Quality Automation Engineer

Join our Movement and Champion Restaurant Culture!
At The Fork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table. As the leading restaurant booking platform in Europe, we connect the broadest community of loyal diners with the world’s favorite restaurants. Powered by innovation and a deep passion for the restaurant industry, we create unique dining experiences across 11 countries.
We’re part of the Tripadvisor Group and proud to be building a diverse, people-first culture where “respect”, “ownership”, “growth” and “better together” values thrive. If you’re passionate about food, technology, and making a real impact, your seat at the table is ready.

What you will do:

Design, build, and evolve test automation frameworks and internal tooling (Playwright + Type Script as primary stack)
Act as owner of the test ecosystem, including repositories, architecture, and long-term maintainability
Define and enforce testing standards, guidelines, and best practices across engineering teams
Enable developers to write effective tests by providing abstractions, utilities, and reusable components
Drive test architecture decisions (structure, layering, fixtures, data handling, isolation strategies)
Collaborate with teams to improve testability of systems (APIs, frontend, data flows) without directly owning feature tests
Own and optimize CI/CD test pipelines (e.g., Jenkins), focusing on speed, reliability, and scalability
Identify systemic issues (flakiness, instability, slow feedback loops) and implement structural solutions, not patches
Design and maintain test data management and environment orchestration strategies
Define, implement, and evolve quality gates and metrics (coverage, reliability, execution time, signal quality)
Support teams in debugging complex failures by providing observability and diagnostic tooling
Explore and integrate AI-driven testing capabilities to improve productivity and test robustness
Mentor engineers and promote a quality engineering mindset across the organization
Critical Qualifications   2 to 5 years of experience
Strong experience as an SDET / Quality Engineer with a focus on frameworks and tooling, not just test implementation
Excellent programming skills in Type Script / Java Script
Proven experience designing and maintaining test frameworks at scale
Hands‑on experience with modern automation tools (Playwright preferred)
Strong understanding of test architecture patterns (test pyramid, separation of concerns, isolation strategies)
Experience enabling teams through libraries, SDKs, or shared tooling
Solid experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins), including pipeline optimization and debugging

Experience with API testing (REST/GraphQL) and designing reusable testing layers
Strong problem‑solving skills focused on root cause analysis and systemic improvements
Comfortable working cross‑team and acting as a technical reference for quality
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Nice to Have   Experience building internal developer platforms or test platforms
Deep expertise in Playwright ecosystem (custom reporters, fixtures, plugins, parallelization strategies)

Experience with GraphQL testing tooling and schema‑driven validation
Familiarity with quality gate systems (e.g., Sonar Qube / Sonar Cloud) and defining engineering‑wide standards

Experience with test data platforms (dynamic data generation, seeding, environment control)
Exposure to AI‑assisted testing / LLM‑based tooling
Backend development experience (Node.js preferred)

Experience with containerization (Docker) and ephemeral environments
Strong understanding of observability (logs, metrics, tracing) applied to test systems
Experience in organizations where testing is decentralized but governed centrally

What we offer you:

An awesome team
A permanent contract
Flexible working environment (2 days home office per week plus up to 4 additional weeks of remote flexibility during the summer and December)
Competitive fixed salary and bonus
Lunch vouchers available for each working day
International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 10 offices across Europe
Highly inclusive working environment
Lifestyle benefits that can be used to reimburse…