Senior Test Automation Engineer/Software Development Engineer in Test, Leapsome
+ Equity package
1+ day a week in office
AI-powered HR software and people platform
Open for applications
AI-powered HR software and people platform
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity package
1+ day a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make work more fulfilling for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Share our belief that QA is a core part of engineering, not a separate process, and are passionate about ensuring quality across the entire product lifecycle
- Have 5+ years of experience in quality assurance or software testing, with a strong focus on automation
- Are proficient in TypeScript and familiar with Page Object Model patterns
- Are proficient with automation tools like Playwright or Cypress and have experience designing reusable frameworks
- Have experience with Vue.js or similar modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular)
- Understand API and integration testing and have experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
- Familiar with testing AI/ML features that produce non-deterministic outputs
- Thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment where priorities shift, and enjoy collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers
- Are skilled in exploratory and manual testing, with an eye for spotting edge cases and understanding complex workflows
- Are excited by the opportunity to experiment with AI/LLMs to redefine traditional QA approaches
- Value pragmatic excellence, balancing speed with a commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality features
- Enjoy mentoring teammates and fostering a collaborative environment where quality is a shared responsibility
- If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles
What the job involves
- Join a highly collaborative and product-focused engineering team that’s redefining how quality assurance integrates with software development
- At Leapsome, QA is not a separate silo - it’s an integral part of the engineering process
- As a Senior Test Automation Engineer/Software Development Engineer in Test, you will work closely with developers, product managers, customer success and designers to ensure every feature delivers exceptional quality and user satisfaction
- This role combines hands-on testing, automation, and innovative problem-solving
- You’ll have the opportunity to drive automation efforts with tools like Playwright, screen and refine incoming tasks, and support scheduled release processes with manual testing where needed
- Beyond this, you’ll play a key role in holding the engineering team to our quality standards, championing best practices, and exploring innovative approaches, such as leveraging AI in testing
- You'll drive the design and implementation of automation frameworks using tools like Playwright, ensuring scalable, reliable, and maintainable test coverage
- Collaborate closely with engineers during the development lifecycle to identify edge cases and potential pitfalls early
- Screen and refine incoming tasks, ensuring clear requirements and testability before development begins
- Conduct exploratory testing for complex workflows and manual testing during scheduled release cycles to ensure seamless launches
- Challenge engineers to uphold high-quality standards in code, functionality, and user experience, contributing to a culture of engineering excellence
- Experiment with AI-driven testing approaches, identifying opportunities to enhance the speed and depth of QA processes
- Monitor production systems and implement automated checks to maintain platform reliability and detect regressions proactively
- Contribute to cross-functional projects, offering insights into testing strategies for smarter platform initiatives or AI-powered features
- Document QA strategies and findings, fostering a learning environment and helping scale QA knowledge across the team
- Technology Stack:
- Automation Frameworks: Playwright, Vitest, and Mocha/Chai for comprehensive automated testing
- Infrastructure: Docker, Github Actions and AWS for scalable CI/CD pipelines and production systems
- Collaboration: GitHub, Notion, and async communication tools to work transparently with the engineering team
- Analytics: Mixpanel, Sentry, and Datadog to track feature performance and identify issues
- AI/LLMs: Leveraging modern AI technologies with LangGraph, multi-agent architectures, RAG-based knowledge retrieval, and evaluation workflows using Evals for continuous improvement and smarter automation
Application process
- Just send us your CV. You won't need to input any information already mentioned on your CV later on - promise! 🤙
- A cover letter isn’t necessary, but we’d really appreciate a brief answer to these questions: Why Leapsome? Why you?
- We look forward to getting to know you!
Our take
Berlin-founded, New York-based Leapsome is a ‘people enablement’ platform that works to improve employee performance and satisfaction through various methods from feedback and OKRs to employee engagement and corporate learning options.
Recognizing the amount of time a person will spend in a work environment, the company aims to help employees grow and develop in this time, whilst boosting a company’s efficiency and productivity. Over a relatively short time, it has amounted trust and respect within the industry.
The company has now accrued over one thousand customers across Europe, U.S, Asia and Australia, including impressive clients such as Spotify and Mercedes-Benz. Leapsome has also raised considerable funding towards accelerating its US market presence whilst continuing to develop new products and features.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
87% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2022
$60m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- Stock options: You'll get to own a part of Leapsome via our stock option program.
- Development budget: You'll receive a yearly budget of €2,000 for professional development.
- Flexible schedule: Whenever the role allows, you'll be able to adjust your schedule to your needs.
- Work-life balance: We want you to enjoy yours to the fullest and we respect your time!
- International colleagues: We’re an international team and are happy to support your visa and relocation.
- Team activities & sports: We host regular team events (even remotely), and offer a sports membership.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Jenny von Podewils
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously co-founded udexter and has served as Advisor to the CEO for DIE ZEIT.
Kajetan von Armansperg
(Co-CEO)Previously co-founded Alive and served as Vice President of Product for Zencap.
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