Experienced/ Lead - QA Engineer

At Mindera, we craft software with people we love, and we're looking for a Lead Engineer - with Shift Left experience to join our talented team! In this role, you will champion the 'Shift Left' philosophy, implementing practices and strategies that enhance quality and efficiency from the early stages of the software development lifecycle.

As a Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for driving best practices in quality assurance, continuous integration, and deployment. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, guiding the team in adopting testing strategies that identify and resolve issues early. Your leadership will be instrumental in fostering a culture of excellence while mentoring other engineers to elevate their skills.

This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation while working with cutting-edge technology and methodologies. You will play a key role in influencing how we implement and sustain high-quality standards throughout our engineering processes

• Proven experience in a senior QA role in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Strong knowledge of test automation and test management tools (Jenkins, X-Ray/Zephyr).
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript or .NET, C#,and Playwright for E2E testing.
• Comfortable using Postman, working with REST APIs, and debugging backend issues.
• Solid understanding of Docker, Bash scripting, and working in CLI-based environments.
• Experience with CI/CD tool such as GIT.
• Solid Experience using Terraform for IAC.
• Bonus for knowledge in Flurl, RestSharp, Refit, or Asp.Net Core integration‑test libraries and tSQLt
• Highly proactive and capable of taking ownership with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.

For one of the Projects we have, you must have:

• Ability and flexibility to work on-site in Porto regularly and sometimes with short notice.
• Willingness and eligibility to travel to California for 1 week every 3/4 months

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the quality process end-to-end for complex product features and releases.
• Continuously test, validate, and monitor builds using Jenkins and testing tools such as X-Ray or Zephyr.
• Write and maintain automated tests using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript or .NET, C#.
• Interact with APIs and perform backend validations using Postman.
• Run and debug the application locally in non-standard environments.
• Build and use Bash scripts, work extensively with the terminal, and manage Docker containers.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams, escalate quality issues promptly, and proactively drive resolution.

The Things We Really Care About:

• Health Insurance, because health comes first
• Flexible working hours
• Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself
• Profit distribution for everyone
• Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun!
• Training & conferences, create your own training plan
• Child Care vouchers

Other Good Things:

• Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs
• Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
• We have amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra if you want to physically connect with minders. Remote from Portugal is also an option. Remote from other Countries will depend on your current location and Projects.
• At the offices, we have a wide range of snacks to keep you fed and healthy
• Partnerships with local businesses

Most of all You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy.

About Mindera

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera.

We partner with our clients, to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together.

Our culture reflects our lean and self management attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

Check out our Blog and our Handbook!

Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Blumenau, Brazil