Senior QA Engineer

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Lead the implementation of automation testing frameworks and elevate QA processes while mentoring a team and integrating AI to enhance reliability and efficiency.

Senior QA Engineer – Lead Quality & Automation at MotorK

At MotorK, we’re redefining how the world’s leading car manufacturers connect with their customers. Our cloud-based products power digital experiences for over 90% of top automotive brands. As we enter our next phase—transforming into an AI-native company—we’re looking for a Senior QA Engineer to lead the next generation of quality and automation across our platform.

The Role

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will take ownership of the QA strategy and lead the implementation of modern testing frameworks that ensure reliability and speed at scale. You’ll design and manage automated test solutions using Playwright or Cypress, mentor QA engineers, and collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to ensure every release meets the highest standards.

This is a key leadership role for someone who is passionate about automation, process improvement, and exploring how AI can elevate quality assurance.

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience in end-to-end QA and automation, ideally in a SaaS or digital product environment.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with Playwright or Cypress.
  • Deep understanding of test automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and QA best practices.
  • Experience with API testing, data validation, and SQL.
  • Demonstrated leadership or mentorship experience within a QA team.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English.
  • A proactive mindset and curiosity for applying AI tools to improve QA workflows.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

What You’ll Do

  • Lead QA strategy: Define, implement, and continuously improve QA processes across multiple teams and projects.
  • Drive automation: Build, maintain, and scale automated test suites using Playwright or Cypress.
  • Ensure quality at speed: Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines for seamless, reliable releases.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure quality is built in from day one.
  • Mentor and guide: Support and develop junior QA engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
  • Champion innovation: Explore and introduce AI-driven testing tools and methodologies to enhance QA efficiency.
  • Safeguard data integrity: Conduct API and data validation testing, including SQL-based checks and migrations.

Why MotorK

  • Join a company that’s shaping the future of digital experiences for the automotive industry.
  • Play a leading role in our evolution toward AI-native software development.
  • Collaborate with talented teams across Europe in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
  • Drive real impact—your work will directly enhance the quality of products used by millions of drivers worldwide.

Benefits

Working pattern and location

  • 40 hours per week, permanent contract 
  • Monday – Friday

Benefits

  • Meal Vouchers (€7 per working day)
  • Individual training paths
  • Opportunity to develop and move within the company
  • National and international mobility options 
  • Yearly team activities

What you can expect from the recruitment process: 

  1. HR interview
  2. Hiring Manager interview 
  3. Technical interview
  4. C-level interview 

MotorK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any kind. Our company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at MotorK are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Founded in 2010, MotorK is an international company focused on sales and marketing for the car industry and has quickly become one of the most important players in the digital automotive arena. Started in Italy, it has rapidly expanded its business in Spain, France, UK and Germany and is now entering other European and extra-European markets. With a unique mix of digital knowledge, online marketing expertise and strong technological background, MotorK has developed and consolidated a broad offering of products and services for the automotive industry such as DriveK, DealerK and Internet Motors. The company has now more than 200 people in Europe. DriveK is the benchmark in Europe for anyone who is looking for the car that is just right for his needs. The site provides vast amounts of data on over 5,000 car models and equipment, in order to compare, configure and select the right car, putting the user in contact with the dealer who can give the most attractive quote. DealerK is SaaS platform for car dealers: a turnkey solution that guides dealers along the road of digital innovation, a portfolio of products and services designed to deal with all the challenges of a modern dealer. Dealerk is also certified as Google Premium Partner. Internet Motors is an event dedicated to the discovery of the best practices within online marketing of automobile products. Started as a local event, it has become an international venue appealing to the whole automotive sector: suppliers, dealers, car manufacturers, industry players and publishers. In March 2017 the company announced a $10M round of initial funding (Series A) led by two global venture capital firms, the highest raised to date for a technology company originating in Italy. MotorK is already using this funding to bolster its international team and support significant worldwide expansion: so we are looking for brilliant people willing to join our team.We are always looking for brilliant people willing to join our team: Software developers with strong background in online technologies, server side Java (grails is better!) Visual designers, Frontend developers and UX experts System administrators with competencies on linux, mysql, php, java, inclined to a strict interaction with developers team Digital Marketing experts What can you expect from us? A 3000 square meters office with a nice kitchen, a lounge area and a theater Interesting Tech Talks Personal and professional growth Possibility to contribute to open source projects (Our headquarters currently hosts Milan WordPress Meetup) English courses with native speakers A funny and international team Competitive salary

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