Automation QA Engineer - Mid Level (fully remote - Bulgaria)

Aid the team in building important integration and end-to-end automated tests. Enhance existing test coverage to strengthen our ability to detect issues earlier in the process. Work with the team to solicit and help document the acceptance criteria for user stories. Build test plans that balance test automation with manual verification. Coordinate testing efforts with manual QA personnel. Use your expertise in testing web and mobile applications to ensure software is deployed to production at the highest possible quality level. Identify and report issues in our issue tracking system. Manage and document test cases. Help the team elevate their ability to deliver quality software. Aid in the process to address critical issues by helping to build tests to expose the bug, so they can be addressed. Perform smoke testing and release regression testing as needed. Work with team to ensure automated tests run early and often. We are looking for: 2+ years of related experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent. Experience writing UI and API test automation for web applications, Strong knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, test planning, and testing practices in an agile environment. Experience writing Selenium tests. Experience with junit or other equivalent testing frameworks. Good communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to holding yourself and your team accountable. Experience with programming languages such as Golang, Java, C#, JavaScript, or others. A good understanding of CSS, HTML and the DOM. Strong skills and experience testing APIs. A pragmatic approach to task management. A good understanding of Git and pull request workflows, including continuous integration. A solid understanding and practical experience applying the agile methodology to projects. Quality-minded, with the ability to elevate others in areas like effective boundary condition testing and test-driven development.