We are

Merlin Digital Partner ! A

leading IT and Digital headhunting company

who stands out from the crowd, boasting over a decade of experience. We've

successfully collaborated and played a pivotal role in the growth of industry heavyweights

such as Wallapop, Glovo, Banc Sabadell, and Duracell, among others. Our

emphasis lies in people-centric approaches and optimizing the selection processes . Our

mission is to revolutionize companies by seamlessly integrating top-tier talent . What sets us apart is our

in-depth understanding of each partner

(being their best influencer!), addressing not only their needs but also capturing their essence. Our partner

is a fast-growing

HealthTech company

developing connected technologies at the intersection of

hardware, embedded systems, IoT, AI and digital health . Their technology transforms everyday environments into intelligent health platforms, enabling seamless and continuous health monitoring. We are currently looking for a

Senior Software QA Automation Engineer

to join their Engineering team and help ensure the quality, reliability and scalability of their next generation of connected health products. Mission: As a

Senior Software QA Automation Engineer , your mission will be to own and evolve the

testing strategy, automation frameworks and release validation processes

across the software development lifecycle. You will play a key role in increasing automated test coverage, identifying risks early and ensuring products are robust, scalable and production-ready. Working closely with

Backend, Frontend, Embedded and Product teams , you will help build a strong quality culture across Engineering, ensuring that quality is embedded throughout the development process rather than treated as a final validation step.

The Role: You will be responsible for: Defining and owning the

software QA strategy

across the product lifecycle. Planning and executing

validation processes before production releases . Defining

release acceptance criteria and quality gates . Performing

functional, regression and integration testing .



Identifying quality risks early and helping prevent production issues. Designing, building and maintaining

automated testing frameworks . Increasing automated test coverage across

backend services, frontend applications and APIs . Developing and evolving

unit, integration and end-to-end testing strategies . Integrating automated tests into

CI/CD pipelines . Working closely with Engineering teams to improve

code quality and testability . Reviewing software changes and identifying potential quality risks. Analyzing bugs, reproducing issues and performing

root-cause analysis . Defining and monitoring quality metrics such as

test coverage, regression stability, production incidents and release quality . Analyzing production issues through

logs, metrics and monitoring tools . Promoting testing best practices and a

quality-first engineering culture

across teams. Continuously improving testing processes, automation workflows and engineering practices.

What we need: 5+ years of professional experience in QA Automation, Software Engineering or Quality Engineering . Strong programming skills in

Python . Proven experience designing, developing and maintaining

automated testing frameworks . Hands-on experience testing

REST APIs, backend services and web applications . Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including

unit, integration, end-to-end and regression testing . Experience integrating

automated tests into CI/CD pipelines . Experience with

Git and collaborative software development workflows . Experience participating in

code reviews

and proactively identifying potential quality risks. Strong

debugging, analytical and root-cause analysis skills .



Experience working closely with developers and multidisciplinary teams in

Agile environments . A strong understanding of how to build

maintainable, scalable and reliable testing strategies . Professional English level . Disponibilidad para acudir a oficinas 4-3 días a la semana.

Nice to Have Experience with automation frameworks such as

Pytest, Playwright, Selenium or Cypress . Experience testing

REST APIs and system integrations

using tools such as

Apidog, Postman or Insomnia . Experience with

code quality and test coverage tools

such as

SonarQube, Codecov or

Coverage.py

. Experience with CI/CD platforms such as

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins . Experience with

performance and load testing

using tools such as

Locust or JMeter . Experience with

application monitoring and error tracking tools

such as

Sentry . Experience analyzing

logs, metrics and observability data

to investigate production issues. Previous experience testing

IoT products, connected devices or systems combining hardware and software . Previous experience in

startups, scale-ups or fast-growing technology companies .

What we offer: Join a

fast-growing HealthTech company

building a new generation of intelligent, connected health technologies. Work at the intersection of

embedded systems, hardware, IoT, cloud, AI and digital health . Build technologies powering products already used by

leading sports organizations and enterprise customers worldwide . Take ownership of

high-impact projects , from embedded software development through system integration and production. Collaborate with a talented multidisciplinary team across

Hardware, Backend, AI, Data and Product . Have a

visible impact on technical and architectural decisions

as the platform and engineering organization continue to evolve. Work in a fast-paced environment with a high level of

autonomy and ownership . Strong opportunities for

professional growth and technical leadership

as the company scales internationally. Competitive compensation

based on experience.

📌 Software QA Automation Engineer (Barcelona)
🏢 Merlin Digital Partner
📍 Barcelona