Kubenine is a technology-first infrastructure consulting company serving clients across the US, UK, and EU. We specialize in building scalable, cloud-native systems that help engineering teams move faster and ship confidently.
We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer (1+ year experience) who owns test coverage end-to-end — not just running scripts, but thinking about what breaks, why, and how to catch it before production. If you enjoy building reliable Playwright/Maestro suites, digging into API and backend behavior, and using AI tools to move faster — this role is for you.
You'll work across a multi-service product suite — web frontends (React/Next.js), backend microservices (Spring Boot/Java + Django/Python), and a React Native mobile app (Android/iOS).
What You'll Do
Test Automation & Ownership
Design, write, and maintain Playwright test suites for web applications
Build and maintain Maestro E2E flows for the Android/iOS mobile app
Own test coverage for a feature end-to-end — from spec to CI-ready suite
Debug flaky tests and distinguish real bugs from environment noise
API & Backend Testing
Write API-level automated tests against Java (Spring Boot) and Python (Django) services
Understand service behavior well enough to design meaningful test cases, not just happy paths
Handle test data setup/teardown, basic SQL verification against Postgres
Quality & Collaboration
Work closely with product and dev teams to define acceptance criteria and edge cases
Track and report bugs in Plane with clear, reproducible steps
Participate in feature planning to shape testability early, not bolt it on later
AI-Assisted Testing
Use Claude and AI coding assistants daily to speed up test authoring
Explore automated test suite generation via Claude in Chrome / browser-use
Must-Have Skills
1+ year experience in QA automation
Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (TypeScript)
Strong hands-on experience with Maestro for mobile E2E
API testing experience (Postman/Newman, REST Assured, or Supertest)
Comfortable reading and testing Java (Spring Boot) and Python (Django) codebases
SQL basics (Postgres)
Comfortable working with Claude / AI coding assistants day-to-day
Strong English communication skills (written and verbal)
Preferred / Bonus Qualifications
CI/CD pipeline exposure (any tool)
Docker fundamentals
k6 or JMeter for load testing
Experience testing React Native / Expo apps
Experience with Plane or similar issue trackers
Someone who enjoys both writing tests and hunting for what they miss
A QA engineer who thinks about failure modes, not just "does it pass"
Someone who can take ownership and ship coverage independently
Engineers who like clean, maintainable test suites over one-off scripts
Work on real products with real production impact
High ownership and autonomy from Day 1
Remote-friendly and flexible work culture (remote, India)
Low-bureaucracy environment
Opportunity to grow into a Senior QA or SDET role
Competitive compensation and continuous learning opportunities