Bitdefender

Malware protection software via machine learning

Software QA Engineer for Cloud Services

Test Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBucharest, RomaniaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Have experience in quality assurance for cloud or distributed services, with API-focused experience essential.
Understand system architecture and service interactions, not only local component testing.
Be comfortable with automation testing and writing maintainable test code.
Demonstrate analytical and logical thinking.
Be confident working in Agile environments.
Be able to work independently while collaborating across teams.
Show attention to detail while maintaining a broad perspective.
Have experience with manual and automated API testing.
Have experience with automation frameworks such as Node.js and Mocha, or similar.
Understand continuous integration and continuous delivery principles.
Have basic Linux knowledge.
Have experience with issue tracking and test management tools such as JIRA and TestRail, or similar.

Responsibilities

Own the quality of services delivered by the Platform Cloud Services team.
Design and execute testing strategies focused on cross-service validation and user-facing behavior.
Collaborate with Product Owners and Developers to clarify requirements and identify risks early.
Create, maintain, and optimize automated test suites focused on APIs and service-level testing.
Ensure high regression reliability and stable smoke test suites before release.
Monitor service stability and proactively identify potential production risks.
Investigate production issues and validate fixes using root-cause analysis.
Contribute to improving internal quality assurance tools, frameworks, and processes.
Maintain clear documentation and traceability in issue tracking and test management systems.
Bring a quality-first perspective to design and refinement discussions.

Desired Qualifications

Think beyond happy paths and actively explore edge cases.
Challenge ambiguous requirements instead of working around them.
Assess whether the product works for users, beyond whether it was built according to stated requirements.
Improve existing automation rather than only adding new tests.
Treat testing as an engineering discipline rather than a checklist.
Care about maintainability, scalability, and long-term quality.
Own testing decisions and explain them to developers and Product Owners.
Use modern tools, including AI-assisted development tools, to improve efficiency, generate ideas, analyze logs, refine test coverage, and accelerate delivery while maintaining critical thinking.

Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com

Millions of users worldwide rely on Bitdefender products to protect their digital lives. Behind every release, there is a strong quality mindset ensuring reliability, performance, and security at scale.

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer who treats quality as an engineering discipline, not a checkbox. Someone analytical, structured, automation-driven, proactive, and comfortable owning testing decisions and thinking systemically about product behavior, integration risk, and user-facing impact.

If you enjoy understanding systems deeply, challenging assumptions, and building reliable validation strategies — we’d like to meet you.

What You’ll Do

Own the quality of services delivered by the Platform Cloud Services team
Design and execute testing strategies with focus on cross-service validation and user-facing behavior
Collaborate closely with Product Owners and Developers to clarify requirements and identify risks early
Create, maintain, and optimize automated test suites (API and service-level focus)
Ensure high regression reliability and stable smoke suites before release
Monitor service stability and proactively identify potential production risks
Investigate production issues and validate fixes with a strong root-cause mindset
Contribute to improving internal QA tools, frameworks, and processes
Maintain clear documentation and traceability in issue tracking and test management systems
Bring a quality-first perspective in design and refinement discussions

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for engineers who combine structured thinking with curiosity and ownership.

You should

Have experience in QA for cloud/distributed services (API-focused experience is essential)
Understand system architecture and service interactions — not just local component testing
Be comfortable with automation testing and writing maintainable test code
Demonstrate strong analytical and logical thinking
Understand system architecture and service interactions at a high level
Be confident working in Agile environments
Be able to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams
Show attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture

Technical experience that matters

API testing (manual & automated)
Automation frameworks (Node.js / Mocha or similar)
CI/CD integration principles
Linux basics
Issue tracking and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail or similar)

What Makes You Stand Out

You think beyond happy paths and actively explore edge cases
You challenge ambiguous requirements instead of working around them
You understand the difference between "did we build what we said" and "does the product work for users"
You improve existing automation instead of just adding new tests
You see testing as an engineering discipline, not a checklist
You care about maintainability, scalability, and long-term quality
You're comfortable owning your testing decisions and explaining them to developers and POs
You leverage modern tools — including AI-assisted development tools — to improve efficiency, generate ideas, analyze logs, refine test coverage, and accelerate delivery while maintaining critical thinking

We value engineers who use technology intelligently — not blindly.

What We Offer

Exposure to high-impact cloud services used globally
A technically strong and collaborative engineering team
Opportunities to shape automation frameworks and testing strategy
The freedom to experiment with modern tools and AI-assisted workflows
Continuous learning and development opportunities

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About the Company

Bitdefender

Malware protection software via machine learning

Bitdefender is a cybersecurity company that protects people and organizations by offering a range of security products and services. Its offerings cover prevention, hardening, risk management, and incident analytics for government bodies, large enterprises, SMEs, and individuals, sold through a global network of partners. The company uses advanced machine learning and deep learning to detect malware and other online threats, continuously updating its technology through rapid research and development. Bitdefender distinguishes itself with a strong emphasis on R&D, demonstrated by hundreds of engineers and researchers and a high patent output over the past few years, as well as its broad global reach. The company’s goal is to keep families and businesses safe online by delivering reliable, AI-powered security solutions and ongoing threat intelligence, across countries and sectors.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Private
Total funding: $13.3M
Headquarters: Bucharest, Romania
Founded: 2001

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