Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

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Fairphone
Full time
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10/10/2026
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Responsibilities

Build and maintain end-to-end test automation suites using Playwright with Python.
Integrate automated tests into GitHub Actions as pre-deployment quality gates and run weekly bug-detection scripts.
Participate in Jira refinement sessions to define acceptance criteria, edge cases, and non-functional requirements.
Establish bug severity rules, improve staging environments, and make final go/no-go release decisions.
Design and execute manual test plans covering cross-device, cross-browser, usability, and performance testing for frontend, APIs, and backend systems.
Challenge user stories, pull requests, and test coverage while holding developers accountable for baseline quality.
Coach developers on unit and integration test ownership and contribute to Definition of Done improvements.
Balance automated test development with manual release planning and drive reductions in post-release bugs and regressions.

Requirements

At least 3 years of software quality assurance experience focused on web application test automation.
Hands-on experience setting up automation frameworks from scratch with Playwright, preferably using Python bindings, or Cypress.
Practical experience configuring automated quality pipelines in CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions.
Experience with or willingness to adopt AI-assisted testing and development tools, including GitHub Copilot and AI test generation tools.
Strong experience in Agile Scrum environments, including critical analysis, edge-case discovery, and acceptance-criteria writing during refinement.
Understanding of web architectures and e-commerce platforms; Python-based backends or Odoo experience is advantageous.
Ability to balance automated suite development with hands-on manual testing for major commercial releases.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to coach team members and manage multiple projects.

Benefits

12-month employment contract with the possibility of extension to a permanent contract.
32–40 hours per week in Amsterdam, with a start date on the first of the month and rolling applications.
Hybrid, remote-friendly working model with up to €250 toward home-office setup.
25 paid holidays per year on a full-time contract, plus Dutch public holidays, a birthday day off, and additional holidays with tenure.
Daily healthy lunch, organic FairChain coffee, a collective pension scheme, and employer pension contributions.
MacBook, Fairbuds, and Fairphone working devices.
Full coverage of second-class public transport commuting costs.
Bike support including up to €300 toward a bike purchase, up to €100 yearly repair budget, and €0.23 per kilometer for eligible cycling commutes.
€500 learning and development budget, coaching through Inuka, workshops or courses, and unlimited Udemy access.
Access to an on-site gym and mental and physical well-being services through Inuka and Urban Sports.

Fairphone

Fairphone designs and sells modular Android smartphones and audio accessories with user-replaceable parts, spare components, and long software support. It targets consumers and organizations that want repairable devices and greater supply-chain transparency, selling online and through European re...

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