QA Engineer / Software Tester

KOIA is a company working on a modern fintech platform built for the Scandinavian market. The project is an Accounting Practice Management System co-owned by three major accounting firms, serving over 3,000 daily enterprise users. The engineering team is small, focusing on pragmatic decision-making and high-quality software.

• 3-4+ years of commercial experience in QA / software testing
• Strong hands-on experience with manual, functional, regression, and end-to-end testing
• Experience with Playwright
• Experience independently preparing test plans, scenarios, and cases
• Ability to design effective test structures and determine appropriate coverage
• Experience building and maintaining regression test suites
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment
• Ability to analyze requirements, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria for completeness and testability
• Ability to identify gaps, ambiguities, edge cases, and quality risks before implementation
• Strong ownership, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Ability to estimate QA effort and plan testing across sprints and releases
• Strong communication skills and effective collaboration with developers, analysts, and Product Owners
• Very good English communication skills, minimum B2 level
• Quality-focused mindset considering the entire feature delivery process

Nice to have:

• Experience testing REST APIs
• Experience creating or maintaining automated E2E and API tests
• Knowledge of TypeScript, Python, or other test automation languages
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools
• Ability to analyze logs and investigate root causes independently
• Practical experience using AI tools in daily QA work
• Experience with AI-assisted workflows for test case generation, debugging, test data preparation, or QA analysis
• Experience working in fintech or product companies

• Plan the scope, priorities, and sequence of QA activities across sprints and releases
• Design the testing strategy, test architecture, test scenarios, and test cases
• Prepare and execute manual, functional, regression, and end-to-end tests
• Build, maintain, and continuously improve regression test suites
• Review requirements, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria for completeness, clarity, and testability
• Identify quality risks early before development begins and raise them with the team
• Report, analyze, reproduce, and verify defects
• Collaborate closely with developers, analysts, and the Product Owner
• Actively participate in Sprint Planning, Refinement, Daily Scrum, and Retrospectives
• Help the team estimate QA effort and determine the appropriate testing approach for new features
• Plan regression and E2E testing as part of release preparation
• Develop and improve QA standards, test documentation, and regression processes
• Create and maintain automated E2E and API tests when needed
• Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze issues and logs to identify potential root causes
• Contribute to improving overall quality and reliability of the product
• Work in the Central European Time zone (CET) and be available during core CET business hours
• Occasionally travel to Norway or Poland for in-person meetings and events
• Be actively involved during planning and refinement, assessing testing scope, identifying risks, and preparing scenarios before development completion