Senior, hands-on Test Engineer at SEON whose primary strength is Python automation, owning end-to-end quality for key product areas and building reliable automated coverage across the API and service layer. Based in the Budapest office on a hybrid schedule, with a role in the ongoing migration to Playwright.
Responsibilities
- ▹Own quality and test strategy for critical backend services, APIs and data flows
- ▹Design, implement and maintain automated test suites in Python across API, integration and service-level testing
- ▹Lead automation design decisions: what to automate, where it sits in the test pyramid, and how to keep suites stable, fast and maintainable
- ▹Build and improve the Python test framework focusing on reliability, clarity, speed and ease of contribution
- ▹Partner with developers to build testability into system design and review test-related code, including AI tool output
- ▹Debug complex failures across automation, test data, environments and product behavior and drive fixes
- ▹Define and maintain CI/CD quality gates in GitHub, including test runs, failure triage and release-readiness
- ▹Develop practical test data strategies for automated and exploratory testing
- ▹Contribute to non-functional testing (performance and reliability) for critical services
- ▹Mentor other QA engineers and developers on Python automation best practices
- ▹Participate in the active migration of the Python automation suite to Playwright
Requirements
- ▹3+ years of experience in QA automation or Test Engineering, with deep hands-on Python automation as the primary skill
- ▹Strong API testing experience with Python-based frameworks (pytest, requests, httpx or similar)
- ▹Solid understanding of REST APIs, web services and event-driven systems, including testing with mocks, contracts and controlled test data
- ▹Proven experience building and maintaining automation in CI/CD pipelines, including reporting and flaky test management in GitHub Actions or similar
- ▹Clean, reusable Python code with thoughtful design patterns and a focus on maintainability
- ▹Confidence leading technical discussions on test strategy, coverage tradeoffs and automation approach
- ▹Comfort using modern AI tools to accelerate work while applying strong judgment and ownership
Nice to have
- ▹Playwright experience or genuine interest in learning it
- ▹Contract testing experience using Pact or similar tools
- ▹Performance testing experience (k6 preferred)
- ▹Docker and cloud-native familiarity, plus experience with microservices architectures
- ▹Test management and traceability experience with tools like TestRail, Testmo, plus documentation in Confluence or Coda
Soft skills
Technical leadership and influenceStrong judgment and ownershipMentoringDriving the right conversations
What we offer
- ▹Hybrid work in the Budapest office
Languages: English