[Hiring] Lead Full Stack QA Engineer @Ciklum

Role Description

Ciklum is looking for a Lead Full Stack QA Engineer to join our team full-time in Romania. As a Lead Full Stack QA Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. This role requires you to work in a multi-functional Agile team, where you may be the single QA Engineer, supported by the Quality tribe. You will be responsible for ensuring that software meets both the customer requirements and Quality standards, utilizing an automation first approach.

The role involves close collaboration with international client stakeholders, and occasional business travel to the UK may be required to support programme planning sessions, workshops, and key delivery milestones.

Client reimagines energy to bring net-zero within everyone’s reach. The Client's Platform enables energy utilities to unlock the full value of a radically changing energy system and propel us to a future where renewable energy is sustainable, affordable and accessible for all.

• Automating and simplifying core operations including billing to create a lower-cost, higher-engagement experience.
• Optimising energy usage across smart devices in the home.
• Turning tough challenges into win-win-win outcomes for customers, suppliers and the energy system.

Responsibilities

• Quality Leadership
  • Act as a Quality partner for product delivery teams, embedding best practices in testing and quality engineering.
  • Drive continuous improvement of quality processes across the product delivery lifecycle.
  • Promote a quality-first mindset across engineering teams.
• Domain Expertise
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Energy Billing systems.
  • Ensure appropriate testing coverage for billing workflows and integrations.
• Test Strategy & Delivery
  • Define and implement test strategies for complex software systems.
  • Ensure effective test coverage across functional, integration, and automation testing.
  • Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate requirements into test scope.
• Test Automation Leadership
  • Lead test automation initiatives within delivery teams.
  • Guide the development and evolution of test automation frameworks.
  • Support and mentor Automation Engineers to improve automation coverage and reliability.
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Work closely with product delivery teams and client delivery teams to ensure alignment on quality objectives.
  • Support cross-team collaboration across distributed engineering organizations.
  • Provide clear communication on quality status, risks, and improvements.

Requirements

• Upper-Intermediate English or higher.
• 5+ years of software development or QA automation experience using Behaviour Driven Development (BDD).
• Experience maintaining and executing both manual and automated test harnesses.
• Experience testing REST APIs.
• Experience with Playwright, Jest or other best in class testing frameworks.
• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Cucumber, HTTP request/Assert libraries.
• Experience with CLI tools such as GIT.

Desirable

• Experience working with large-scale energy or utilities platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud-based architectures.

Benefits

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment.
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise.
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications.
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies.
• Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice.
• Care: Medical subscription to Regina Maria, meal tickets of 16 ron net/day worked.

Company Description

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

In Romania, we welcome top-tier tech talent — whether from our Bucharest office or fully remotely. Tap into deep industry knowledge, grow your career, and make an impact in an empowering environment.

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Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.