Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d) 2-Year Fixed Term

Who We Are

We are Xempus, Germany´s leading independent Software-as-Service (SaaS) platform for the management and distribution of pension, life and health insurance. Our mission: making pension, life and health insurance digital and understandable, efficient and accessible for everyone. Since 2007, we have been constantly working to drive the digitalization of the insurance industry. Here at Xempus, we believe that together we can make a difference – no matter where we are! Whether from one of our offices or from home – join us and together we create a more secure future for everyone!

The role

We are looking for a quality-driven Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d) to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will take ownership of ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through strategic test planning, automation, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will play a key role in embedding quality early in the development lifecycle and continuously improving our QA processes and tool landscape. This is a fixed-term position for two years to cover parental leave.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve our QA processes and drive their implementation across teams
• Evaluate and pilot new tools and technologies in the field of test automation, bringing fresh ideas and innovation into the team
• Collaborate closely with DevOps, development, and product management to embed quality early in the development process
• Design and implement strategies for end-to-end, API, and performance testing to ensure comprehensive coverage
• Analyze test metrics and derive actionable measures to continuously improve product quality
• Document test processes and actively share knowledge and best practices within the QA and engineering teams

What We Are Looking For

Minimum 8 years of professional experience in software quality assurance
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript plus experience with Selenium, or similar for both UI and API testing
Familiarity with Swagger for API documentation and test preparation
Experience with CI/CD environments (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
Understanding of agile development processes (Scrum, Kanban)
Strong analytical and systematic thinking skills
Ability to work effectively in fully remote teams – proactive communication and coordination
Experience with test strategies such as regression testing, exploratory testing, and smoke testing
Professional-level English proficiency (written and spoken)
Interest in and initial hands-on experience with AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, AI-assisted test generation)

Nice to have:

Experience with performance and load testing (e.g., k6, JMeter)
Experience with security and penetration testing
Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)
Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr)
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Grafana, ELK Stack)
German language skills

Why Xempus

Join one of the leading insurtechs in Europe as it enters its next growth phase
Chance to participate in one of the most generous employee stock option programs in the industry
Very attractive contribution to the company pension scheme
Corporate health insurance (600€ reimbursement of various medical and pharmacy costs per year)
Find creative freedom and quick decision-making structures in a dynamic, innovative environment
Work with a team of amazing colleagues with great team spirit (company parties, charity events e.g.)
Have the option of hybrid working - for family friendliness and maximum flexibility in your everyday life. You can find out more here.
Broad range of personal & professional development opportunities: individual annual training budget, free courses, and a transparent career development model
Various health offerings such as bike leasing and EGYM Wellpass
Modern offices in a central location, including free drinks & fruit
We offer you an option for an unpaid extra holiday in addition to your 30-day holiday entitlement per year

Contact

Does that sound like your kind of job? Then apply now!

If you have any questions, difficulties uploading your data, or require any assistance with the recruitment process, Marta Von Deimling ([email protected]) is happy to help.

We’d love to hear from you!

About Us

At XEMPUS, +180 people work on a very special vision: We make the future plannable. We have been shaping the digital transformation in the insurance industry since 2007. We know what our successful future depends on: our team, the people behind the name XEMPUS.

We have ambitious goals. To achieve those goals, we need you!

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.