Senior QA Engineer

Waracle are looking for a Senior QA Engineer for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

This is a Hybrid role working from our Sofia office 2 days a week.

Are you a technical quality leader passionate about shaping robust QA strategies and nurturing team talent? As a Senior QA Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in designing scalable automation frameworks, embedding quality into every stage of development, and elevating engineering practices. If you thrive on collaboration, driving innovation, and championing best practices in an inclusive, supportive environment, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategy & Risk: Defining tailored QA approaches for complex features, conducting risk analysis, and guiding exploratory testing initiatives.
• Framework Architecture: Designing and implementing modular, reusable, and scalable automation components while seamlessly integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• NFR Integration: Autonomously designing and automating tests for performance, security, and accessibility across the development lifecycle.
• Technical Influence & Collaboration: Partnering with developers to enhance system testability through effective logging, test hooks, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Mentorship & Growth: Supporting and encouraging team members through constructive peer code reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Defect Leadership: Facilitating supportive defect triage sessions and prioritising issues based on core business impact.
• Community Initiatives: Facilitating QA learning sessions and leading community initiatives around accessibility, standards, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in defining test strategies and building robust, scalable automation frameworks.
• Hands-on familiarity with non-functional test automation, particularly across performance, security, or accessibility.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline integrations and modular automation principles.
• An empowering leadership and mentoring style with a passion for supporting peer growth and development.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to connect technical quality risks to real-world business impact.

What to expect from our hiring process

• First Hello: An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle, what you want out of your next move, salary, benefits, and office hybrid working model.
• Craft Showcase: A focused take-home task to demonstrate craft expertise, critical thinking and your real-world expertise.
• Talking Impact: A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems, work with others, and raise the bar, guided by our core values and competency framework.

Healthcare and insurance:

• Additional health insurance with dental treatment included
• Wellbeing support

Entertainment and discounts:

• Team parties and teambuildings
• Multisport card
• CoolFit card

Professional development:

• Certification Courses
• Learning Pathways and Transparent career paths
• Udemy Business
• Networking Opportunities
• Public Speaking Opportunities

Others:

• MacBook, peripherals, and other gadgets that are needed
• Charity Committee