Contract: B2B until 31 December 2026, possible extension
Location: Remote, you must be based within 80km of Iași, Cluj-Napoca or Bucharest
Hours: UK hours, 9am to 5pm UK time
Start date: ASAP
hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp with 20 years of experience. We need a senior QA engineer to join one of our client projects.
What you'll do
Check that data sent to a new search platform matches what's expected
Test API integrations to make sure the right data is sent and received
Investigate slow API responses and find ways to improve performance
Extend the Playwright test suite to cover the new search features
Oversee quality across frequent fixes and releases
What we're looking for
Strong senior QA experience
Hands-on API testing, data validation and performance testing
Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks, ideally Playwright
Strong JavaScript or TypeScript skills
Comfortable querying databases such as MySQL
Experience in agile teams with frequent releases and hotfixes
The confidence to push back, challenge decisions and explain why testing matters
Fluent English, written and spoken
Nice to have
Couchbase or other NoSQL databases
Experience with search platforms such as Algolia, Elasticsearch or Constructor
Location
This is a remote role, but you must live within 80km of Iași, Cluj-Napoca or Bucharest to be considered.
Working hours
You'll need to work UK hours, 9am to 5pm UK time. That's 11am to 7pm in Romania.
Start date
This role starts as soon as possible, so we can only consider people who are available now or at very short notice.
Senior QA experience, hands-on API testing, data validation, performance testing, automated test frameworks (ideally Playwright), JavaScript/TypeScript, MySQL, agile teams, fluent English, based within 80km of Iasi, Cluj-Napoca or Bucharest.
Key Responsibilities
- testing API integrations
- investigating slow responses
- extending test suites
Skills & Tools
Playwright, JavaScript, TypeScript, MySQL, Couchbase, Algolia, Elasticsearch, Constructor
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Contract
- Workplace: Remote — Bucharest or Iasi or Cluj-Napoca
- Languages: English
About hedgehog lab
A digital product consultancy and certified B Corp with 20 years of experience. — Industry: Information Technology