(Senior) QA Engineer - Backend (x/f/m)

About the role

<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Welcome&nbsp;to&nbsp;DKB&nbsp;AG….&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We’re&nbsp;excited to share that our hiring process is now led by Code Factory (CoFa), DKB’s sister tech company, bringing a more agile and collaborative approach to building our cross-functional teams. While&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;go through the hiring journey with&nbsp;CoFa, your employment will be with DKB, combining the stability of a leading bank with the speed and innovation of a tech-driven environment. Join us to be part of a team where collaboration and impact come first.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":360,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 4">{&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 4">your_responsibilities</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 4">: [</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":319,"335559739":319}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li>You work with developers and product teams to develop a suitable testing strategy for our backend systems and ensure sensible test coverage across different testing levels.</li> <li>You design, implement, and maintain automated tests for our APIs and microservices, ensuring that our test automation remains stable and maintainable as complexity grows.</li> <li>You decide which tests make sense at the unit, API/integration, or end-to-end level, and help avoid duplication between testing levels.</li> <li>You integrate automated tests into our CI/CD pipelines, analyze test results, and help identify errors and quality risks early in the development process.</li> <li>You analyze and debug failed and unstable tests, and continuously improve existing test frameworks and processes.</li> <li>You actively contribute to our quality engineering efforts, identify quality risks with the team, and decide where test automation adds real value.</li> <li>You work closely with developers, product owners, business teams, and other QA engineers, making quality a shared part of product development.</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">]&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span data-contrast="auto">} ;</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">{ following_qualifications_would_be_in_line_with_our_desired_profile_for_this_position: [</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li>You have a completed degree in a STEM field, equivalent training, or relevant practical experience in software development or quality assurance.</li> <li>You have solid experience in test automation and can structure it to remain maintainable, reliable, and scalable over the long term.</li> <li>You have practical programming experience with <strong>Java</strong> and write readable, maintainable test code. Experience with <strong>Serenity BDD</strong> is a plus; alternatively, you’re willing to learn it.</li> <li>You’re familiar with testing <strong>APIs and microservices</strong> and have a good understanding of distributed backend systems and synchronous and asynchronous communication.</li> <li>You’re familiar with the fundamentals of event-driven architectures; ideally, you’ve already worked with <strong>Apache Kafka</strong> or similar technologies.</li> <li>You have experience with <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong> and understand how automated tests are integrated into the development and delivery process.</li> <li>To you, quality means more than running test cases: you identify risks, question existing test coverage, and contribute ideas to improve our testing strategy and automation.</li> <li>You work independently, in an organized and solution-oriented way, and enjoy learning about new technologies and subject areas.</li> <li>You communicate technical and quality-related top

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