QA Automation Engineer (Web UI / API)
Summary
QA Automation Engineer at Upwind, a cloud security platform protecting AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes environments. You test the web console and its backend REST APIs end-to-end, investigate bugs to root cause, and contribute to the automation suite built on Selenide, Rest Assured, and Java. Remote position based in Ukraine.
Join a fast-growing cloud security platform protecting AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes environments in real time. As part of our Web UI QA team, you’ll help ensure the quality of our main console. We’re looking for proactive, curious, and detail-oriented people who take ownership, think critically, and are passionate about delivering a reliable product and growing their QA expertise.
What you’ll do
Test new features end-to-end across the Web UI and the backend APIs that serve it
Validate REST APIs: contracts, data correctness, permissions and edge cases
Read requirements and code changes, find gaps early, and design test cases from them
Investigate bugs down to the root cause (network, logs, data) and file clear, reproducible reports
Contribute to the automation suite (Selenide / Rest assured / Java) and test tooling
Work closely with developers and PMs on release readiness
What we’re looking for
1+ years in QA for web applications
A Computer Science (or related) background, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience
Solid API testing skills (Postman or similar, HTTP, JSON, auth)
Able to read and write code (Java or Python) and use Git
Basic SQL and comfort with browser DevTools
Engineering mindset: you look for root causes, not only symptoms
Ownership, consistency, and a long-term attitude
English at Upper-Intermediate or higher
Nice to have
Experience with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) or Kubernetes
Background in security products
Hands-on UI or API automation
We offer
A product company with real engineering challenges
A strong QA team and a clear path to growth
Remote work