Junior QA/Test Engineer (m/f/d)

• IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must be located and have worked with companies in Germany
• Location: Nuremburg, Germany
• Work Policy: Hybrid (≈3 days home-office per week); no fully remote option
• Work Experience: 1–3 years in software development or test automation (junior level)
• Language Requirement: German C1
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Technical Skills Required: QA & Testing Engineering, CI/CD, Java, Spring Boot
• Industry: T Services & Consulting
• Number of Employees: 1 to 10
• Reason for Hiring: Backfill; urgent replacement needed by end 03/26
• Positions Available: 1

Company Mission

They are a team of highly qualified IT experts who are passionate about their work. They believe that software development is not just a job like any other – it's a calling!

They meet their customers' requirements effectively, efficiently and sustainably with innovative and cloud-native-based solutions.

Core Values

Passion High intrinsic motivation Performance orientation Innovation Team spirit

Tasks

• Derivation of automated tests from business requirements

• Implementation of Gherkin specifications with Cucumber

• Development and enhancement of test automation (backend, API, E2E)

• End-to-end testing with Playwright

• Integration of tests into CI/CD pipelines

• Ensuring reproducible test environments

• Collaboration with backend, full-stack, and DevOps engineers

• Participation in our Spec-Driven methodology

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of Java or Spring Boot

• Experience with Gherkin and Cucumber

• Experience with Playwright or comparable UI automation

• Understanding of API testing

• Methodical thinking

• Personal responsibility and team spirit

• Interest in CI/CD and DevOps

Advantages / Development prospects

• Kubernetes basics

• GitOps (ArgoCD or Flux)

• CI/CD (e.g. Tekton)

• Understanding of observability

Benefits

• Introduction to structured Spec-Driven Engineering instead of pure bug hunting

• Experience working with modern Java/Spring Boot stack, CI/CD, Gherkin & Cucumber

• Steep learning curve: Further development towards DevOps, Kubernetes and Cloud-Native is possible

• Small, effective teams with direct influence on architecture and quality

• Attractive compensation + benefits

• Hybrid model in Nuremberg with regular home office days

Why Work With Them

• Path from junior QA to full-stack quality engineer in modern cloud-native setups

• Structured spec-driven methodology & real engineering ownership (not bug-hunting)

• Strong learning budget and exposure to CI/CD, Kubernetes & DevOps

• Hybrid model with significant home-office flexibility

• Performance-based bonus of up to 25%