Senior QA and Test Engineer

Overview Join to apply for the Senior QA and Test Engineer role at Pet Circle . Dogs, cats, budgies and everything in between – pets deserve the world. They make us want to be better humans. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to build the most engaged and passionate community of pets and pet parents across the world. Founded in Sydney, our team of 500+ pet‑obsessed professionals spans Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. We’ve scaled to become one of Australia's top five e‑commerce companies and the No. 1 online pet store. We’re just getting started – our growth will only accelerate as we continue to disrupt the way pet parents shop. The Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance & Test Engineer to join our Engineering team focused on Supply Chain and Operations. Your focus will be on maintaining a high bar of engineering quality, improving our testing infrastructure and automation processes, and ultimately driving continuous improvement of the reliability of our key e‑commerce operations. What You’ll Be Doing Review technical specifications and create test strategies Propose improvements in test systems and processes to improve quality or speed of testing Conduct user acceptance and exploratory testing Develop automated functional and performance tests; identify test gaps and improve test plans Perform manual testing of new features and bug fixes; identify and root‑cause issues in distributed systems (e.g., microservices, event‑driven) Own the end‑to‑end testing of various integrated proprietary and third‑party services Propose code‑design changes to increase testability Issue triaging and stakeholder engagement Guide teams on testing best practices, coordinating test coverage across unit, integration and contract testing Conduct functional, regression, performance, ETL and end‑to‑end testing of new application releases and change requests Guide engineering team in terms of test execution and review/audit the work done to ensure completeness and quality Understand and negotiate with relevant stakeholders on identifying the severity and follow‑up until issues are closed Prepare and maintain all QA documentation such as Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Metrics, Issues List and relevant records Identify potential problems that end users might encounter and make suggestions on improvements required Reconciling data between key systems to ensure data consistency The Ideal Toolbox 3–5+ years of experience in a senior software quality‑assurance capacity Ability to self‑motivate and lead test strategy and execution Proficiency in Typescript (a must) Proven track record in developing automated solutions from scratch Expertise in API (RESTful) testing frameworks and tools Passion for improving quality of everything: deployment, security, stability, performance, and more Experience defining performance test requirements and carrying out load and stress tests Experience working in cross‑functional teams throughout the software development life‑cycle Strong collaboration and communication skills with developers, product managers and designers Experience optimizing and demonstrating quality‑assurance processes Strong understanding of test execution in CI/CD, preferably YAML‑based pipelines Familiarity with iPaaS or Middleware is desirable Juicy Perks Heaps of development opportunities – stretch projects, secondments and unlimited learning courses via Go1 100% Remote role Top‑tier benefits and HMO Product sample giveaways Parental leave and wellbeing leave Team charity volunteer days ClassPass subsidy Why Join? We reckon our mission to help the world pet better is an important and fun, rewarding one. Becoming a Pet Circler means you’re committed to shaping an entire industry – it’s pretty exciting. We stand for: Being better together Operating with humble hearts and hungry minds Pets matter – pets and pet parents always have a seat at our table Industriously curious – always Belong at Pet Circle Our unique perspectives and expertise is our superpower – we value diversity in all forms. So, no matter your background, please apply if this role makes you excited to bring your full self to work each day. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Quality Assurance Industry Retail #J-18808-Ljbffr