Backend/ QA

Who We Are Build. Scale. Sustain. PALO IT is a global technology consultancy that crafts tech as a force for good. We design, develop and scale digital and sustainable products and services to unlock value across the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company. We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (5 continents, 18 offices, +650 experts from +50 nationalities) We are robust and resilient (100% independent and 0 debt) We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence We are positive, courageous, caring, doers and committed to excellence About Gen-e2 While the market is still largely AI-augmenting delivery, we have reinvented the SDLC to be AI First. Our approach is a game-changer in productivity and quality, with a strong collaboration between AI generative and our best talents: We now generate 95% of the entire product — code, documentation, infrastructure as code, and even design — with GitHub Copilot The quality consistently exceeds the output of our best traditional engineering teams A product repository houses all product artefacts, giving AI full project context A library of rules and prompts ensures enterprise-grade quality and scalability With Gen-e2, we deliver products 2–3× faster while raising the bar for engineering excellence. Your Role As a Test Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring product quality across complex migration and delivery phases, combining automation, performance testing, and AI-driven QA practices . Design and implement a comprehensive test strategy covering all migration phases and environments Execute functional testing including E2E scenarios, API contract testing (Pact), integration testing, and regression suites Conduct performance testing using K6/JMeter, validating scalability (18+ concurrent users, 95%+ success rate, <80s execution time) Build and maintain test automation pipelines integrated into CI/CD (unit → integration → E2E → performance) Develop smoke testing strategies for cutover readiness and production validation Manage test data lifecycle , including provisioning scripts and anonymization of production data Define and enforce quality gates within CI/CD pipelines Produce and maintain test deliverables : test strategies, automated suites, performance reports, and data scripts Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, DevOps, product) to ensure quality-first delivery Leverage observability tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Grafana) to monitor system behavior and validate performance Who You Are 3+ years of experience in QA engineering / test automation Strong expertise in API testing and contract testing (Pact, RestAssured, Postman/Newman) Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, TestContainers) Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (K6, JMeter) Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) Experience working with test management tools (Jira, Xray) Knowledge of monitoring & observability tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Grafana) Proficiency in SQL and test data generation tools (Faker, Mockaroo) Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail Ability to work in Agile environments and collaborate cross-functionally English proficiency (B2+ or higher) More About PALO IT We’re eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet’s urgent needs: Become a climate net-zero company Deliver projects with a positive impact Train 100% of our workforce on impact Achieve B Corp certification globally Continuously improve employee happiness What We Offer Stimulating working environments Unique career path International mobility Internal R&D projects Knowledge sharing Personalized training Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship