Quality Assurance Engineer (m/f/d)

<p><strong>Your career oportunity (from 15.09.2026)</strong></p><p>You combine strong, hands-on software testing skills with a practical understanding of AI-driven product features and modern AI-supported QA workflows? Also you like to ensure reliable releases across web and/or backend systems, while also contributing to quality strategies for AI-enabled functionality? Then this position might be the perfect fit for you!</p><h3><strong>Your Mission</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>You own our test strategy end-to-end</strong>—and you continuously improve it across both manual and automated testing as we grow.</li><li><strong>You design, execute, and maintain test cases</strong> that cover new features, regressions, and the “it’ll never happen” edge cases.</li><li><strong>You build reliable automated tests</strong> (E2E and API) and <strong>you keep them healthy in CI/CD</strong>—stable, meaningful, and easy to maintain.</li><li><strong>You partner closely with Product and Engineering</strong> to clarify requirements early, tighten acceptance criteria, and prevent defects before they ship.</li><li><strong>You define quality signals and metrics</strong> that create real <strong>release confidence</strong>—not just a gut feeling.</li><li><strong>You raise the bar for AI-feature quality</strong> where relevant, including:<br><strong> - You test robustness</strong> across varied inputs (ambiguous prompts, noisy data, unexpected user behavior).<br><strong> - You check safety, privacy, and unintended outputs</strong> in line with product requirements.</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><h3><strong>Your Superpowers</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Your Superpowers</strong></li><ul><li><strong>You’ve worked in software testing / QA engineering</strong> in cross-functional teams and you know what great collaboration looks like.</li><li><strong>You’re strong in test design, exploratory testing, and defect investigation</strong>—you enjoy finding root causes, not just symptoms.</li><li><strong>You have solid hands-on experience with test automation</strong> (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) and <strong>API testing</strong> (e.g., Postman, Bruno).</li><li><strong>You’re comfortable with CI/CD and version control</strong> (e.g., Git and GitHub/GitLab pipelines) and you treat testing as part of delivery.</li><li><strong>You understand modern software delivery practices</strong> like shift-left QA, code reviews, observability, and documentation—and you apply them pragmatically.</li><li><strong>You have working knowledge of AI/ML or LLM-powered features</strong> and you can translate that into practical quality checks.</li><li><strong>You communicate clearly and think pragmatically</strong>—you balance quality, speed, and risk to help the team ship responsibly.</li></ul><li>Nice to Have</li><ul><li><strong>You’ve tested AI/LLM features before</strong> (prompt variations, guardrails, unexpected outputs, evaluation approaches).</li><li><strong>You bring exposure to performance testing and/or security testing basics</strong>.</li></ul></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><h3><strong>Our Promise</strong></h3><p><strong>🐦Flexibility &amp; mobility</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Flexible working hours </strong>and location-independent<strong> mobile working, </strong>supported by a <strong>Germany-wide rail pass </strong>(Deutschlandticket) subsidized with 29 euros</li></ul><ul><li><strong>30 days of annual leave </strong>(including 24 and 31 December) plus additional days off (wedding, relocation, birth)</li><li><strong>One volunteering day</strong> for a social project that is close to your heart</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>💛Health &amp; prevention</strong></p><ul><li>Stay fit with <a href="https://www.jobrad.org/arbeitgeber" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">Jobrad</a> <a href="https://www.jobrad.org/arbeitgeber" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external"></a>and the sports offerings from <a href="https://de.egym-wellpass.com/de-de" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external"></a><a href="https://hansefit.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">Hansefit</a> or <a href="https://de.egym-wellpass.com/de-de" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">EGYM Wellpass</a> </li><li>Full access to everything our mental health partner <a href="https://getbloom.work/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">Bloom </a>has to offer</li><li>You also benefit from supplementary <a href="https://gesundheitswelt.allianz.de/krankenversicherung/betriebliche-krankenversicherung.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">company health insurance</a> from Allianz</li><li>A monthly professional shoulder and neck <strong>massage</strong> at our Hannover office</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>🚀Career &amp; Development</strong></p><ul><li>An annual <strong>learning budget, </strong>currently 800 euros, for courses, books, or coaching</li><li>Regular <strong>feedback and development conversations</strong> to support you in reaching your career goals</li><li>A clear <strong>HERO career path</strong> so you can grow with us</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>🥳Teamspirit</strong></p><ul><li>Sensational <strong>summer and Christmas parties</strong> as well as regular <strong>team events </strong> </li><li>Annual<strong> co-workations </strong>with the HERO team elsewhere in the EU</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>🐛Want to know more?<br>Here you can find more information and impressions about us:</strong></p><ul><li>Feel free to take a look at our <strong>application process</strong> <a href="https://hero-software.de/ueber-uns/karriere-bei-hero" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external"></a>on our careers page</li><li>Get an even better impression of us from the reviews on our<img src="https://assets.kununu.com/favicons/kununu-favicon-64x64.png" alt="Instagram" width="20px" height="20px" style="width:20px;height:20px;"><a href="https://www.kununu.com/de/hero-software" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">Kununu profile</a> </li><li>@weare_herosoftware on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weare_herosoftware/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">Instagram</a> and HERO Software on <a href="https://de.linkedin.com/company/herosoftware-gmbh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external">LinkedIn!</a></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Your application</strong></p><p>Do you see your skills, your abbilites and, of course, your personality reflected in this job ad? Perfect! Then send us your application including your salary expectations via the application button.</p><p><em>We expressly encourage women as well as </em><em><strong>non-binary</strong></em><em> and </em><em><strong>trans* people</strong></em><em> to apply for this position. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference where qualifications are equal.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Your people of contact</strong>: Martine (Recruiting), Alberto (QA)</p><p></p><p><strong>We look forward to receiving your application! </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Salary Range: 42.000-63.000Euro/Jahr</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>