Frontiers Media

Facilitates peer-reviewed academic publishing

Senior Quality Engineer

Test Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance, including independently defining validation strategy.
Systems thinking to identify risks and failure points across component interactions.
Experience with API testing using REST Assured or Postman, integration and end-to-end testing, and automation integrated into continuous integration and continuous delivery.
Experience with performance testing using k6 or JMeter.
Ability to work with minimal oversight and make risk trade-off decisions.
Curiosity about AI-assisted testing tools.

Responsibilities

Independently drive validation strategy by determining what to test, at what level, and how, beginning before development starts.
Define test scenarios covering key flows, edge cases, and risk areas, and challenge non-functional requirements for performance, reliability, and security.
Build and maintain automated API, integration, and end-to-end tests that run continuously in continuous integration and continuous delivery.
Own release-readiness decisions and post-release checks, using production errors, logs, and metrics to close the loop.
Coach the team on testing practices, shared quality ownership, and effective use of AI tools.
Contribute to the wider Quality Engineering community and its standards.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with contract testing using Pact, Playwright, behavior-driven development, or large-scale migrations.
Comfort reviewing pull requests and contributing to test code when needed.

Senior Quality Engineer (QA)

Frontiers Media · Madrid, Spain (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-02

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Technology

Description

We’re rebuilding Frontiers’ Publishing Platform — a manuscript-first architecture with embedded AI agents replacing legacy systems with modular, scalable services.

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll work independently to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle, not just validate it at the end. You’ll shift testing left — spotting risks before code is written, building validation into CI/CD, and making autonomous calls on risk, coverage, and release readiness — while coaching the wider team to raise their own testing practices and use AI tools effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Drive validation strategy independently: what to test, at what level, and how — starting before development begins
Define test scenarios covering key flows, edge cases, and risk areas; challenge non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, security)
Build and maintain automated tests (API, integration, end-to-end) running continuously in CI/CD
Own release-readiness calls and post-release checks, using production signals (errors, logs, metrics) to close the loop
Coach the team on testing practices, shared quality ownership, and effective use of AI tools
Contribute to the wider Quality Engineering community and standards

Requirements

5+ years in Quality Engineering / QA, with experience defining validation strategy independently
Strong systems thinking — able to spot risks and failure points across component interactions
Experience with API testing (REST Assured, Postman), integration/E2E testing, and CI/CD-integrated automation
Experience with performance testing (k6, JMeter)
Comfortable working with minimal oversight and making risk trade-off calls
Curiosity about AI-assisted testing tools

Nice-to-Have Skills

Contract testing (Pact), Playwright, BDD, large-scale migrations
Comfortable reviewing pull requests and contributing to test code when needed

Benefits

We prioritise office presence and emphasise in-person collaboration, but also offer appropriate adjustments where needed, in line with company policy
Extra wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance
Up to 3 paid volunteering days each year
24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, legal & financial support)
Learning & development support via the Frontiers Learning Hub
Competitive local benefits country dependent (e.g. healthcare and pension/retirement provision)

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.

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About the Company

Frontiers Media

Facilitates peer-reviewed academic publishing

Frontiers is a digital publisher in academia that hosts a broad collection of peer-reviewed research across more than 1,500 disciplines. Authors pay article publishing charges (APCs) to have their papers reviewed and published, and Frontiers provides the editorial and peer-review process that leads to a decision typically within about 61 days. The platform emphasizes scientific integrity by strengthening quality control to combat fraudulent science and to ensure trustworthy results. It also uses advanced technology, including satellite data and modeling, to support its publishing and to illustrate scientific phenomena. The company’s goal is to serve researchers worldwide by offering a reliable, accessible venue for publishing and disseminating high-quality scientific work while sustaining its operations through APCs.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
Founded: 2007

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