Senior Test Automation Engineer, Local Shop

About the role

You will join a central team in Barcelona to support the global infrastructure of the Delivery Hero Group. This role is dedicated to building scalable quality solutions for vendor-facing applications while collaborating with international cross-functional teams. In this position, you will own the quality strategy for critical workflows, ensuring that the applications meet the highest standards of reliability and performance. You will act as a quality advocate, bridging the gap between development, product, and operations to deliver a seamless experience for vendors and users alike. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and stability of the platform that powers local deliveries across multiple markets. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining testing frameworks that keep pace with rapid product evolution. Ultimately, you will ensure that the software delivered is robust, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Promote quality standards across the engineering organization by defining and enforcing best practices for testing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive quality strategies and testing processes that cover the entire application lifecycle.
• Build automation for critical end-to-end workflows and support developers with testing tasks to increase overall efficiency.
• Analyze and resolve technical issues reported by global teams, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable fixes.
• Track product quality through logs, metrics, and alerts to suggest observability improvements that enhance system reliability.
• Conduct manual exploratory testing to supplement automated coverage and uncover issues that automated scripts might miss.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for test scenarios, ensuring clarity and reusability for current and future team members.
• Improve existing automation frameworks to increase resilience, reduce maintenance overhead, and improve execution speed.
• Partner with product managers, designers, data teams, and developers to refine vendor-facing software through iterative feedback and collaboration.
• Design test architectures that align with cloud-native principles and support scalable, maintainable test suites.
• Validate integrations between microservices to ensure data consistency and correct system behavior across distributed components.
• Contribute to the open-source community where relevant by sharing insights and improvements made during the testing process.
• Mentor junior QA engineers on testing methodologies, tooling, and effective automation practices.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide rapid response to production incidents related to quality and test coverage.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, demonstrating a proven track record in delivering high-quality software.
• 2+ years of experience testing Android applications, with a strong understanding of mobile application architectures and user interactions.
• 2+ years of experience with test automation tools like Appium, RestAssured, or Cucumber, showcasing hands-on implementation of automated test solutions.
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming, specifically Java or Kotlin, to develop and maintain test scripts and frameworks.
• Proven ability to design test strategies and manage test documentation, ensuring comprehensive coverage and traceability.
• Capacity to translate complex technical information into clear, readable documentation that stakeholders can easily understand.
• Professional level of English proficiency, enabling effective communication with global teams and stakeholders.
• Experience writing clean, maintainable code in a version-controlled environment using Git workflows.
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps practices, including participation in sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous integration.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team across different time zones.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose issues and propose effective testing approaches.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest trends in testing and quality engineering.

Nice to have

• Experience with Espresso or Appium for mobile test automation.
• Background in software development, particularly for Android, providing insight into development challenges.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, including deploying and managing test environments.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Drone CI, or Bitrise to automate test execution.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools including Sentr, Crashlytics, or Grafana to analyze system behavior and performance.

Practical notes

This is a full-time position based in Barcelona, Spain, offering a hybrid schedule with two days of remote work per week. The role includes three weeks of work-from-anywhere time per year to support flexibility and work-life balance. Candidates must be eligible to work in Spain without sponsorship, as the company is unable to sponsor visas for this position. Mental health support is provided through online therapy services, and employees are encouraged to maintain a healthy balance between professional and personal life. You are encouraged to include your pronouns in your application to foster an inclusive environment. The company welcomes applicants who may not meet every listed requirement, as they prioritize finding the right talent and fostering a diverse workplace.

Benefits and additional information

Benefits include private health insurance, monthly Glovo credits, and Cobee discounts for food, transport, and childcare. Employees receive gym membership subsidies, enhanced parental leave, and access to an office-based nursery. The role is part of a dynamic, international environment where collaboration and innovation are highly valued. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to products used by millions of users worldwide. The team emphasizes transparency, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing to drive collective success. This position is ideal for a passionate test automation engineer who thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional settings and is motivated by impactful, user-centric solutions.