QA Mobile Automation Engineer
About You
You are a QA Mobile Automation Engineer with a strong focus on mobile testing and automation. You are passionate about building reliable, scalable, and maintainable automated solutions for mobile-first and cross-platform applications.
You are comfortable working across Android, iOS, and Web, contributing to automation strategies and collaborating closely with Engineering and Product teams to ensure critical user journeys are well covered. You care deeply about test stability, clean automation design, and the continuous improvement of quality practices.
You take ownership of your work, communicate clearly, and proactively contribute to increasing automation coverage and reliability.
You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of professional experience in Software Quality Assurance.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in QA Automation, with a strong focus on mobile automation.
- Proven experience automating Android and iOS applications using Appium or equivalent tools.
- Experience working with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C#.
- Hands-on experience automating web applications using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
- Solid understanding of: Automation design patterns (Page Object Model, Screenplay, etc.) Debugging and reducing flaky tests, Mobile testing concepts (emulators, simulators, real devices, gestures, permissions)
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
- Knowledge of API testing and RESTful services (Postman/Newman, REST Assured, SuperTest).
- Familiarity with Git workflows and code review practices.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- English proficiency is required, as you will work with international teams.
You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities
- Design, implement, execute, and maintain automated test suites for mobile (Android & iOS) and web applications.
- Contribute to the evolution of automation frameworks following clean code, reusability, and maintainability best practices.
- Automate smoke, regression, and end-to-end test scenarios, including API validations supporting UI flows.
- Ensure cross-platform functional coverage across mobile and web applications.
- Collaborate closely with engineers to improve testability, define stable selectors, and reduce flaky tests.
- Integrate and execute automated tests within CI/CD pipelines, supporting parallel execution and reporting.
- Manage test data, environments, and execution artifacts (logs, screenshots, videos, reports).
- Analyze test failures, perform root-cause analysis, and clearly document and report defects.
- Participate in automation code reviews and contribute to QA best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
Additional Information
About Us
At Applaudo, we partner with ambitious companies to transform through technology with an AI-native mindset at the core of how we think, build, and deliver. We combine strategic clarity, world-class execution, and modern engineering practices to help clients accelerate measurable business outcomes and stay competitive.
We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we make decisions, and how we hold ourselves accountable.
Applaudo is a place for people who want to grow fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and embracing AI as a lever for productivity, innovation, and impact.