Senior AQA Engineer / Quality Coach

Career Senior AQA Engineer / Quality Coach Senior AQA Engineer / Quality Coach Warsaw, Poland · QA and testing Senior AQA Engineer / Quality Coach We’re Source Angel - a Danish-rooted software company with development centers in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania. For 8+ years, we’ve been building dedicated tech teams for global clients, focusing on long-term partnerships and a strong people-first culture.  We foster an environment of respect, transparency, and professional growth, offering engineers freedom with responsibility, collaborative Scandinavian leadership, and an international mindset.    About the Project  Be one of the first on a fresh team for a Nordic client — entrepreneurial energy, proven foundation.  You’ll join a newly formed core team that is rebuilding a widely-used automotive SaaS platform from scratch using modern technologies and AI-first development principles.  The system supports over 1,500 car repair shops across Europe — from workshop management to integrations with finance, logistics, and more. The client is part of a global software group (190+ companies in 34 countries), which offers long-term stability, strategic support, and room for innovation, while keeping full autonomy in the local product strategy.  This is a long-term greenfield modernization project with high technical standards and a strong emphasis on scalability, security, clean architecture, and future AI integration.  The tech stack is still evolving, and you'll have the opportunity to actively shape it.  Role Evolution: In our AI-First environment, developers write unit tests with Copilot assistance. This shifts QA focus toward test strategy, E2E ownership, exploratory testing, and coaching developers on quality practices.   You will be the sole QA Engineer in the Warsaw team, with external QA support available. This requires close collaboration with developers and a hands-on, pragmatic approach.   Key Responsibilities 1. Test Strategy & Architecture Define and own the overall test strategy - what gets tested where, and by whom Establish test frameworks, patterns, and best practices for the team Design test architecture that scales with the platform 2. E2E & Integration Test Ownership Own end-to-end test suites for critical user journeys Design and maintain integration tests for external systems (accounting, payments, suppliers) Test event-driven flows (Kafka) and async communication patterns 3. Quality Coaching & Collaboration Work embedded with developers - not as a separate QA silo Review and improve AI-generated tests from developers Coach developers on testing best practices and quality mindset Pair with developers on complex test scenarios 4. Exploratory Testing & Edge Cases Perform exploratory testing that AI cannot do - creative what if scenarios Validate multi-tenant isolation, RBAC, and data separation Find edge cases and unexpected behaviors before users do 5. CI/CD Integration & Quality Gates Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) Define and enforce quality gates for deployments Monitor test coverage and quality metrics 6. AI-Assisted Testing Leverage AI tools for test generation and maintenance Evaluate and implement new AI testing tools Define standards for AI-generated test quality You will: Be the go-to person for quality across the entire platform Define test strategy and coach developers on quality practices Own E2E and exploratory testing for critical business flows Work hands-on - this is not a management role Coordinate with external QA support when needed Skills & Qualifications Required 5+ years of experience in QA/test engineering for software development Strong expertise in E2E and integration test automation Experience with API testing - REST APIs, Postman, or similar tools Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines Collaboration mindset - experience working embedded with developers, not siloed Coaching ability - can help developers improve their testing practices AI-First mindset: Uses AI tools for test generation and eager to explore new approaches Fluent English communication across distributed teams Preferred Experience with Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium Performance/load testing experience (k6, JMeter) Experience with B2B SaaS, ERP, or multi-tenant systems Experience defining test strategies for teams Background in development (understands code, can review developer tests) Onboarding & Performance Expectations First 30 Days Onboard to Helios architecture, test environments, and development workflows Evaluate and recommend test tooling and frameworks Set up initial test automation infrastructure First 90 Days Implement automated test suite for first critical user journey Define and document test strategy and quality gates Present insights and recommendations based on implementation experience