Staff Software Engineer in Test – Mobile

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Establish and take charge of the quality and reliability strategy within the mobile and backend domains.

• Design architecture that emphasizes testability and reliability across API contracts, as well as native iOS and Android clients.

• Create quality gates within the release and store-deployment pipelines.

• Tackle device and OS-version fragmentation coverage and manage flakiness at scale utilizing BrowserStack and GitLab CI.

• Fortify the backend/API/contract layer and ensure a seamless connection to mobile clients.

• Facilitate cross-team resolutions for quality and reliability challenges.

• Engage actively through prototypes, tooling, reference implementations, and complex incident management.

• Integrate quality ownership earlier in the engineering workflow.

• Guide senior engineers, fostering their professional development.

• Conduct tech talks, workshops, and create reusable documentation, while co-leading the OneTech community.

• Collaborate with the SEM to shape the domain's technical direction and analyze quality trends and metrics.

• Establish quality and reliability metrics and gates, framing risk in business terms for engineering and product leaders.

• Define strategies for AI adoption in quality and engineering productivity, including tools and workflows.

• Design AI-assisted workflows and set standards for governance and data security.

• Evaluate and manage AI usage risks, especially in production-facing tasks.

• Mentor engineers on responsible AI practices and report on its return on investment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in software engineering.

• Proven track record at the Staff / Principal / Tech Lead / Architect level.

• Demonstrated impact beyond a single team, including the establishment of standards for multiple teams or leading cross-team initiatives.

• Solid experience in testing on at least one mobile platform (iOS or Android) using industry-standard methods.

• Practical experience in testing native mobile applications.

• Strong commitment to quality and reliability as an engineering discipline.

• Experience in setting standards and crafting testing/quality strategies.

• Proven ability to implement shift-left principles, entering the process before code is developed and measurably enhancing outcomes.

• Robust hands-on engineering background; capable of reading, reviewing, and writing production-quality code.

• Experience in leading technical and process transformations directly with development teams.

• Strong, hands-on relationship with AI, including its application and risk assessment.

• Proficient in English.

• Familiarity with BrowserStack and CI/CD (GitLab) is a significant advantage.

• Experience with snapshot testing, such as swift-snapshot-testing or Paparazzi, and the introduction of mock-based testing standards is a strong plus.

• Background in logistics or e-commerce is a valuable asset.

• Proficiency in Polish is a strong plus.

• Familiarity with Appium is a nice-to-have.

• Experience in applying AI within engineering/testing workflows is a nice-to-have.

• ISTQB Advanced Level – Test Automation Engineer certification is a nice-to-have.

• Ability to work under a B2B contract.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working model with remote options available in Poland.

• International, cross-functional environment featuring experienced engineering leaders.

• Opportunity to contribute to products utilized by millions of users across Europe.

• Genuine ownership and influence over teams, technical direction, and long-term solutions.

• Strong engineering culture centered on quality, collaboration, and impact.