Quality Assurance Engineer - Senior

About the Company At Trade Me, we are committed to delivering exceptional experiences for our users. We operate platforms like Holiday Houses and Findsomeone, where high-quality features and enhancements are essential to our success. Our technology stack is designed to ensure that customers receive the best possible service, and we are looking for dedicated individuals to help us achieve this goal. About the Role We are seeking a quality engineer who will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality features and enhancements to our platforms. In this position, you will conduct focused and efficient testing, enabling us to maintain our commitment to providing an outstanding Trade Me experience for our customers. In this role, you can expect to: - Perform and document context-driven testing activities across all relevant platforms. - Guide the team's testing strategy by leveraging your expertise in both exploratory and automated testing, tailored to the product's context and associated risks. - Create and maintain automated tests in alignment with the overall test strategy. - Design, build, and sustain robust, scalable automated test frameworks and suites integrated within our CI/CD pipelines. - Fully engage in agile delivery processes, assisting in analysis, design, and development. - Collaborate directly with developers and product owners during the planning and design phases to ensure quality and testability from the outset. - Facilitate the deployment of test cases to production and support incident resolution. - Contribute to CI/CD improvements and engage in knowledge sharing, peer review, and mentoring within the testing guild. - Actively participate in enhancing our engineering culture by sharing knowledge and contributing to the testing guild. - Experiment with testing approaches to evolve our practices and strategies continually. - Regularly communicate with the squad and stakeholders regarding progress, risks, and overall product quality. - Provide actionable insights on product quality, risks, and release readiness to the team and wider stakeholders. Requirements To be successful in our team, you should bring the following: - Experience with test automation frameworks in API and web applications. - Proven hands-on experience in building scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks that deliver rapid and reliable feedback on product quality. - A minimum of 3 years of quality engineering experience, with a balanced skill set in both test automation and exploratory testing. - Experience in influencing a team’s approach to quality, improving testing processes, sharing quality responsibility, and advocating for testability within a cross-functional team. - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) and integrating tests for rapid feedback. - Ability to design and implement test automation covering multiple application layers, including UI, API, and database validation. - Experience with context-driven testing approaches is ideal. - A strong testing mindset, capable of dynamically designing and executing exploratory tests based on product context and risk. - While we primarily use Playwright, TypeScript, and .NET-based BDD frameworks, experience with our exact stack is not required. We value transferable engineering skills and adaptability. - A proactive approach to exploring and applying modern, AI-assisted tools and practices to enhance testing efficiency. Benefits At Trade Me, we offer a range of benefits to ensure a positive work environment: - Flexibility: We understand that flexibility means different things to different people. We support you in finding what works best for you, including a home office setup and utilities allowance. We value team connection and come together in person on Mondays and at least one additional day each week. - Leave: We provide generous leave options, including 5 days of wellness leave each year and 10 days of sick leave starting from day one. - Social: We believe in celebrating successes and having fun together. Enjoy company-paid lunches on payday, regular Friday gatherings with drinks and snacks, and annual Trade Me awards and celebrations. - Learning: We are committed to your growth from day one, offering on-the-job training, formal programs, mentoring, and more. We understand that some candidates may hesitate to apply if they feel they do not meet every requirement. If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity, we encourage you to send us your resume along with a brief cover note explaining your interest in the role. Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We value diversity and foster a flexible workplace where everyone is encouraged to reach their full potential.