Software Quality Engineer

Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf. Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an R&D Quality Engineer to join our Retail Software Product Development team!

In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products, working alongside a team of test experts. You will have the opportunity to work with a modern CI/CD environment and cutting-edge technologies, including Jira, Confluence, Docker, Jenkins, Git, and MS Azure Cloud.

You will contribute to the development of Diebold Nixdorf's Retail Software portfolio, specifically our Vynamic Retail Platform – a cloud-native solution.

We are looking for a hands-on QA professional with a genuine passion for Quality and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality product releases to our customers.

Your role will combine:

• Daily quality assurance activities, including manual testing and verification of build artefacts.
• Forward-looking test automation, focusing on End-to-End (E2E) Business Processes.
• Exploring innovative approaches, including AI-powered testing, to continuously improve our QA processes.
• Working in a highly agile environment, collaborating with experts to drive product quality forward.

Location: Hybrid working model – minimum 3 days per week in our Katowice office.

Responsibilties:

• Test Design & Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable test suites (UI and integration) aligned with our architecture and quality standards.
• Test Data & Environments: Contribute to reliable test data strategies and ensure test environments are ready, stable, and observable.
• Quality Analytics: Monitor and analyse quality KPIs, including critical-path test coverage and defect escape rates, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Defect Management: Investigate and triage test failures, identify root causes, and work collaboratively to prevent recurring issues through effective quality controls.
• Documentation: Create and maintain clear, up-to-date documentation covering test strategies, frameworks, environments, and operational procedures.
• AI-Powered Test Automation: Explore and implement AI-driven solutions for test generation, coverage analysis, anomaly detection, and regression test optimisation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps colleagues in an Agile/Scrum environment to integrate quality practices throughout each sprint.
• Reporting & Improvement: Document findings, communicate observations, and recommend improvements to support the quality of future releases.
• Retesting & Validation: Coordinate testing activities following bug fixes, validate solutions, and track issues through to resolution.

• Self-driven person with the ability to turn test scenarios into E2E tests
• Attention to detail and a drive to ensure follow-up
• 3+ years in software quality engineering or test engineering
• Basic SQL skills for test data preparation and result validation
• Hands-on experience with:
  • test management tools (Jira, Xray, or equivalent)
• Detailed understanding of software testing principles and Agile development process
• Ability to write clear, reproducible bug reports and track defect lifecycle end-to-end
• Ability to write technical documentation
• Good English communication skills (speaking and writing) and ability to work in international teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience in using AI in the testing process, e.g. Github CoPilot (including concept of MCP’s).
• Elastic stack
• RabbitMQ
• Experience with integrating HW simulation with E2E testing
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in automated testing
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms (Kubernetes, AKS, Azure SQL).

We offer:

• Great, supportive team
• Mentoring and free access to e-learning platforms
• Flexi-Time & hybrid working
• Employment Contract
• Private medical care with family option
• Life and accident insurance
• IT Events & conferences (hackathons; .NET Developer Days, etc.)
• Multicultural work environment
• International assignments and projects
• Cafeteria Program
• Casual dress code and plenty of free parking spaces (when working from the office)

Pay Transparency Statement

The monthly base salary range for this position starts from 8,400.00 PLN gross. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as qualifications, skills, competencies, geographic location, and relevant experience. Certain roles may include additional components beyond base salary, such as incentive opportunities or other forms of variable compensation. Details of any such components will be discussed during the interview process and will be governed by the applicable plan documents.