automation qa

TheFork is a leading restaurant booking platform in Europe. It connects a broad community of diners with restaurants across 11 countries and creates dining experiences through technology and innovation.

• Design, build, and scale test automation frameworks and internal tooling using Playwright and TypeScript;
• Own repositories, design patterns, and the long-term health of the test ecosystem;
• Provide clean abstractions, SDKs, utility libraries, and reusable components for developers;
• Drive engineering decisions around test layering, fixture design, data isolation, and environment stability;
• Partner with feature teams to architect highly testable APIs, frontends, and data pipelines;
• Own and optimize Jenkins test pipelines, reducing execution times and eliminating flakiness;
• Investigate root causes of instability and slow feedback loops and implement permanent structural fixes;
• Experiment with and integrate AI-driven testing tools and LLMs;
• Mentor engineers, define quality gates and metrics, and promote a modern Quality Engineering culture.

• 2 To 5 years of hands-on experience as an SDET or Quality Engineer focused on tooling, infrastructure, and framework design;
• Strong Software Engineering background and ability to write clean, scalable, and maintainable code;
• TypeScript or JavaScript experience;
• Experience designing and architecting automation frameworks from scratch or at scale;
• Deep understanding of test design patterns, the test pyramid, data management, and test isolation;
• Strong experience configuring and optimizing CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins;
• Experience testing REST and GraphQL interfaces and designing reusable API client layers;
• Passion for cross-team collaboration, technical mentorship, and improving developer productivity;
• Fluent English, written and spoken;
• Nice to have: Backend experience with Node.js, Full-stack engineering experience, internal developer platforms, test infrastructure, custom developer CLI tools, advanced Playwright features, Docker, ephemeral environments, dynamic test data generation, observability tools, SonarQube or SonarCloud, AI-assisted testing, LLM integration.

• Permanent contract;
• Flexible working environment with 2 days of home office per week and up to 4 additional weeks of fully remote work during summer and December;
• Competitive fixed salary and bonus;
• Lunch vouchers for each working day;
• International teams and a multicultural environment across 10 European offices;
• Lifestyle benefits reimbursing physical and leisure activities, family support, travel, and related expenses;
• Continuous learning and development programs;
• Free access to the Calm app;
• Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies with 12 weeks fully paid;
• Health insurance;
• Life and disability insurance at no cost to the employee;
• Welfare allowance for school costs, elderly care, babysitting, transportation, and leisure travel;
• Office dining facilities, coffee points, and leisure areas;
• Team building events.