Senior QA Engineer

Who we are

We are on a mission to make all science open, enabling the research community to develop the solutions we all need to live healthy lives on a healthy planet.

Frontiers is one of the world’s largest and most impactful research publishers, dedicated to making peer-reviewed, quality-certified science openly accessible. Our articles have been viewed 4 billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all.

Follow the links below to learn more about our work.

www.frontiersin.org/about/annual-reports

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What we can offer you

At Frontiers, our working model for new roles includes a balanced approach that fosters collaboration through regular engagement at our office hubs in key locations. While we value flexibility, we also believe that shared in-person time strengthens team culture, trust, and productivity.

We provide a range of benefits across our global locations, including but not limited to:

• 4 additional wellbeing days in addition to existing annual leave allowance

• Access to learning platforms and dedicated learning & development time

• A range of wellbeing initiatives, including free online yoga classes and an employee assistance plan

• Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer

• Additional benefits depending on your location (e.g. pension plan and private medical care)

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About the Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic QA Engineer to join our team in evolving Frontiers' Publishing Platform. We're currently running an organization-wide project with the aim of rebuilding our Publishing Platform, introducing a manuscript-first architecture and embedding AI Agents to streamline editorial workflows. This transformation includes a complete redesign of the User Experience, replacing legacy systems with modular, scalable services that support intelligent automation and decision-making.

As a QA Engineer, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality software by collaborating with teams, planning and executing tests, and helping drive continuous improvement. This role offers a chance to shape product quality and work alongside passionate professionals in a dynamic, innovative environment. This recruitment is for a team responsible for redesigning our business processes and implementing an orchestration and business workflow engine that would support our organization ambitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with Engineers, Product Managers, and Stakeholders to define and refine requirements, ensuring consistency and testability throughout the development cycle.

• Independently estimate, prioritize, and coordinate Quality Assurance activities for the engineering team, managing test planning and execution for each release.

• Define the scope of testing, develop detailed test plans, and execute test cases to ensure quality deliverables.

• Identify opportunities for Test Automation and contribute to the creation, expansion, and maintenance of automated tests, including executing automated suites and analysing results.

• Document, track, and manage defects according to internal team procedures and established incident and problem management processes, assisting in refining these workflows as needed.

• Monitor all stages of the software development lifecycle to identify and resolve system issues, proactively report risks, and provide insights for continuous improvement.

• Promote a culture of quality within the engineering team by encouraging best practices and continuous improvement in quality engineering processes.
• Follow established team and Quality Engineering processes and guidelines, proactively contributing to their refinement and ensuring adherence to standards.

• Collaborate with other development teams to enhance and align quality engineering practices across the organization.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years of QA experience, with strong skills in test planning and execution.

• Solid understanding of testing methodologies, standards, and tools.

• Experience with agile testing practices and the software development lifecycle.

• API, Performance, and Load testing skills.

• Familiarity with SQL and non-SQL databases.

• Ability to write, review, and maintain automated tests; coding skills in at least one language.

• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems (preferably Git).

• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Proficient in leveraging AI to enhance daily Quality Engineering work.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with process orchestration platforms (e.g.: Camunda)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably Azure.
• Experience in large-scale legacy system migrations

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Equal opportunity statement

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.