Senior Automation Engineer

Who are we?

At Lightning Group, we empower non-technical founders to build, fund, and scale revenue-focused tech companies. We enjoy pushing tech boundaries and developing ground-breaking applications. Our cross-functional, high-performing teams support the founders in all aspects of product development, from initial strategy through product discovery and technical R&D through actual high-quality build process and go-to-market opportunity.

We take ownership of all aspects of creating customer value and take pride in responding to customer needs with beautifully crafted, technically excellent products that our users love to use. We can’t wait to see what we can do together.

Take a look at our other projects here.

The fun stuff you'll be doing

• Focus on delivering automated tests in core technologies
• Create test documentation
• Define test scope for the tested area and identify the risk
• Define and improve the QA processes
• Provide support to other team members
• Lead and input into technical discussions

Requirements

Experience:

• Minimum

  8 years

  of overall experience in

  manual and automation testing

  .
• At least

  5 years of hands-on experience in test automation

  .
• Proven experience working with

  Cypress.io

  and/or

  Playwright

  .
• Strong knowledge of

  JavaScript

  (TypeScript and Node.js experience preferred).
• Exposure to

  Python

  or

  Java

  is an added advantage.

Technical Skills:

• Solid understanding of

  testing techniques

  , with strong manual testing expertise and some exposure to

  non-functional testing

  .
• Experience in

  API testing

  using

  Postman

  .
• Hands-on experience with

  Front-End and Back-End automation

  .
• Good understanding of

  CI/CD setup

  ,

  SQL databases

  , and

  monitoring services

  (e.g.,

  Rollbar

  ,

  New Relic

  ).
• Experience in

  test design

  ,

  test planning

  ,

  QA strategy

  , and

  root cause analysis

  .
• Familiarity with

  large datasets

  or applications with a

  large customer base

  is a strong plus.
• Working knowledge of

  databases

  and

  advanced Excel

  is a plus.

Project & Process Management:

• Demonstrated ability to

  handle multiple projects simultaneously

  .
• Experience in

  independently managing the full QA lifecycle

  within a project.
• Active participation in

  daily standups

  ,

  client demos

  ,

  requirement analysis

  , and regular communication with

  developers, PMs, designers, and clients

  .
• Proven capability in

  test reporting

  and ensuring quality metrics are communicated effectively.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent

  communication skills

  —able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong ability to

  mentor and guide other testers

  .
• Demonstrates

  ownership

  ,

  attention to detail

  , and a

  proactive approach

  to problem-solving.

Benefits

We provide a wide range of benefits to make sure that everyone is satisfied and happy at work:

• Remote-first, 'work from anywhere’ culture
• Open culture and flat hierarchy
• Flexible working hours
• Sabbatical leaves - 4 weeks' paid leave for every 3 years of complete continuous service
• Fantastic funded learning, career development and promotional opportunities
• Amazing team meetups/get-togethers and longer trips away
• Medical Insurance
• Yearly Health Checkups
• Awesome Referral Rewards

We are an international, cross-cultural and diverse team made up of all sorts of interesting talents and personalities, so to work here is to work global - truly!