Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Automation

Location: Aachen / Übach-Palenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia (Onsite)

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Automation) to own and evolve our automation strategy across web and mobile products. This role is both hands‑on and strategic , ensuring that quality scales with product complexity and delivery speed.

You will lead automation design, improve CI quality gates, and mentor other QA engineers while remaining deeply involved in implementation.

Why Engineers Like Working With Us

• End-to-end ownership of automation strategy
• Modern tooling and real influence on engineering practices
• Automation-focused culture, not checkbox testing

What You’ll Do

• Define and evolve the overall automation strategy across desktop and mobile
• Architect and maintain scalable automation frameworks using CodeceptJS
• Lead mobile automation efforts using Appium
• Contribute to and review automation code in JavaScript , Kotlin (Android) and Swift (iOS)
• Drive integration of automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Improve test reliability, execution speed, and signal quality
• Identify quality risks early and work proactively with teams to mitigate them
• Mentor other engineers and raise the automation maturity of the team
• Influence engineering practices to improve testability and observability

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with a strong focus on test automation
• Proven experience designing and scaling automation frameworks
• Deep knowledge of CodeceptJS and modern E2E test tooling
• Strong experience with Appium and mobile automation strategies
• Hands‑on experience with Kotlin and Swift for mobile testing
• Strong CI/CD experience and understanding of quality gates
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills

Nice to Have

• Experience modernizing legacy or flaky automation suites
• Knowledge of performance, reliability, or security testing
• Experience with cloud device farms or mobile test platforms
• Experience defining quality metrics and reporting

• We’re committed to creating an environment where you can do your best work — and feel good doing it:

  • Hybrid Work Setup: Onsite work with remote options based on team needs
  • Flexible Hours: Adapt your schedule to fit your daily routine
  • Modern Office: Bright, spacious workspace near Übach-Palenberg station, with lounge areas, free snacks, and drinks
  • Wellbeing Benefits: Private health insurance, company pension plan (bAV), and Urban Sports membership
  • Team & Culture: International team, supportive company culture and regular team events

Before you apply

• At the moment, we do not sponsor visas in the EU . For Hong Kong , we require at least two years of working experience and a university degree in a related field. For Singapore and the UK , we can only sponsor visas for mid‑career or above.
• Please upload your resume as a PDF and do not include any salary or compensation information in it.

ExpressVPN is one of the world’s leading providers of online privacy and security services for consumers. Started in 2009, we’ve grown to have millions of active paying customers, a team of more than 700 people worldwide, and a brand recognized by hundreds of millions of people in 18 languages and more than a hundred countries. We see huge growth in our industry, and are gaining market share through strong execution.