QA Automation Engineer

October 19, 2026

Hybrid

Middle

Barcelona

Keep in mind

Original vacancy is in Spanish
You will likely need Spanish for the job. The employer can confirm

Description

A ticketing platform for the cultural and tourist sector, founded in 2013, processes over 32 million tickets per year and serves more than 1.5 million monthly visitors through its online sales channel. The company is hiring a QA Automation Engineer with 2-3 years of experience to join its Development team in Barcelona. The role focuses on guaranteeing the quality, stability and correct operation of the ticketing platform, ensuring an optimal user experience even under high-demand scenarios. The work combines automated End-to-End, API, functional, load and performance testing within an agile SCRUM environment.

Responsibilities

Design and develop test plans and strategies to guarantee product quality
Design and maintain automated End-to-End tests using tools like Playwright
Perform API and service testing using tools like Postman
Execute functional and regression tests of the products
Design and execute load and performance tests with tools like JMeter
Analyze the behavior and stability of the platform in different load scenarios
Identify, reproduce and document defects, tracking them together with the development teams
Analyze test results and prepare quality reports that support decision-making
Collaborate closely with Development teams and other technical profiles to detect and prevent incidents
Participate in work processes and ceremonies under agile methodologies (SCRUM)
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing processes and tools

Requirements

2-3 years of experience in QA in similar positions
Experience with Playwright for End-to-End testing
Experience with JMeter for load and performance testing
Knowledge of HTML and CSS
Knowledge of Java or JavaScript
Experience working in web environments
Experience with Selenium
Knowledge and experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI / Swagger
Knowledge of relational databases and Java persistence frameworks MyBatis, JPA/Hibernate or JDBC
Knowledge of CI/CD tools and processes, especially Jenkins
Experience with Git
Experience working with SCRUM and management tools like JIRA
Knowledge of JUnit and Mockito
Knowledge of Spring (Core, MVC, Security, Boot)
Experience with microservice architectures
Knowledge of Cloud architectures on AWS, especially SNS, SQS, ECS or AWS Lambda/Serverless
Attention to detail, especially important in the QA field
Capacity for continuous learning
Good communication and teamwork skills
Adaptability and ability to work in changing environments
Proactivity and initiative
Perseverance and orientation to quality
Continuous improvement mindset