Job Description
R&D; Test Engineer performing as a technical expert in the design, development and maintenance of automated testing solutions to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our products.
The R&D; Test Engineer combines strong software development expertise with quality engineering practices and requires working closely with Developers, Product Managers/PMO, DevOps engineers, and QA teams.
Key Responsibilities
Analyze business and technical requirements to define comprehensive test strategies. Ensure software meets quality, reliability, usability, and performance requirements;
Design, develop and maintain automated test infrastructure/frameworks that improve productivity and quality. Improve test coverage through automation of functional, integration, regression and end-to-end test.
Apply software engineering best practices, including coding standards, version control, and design patterns. Contribute to improving application testability and maintainability.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.



Support continuous integration and continuous testing initiatives. Improve release readiness through quality gates and automated validation processes.
Collaborate in design, code reviews and inspections to ensure the testability of code and adherence to coding standards that facilitate automated testing.
Create and maintain documentation related to automated test cases, test plans, and test results to support knowledge sharing and transparency.
Requirements & Specific Skills
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Languages: Italian, English fluent
Experience: Around 1 to 3 years of experience in software automation testing, or software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Skills Preferred
Experience with API testing, Java, Python, PlayWright, TypeScript, etc.,
Experience in Linux, Git, JFrog, and/or CI/CD
Knowledge of using AI-assisted coding and testing tools
Strong analytical, d

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