Lead QA Engineer

IntellectEU is an international technology company focused on digital finance and emerging technologies. At IntellectEU we are on a mission to become the top-of-mind fintech company. We are committed to our people and believe in building a better future with the newest of the newest technologies. Giving young people and industry veterans a growing ground to play, launch ideas & work very closely with our clients. With our hands-on experience in both technical & capital markets, there’s no challenge that’s left untackled. Since 2006 we have been focused on financial messaging and integration, being a SWIFT service partner.

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented QA Lead Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of QA Engineers (3-4 people)


• Design, review, and support test documentation (including test plans/test specifications/test results) to align with project requirements and timelines.


• Design and maintain efficient and effective test cases/test scripts/test suites covering all critical functionalities.


• Define the overall test strategy for projects, considering project needs and priorities.


• Collaborate with stakeholders to define quality criteria and acceptance standards.


• Automate repetitive manual tests using Python.


• Test execution on test cases and scenarios.


• Perform root cause analysis to identify the underlying cause of bugs.


• Conduct a performance analysis of the testing process and suggest improvements.


• Proactively identify and propose improvements to the testing process.

Technical skills

Must have:

• Upper-Intermediate English level.


• Master's/Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant work experience.


• 6+ years of related work experience.


• Experience in setting up testing processes from scratch.


• Solid test automation experience with Python.


• Solid manual test experience


• Good knowledge of QA theory.


• Good knowledge of computer science fundamentals: databases, concurrency, and distributed systems.


• Solid experience with creating Test documentation (test plans/test cases/bug reports/test result reports).


• Experience with different types of testing: performance, security, functional, UI, and penetration.

Nice to have:

• ISTQB Certification or equivalent professional QA certification.


• Experience designing and executing test plans for digital asset workflows.


• Familiarity with testing and deployment of smart contracts.


• Exposure to decentralized systems, compliance frameworks, or regulated asset issuance.
  


• Experience with Selenium/Playwright or a similar library for web testing and automation.


• Experience in integration with CI/CD.

Soft skills:

• Excellent verbal communication and problem-solving skills.


• Strong leadership and the ability to guide QA best practices in a distributed team.


• Proactive mindset and ability to anticipate quality issues before they arise.


• Business-oriented thinking with the ability to translate business requirements into test scenarios.


• High sense of ownership, with a collaborative attitude and attention to detail.
  
  

We guarantee: 

• Excellent compensation and benefits package including medical insurance and sports activities.


• International experience in a stable company: the company has offices in Antwerp, Lisbon, Krakow Kyiv, New York and operates on the market for over 15 years.


• Passionate team in an innovative casual, positive, and open work environment ready to meet your new ideas.


• Great opportunities for personal and professional development as well as the chance to change the way the business works in the financial world.
  


• Work where you're most productive — remote, in-office, or hybrid options available.

Take a chance to contribute to the success of the financial world!