documentation standards, and code quality practices

- Act as an automation advocate across sprint planning, code reviews, and release cycles, ensuring quality is integrated from the start

- Monitor production systems and user behavior to identify testing gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement

- Mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers, raising the bar for coding, design principles, and best practices

- Integrate and optimise test suites in CI/CD pipelines , ensuring fast feedback cycles and smooth deployments
⭐ What makes you a great fit?

- 3-4 years of hands-on experience as an SDET or Quality Engineer building automation frameworks at scale for large web applications

- Strong experience with Cypress and JavaScript/TypeScript , including end-to-end (E2E) testing for critical user journeys and regression testing

- Proven experience with Playwright, WebdriverIO, and Appium

- Proven experience in automating tests for Web, Mobile, APIs, and contract testing

- Deep understanding of test automation best practices , including the Page Object Model, data-driven testing, and framework design patterns

- Experience working with DevOps and continuous deployment infrastructures , including CI/CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, or similar)

- Fluent in written and spoken English, with strong communication skills to collaborate across teams

- Understanding of shift-left and shift-right testing methodologies

- Familiarity with synthetic monitoring and observability (Datadog, New Relic, Sentry or similar)
⭐ How can you earn extra bonus points?

- ISTQB certification or equivalent

- Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools(self-healing automation, test case generation, intelligent defect detection)

- Experience with visual regression testing tools (Percy, Applitools, or similar)