Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Essen

Your mission

The position is an expert role with a strong focus on the active, hands-on execution and ownership of quality assurance activities across multiple product and solution components. Beyond executing testing, the role is expected to proactively drive QA initiatives, continuously strengthen our overall QA methodology, and champion improvements where needed.

About the Role
The Quality Engineer will take the lead in defining expected product behavior, designing and maintaining test scenarios, identifying deviations, and driving their resolution in close collaboration with development teams. As we already have one Quality Engineer primarily focused on the frontend, this role will complement and expand our QA capabilities, ideally by taking ownership of quality topics across both frontend and backend components.

Your Responsibilities:

Proactively drive QA topics across the organization, ensuring quality considerations are embedded early in requirements definition, architecture discussions, and design decisions
Take ownership of quality governance, defining and refining QA methodologies, standards, and best practices across frontend, backend, and data components
Collaborate closely with development teams to define expected product behavior, clarify acceptance criteria, and ensure testability in new and existing features
Lead cross-functional discussions to align on quality risks, mitigation strategies, and release readiness
Build, maintain, and optimize tests, datasets, and tooling needed for reliable and scalable QA execution
Mentor and guide other team members by promoting quality awareness, sharing testing expertise, and supporting the growth of QA capabilities
Take initiative in identifying gaps in current QA coverage, proposing and implementing solutions that improve overall product robustness
Support developers by evaluating and adopting new QA tools, frameworks, and technologies to increase efficiency and quality
Drive the maintenance of quality metrics and reporting, providing clear visibility into product quality status and trends
Ensure that backend services and data pipelines follow robust validation and monitoring practices
Act as a key contributor to release management, validating readiness, coordinating defect triage, and influencing go/no-go decisions

Your profile

What is required?:

Strong understanding of software development principles, including design patterns, code quality, and code review processes.
Good understanding of both frontend (e.g. React, NodeJS), backend-related (e.g. databases, SQL)
Experience with software quality assurance and test automation tools for the above areas (e.g., Xray, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, k6, Grafana, SonarQube or comparable)
Capability to build up a structured software test pyramid approach (unit, integration and E2E tests) with respective quality gates
Ability to perform QA work hands-on, e.g. write custom scripts to test APIs, databases, and specific components
Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g. GitLab CI)
Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.

Nice to have:

Knowledge of data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) for test result visualization and tracking
Knowledge of data science and machine learning
Knowldge of big data pipeline technologies (e.g. Trino, Flink, Apache Kafka)
Knowledge of big data and IoT applications in the context of heavy machines
Knowledge of hardware (related in particular to data logging and edge computing) and related embedded software

Why us?

TALPA is a value-driven organization, and we are excited about what we do. Exploration, Collaboration, Empowerment, Accountability and Empathy - these are our values. If they are your guiding compass, you will fit right in!

As a team, we bring our diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences together. We support and challenge one another to bring out the best in each of us, and we might even have a little fun along the way. We care about you. Here is a glimpse of what makes life at talpasolutions special:

Our culture is diverse and inclusive. We are one team with many voices.
Agile performance: You actively participate in setting your challenges and goals via objectives and key results. Your lead continuously provides feedback and coaches you in dedicated sessions.
€1200 training budget for training courses of your choice, such as conferences (national or abroad), online learning platforms, etc.
We believe in trust. You know how you operate at your best. Free choice of hardware and operating system and flexible working hours and unlimited vacation policy are some ways how we will support you.
We want your life to be hassle-free. That’s why you will find free food & drinks in our kitchen.
We have a fully-equipped in-house gym on the office premises available 24/7.
Bring your whole self to work and find a community. Whatever your passion, you will likely find like-minded people at talpasolutions.
It is as a team that we operate at our best. We offer regular happiness activities that bring all of us together.
We are a diverse team and want to grow as such. If you are looking to relocate to Germany to join us, we are happy to share our knowledge and help you through the relocation process.

People are at the centre of everything we do here at TALPA. We grew to what we are today because of the cooperation of unique people, and we need unique and diverse people to achieve where we want to go as a company. As a result, TALPA as an equal-opportunity employer prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sexual identity, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, or any other unlawful consideration. We evaluate your application based on merit and keep your information confidential according to local law and best practice.

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About us

Join TALPA and help shape the future of industrial analytics.

We harness advanced technology to transform how industries understand and improve equipment performance. Our platform supports a wide range of sectors, including mining, construction and logistics, by integrating real-time and historical data to deliver actionable insights and enhance operational efficiency.
At TALPA, we foster a culture of exploration and empathy, where collaboration and accountability go hand in hand. We empower each other to take initiative, grow through challenges and contribute meaningfully to our shared mission.

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