QA Specialist
Summary
QA Specialist tests iOS and Android mobile apps end-to-end, hunting bugs and ensuring smooth releases for a retail-focused app used in 8 countries.
Responsibilities
As our QA Product & Release Specialist, you are the ultimate gatekeeper of the heyOBI App Experience and the customer’s strongest advocate. You don’t just tick off checklists. You actively explore the app, put yourself in the user’s shoes, and hunt down bugs before they ever reach our customers. You will take full ownership of the end-to-end testing and release alignment of our core features (like the Store Navigation or Coupons or Beaver Bonus Weeks).
You come from a strong, hands-on QA background and combine a sharp, analytical mind with the outstanding communication skills needed to connect our product, engineering, and business stakeholders. Your goal is to enable reliable, high-quality features with speed and confidence to 8 different Counties in iOS and Android.
Key Responsibilities:
Exploratory & Manual Testing: Take full ownership of manual app testing (iOS & Android) and exploratory testing alongside the active App Development. You dive deep into our features, think outside the box, and actively hunt for edge cases, UX friction, and hidden bugs.
Precise Defect & Bug Analysis: When you find a bug, you don't just report it – you analyze it. You observe precisely what happens (e.g., how background tracking affects our UI) and document it in detail.
Clear & Impactful Communication: Act as the central bridge between developers and POs. You translate complex technical bugs into clear, actionable feedback and advocate for user experience with passion and tact.
Release Governance: Define and execute manual quality gates, follow release schedules across teams, and ensure that every build feels flawless before it goes live.
Continuous Improvement: Partner with the product teams to constantly refine our test scenarios, making sure our testing processes are as lean and fast as possible.
Benefits
Motivizer Benefits Platform to choose and manage all your benefits in one place. You receive a budget (550 PLN monthly). You can choose medical care package, meal tickets, sports cards (we have Multisport and on preferential terms, we have membership cards to one of the most popular Gyms), cinema tickets, shop vouchers, discounts and many more.
Language Courses – you'll have access to a multi-language learning platform enabling you to practice your language skills and learn new ones!
Regular and systematic further training opportunities - both internally and from external providers. We support your ongoing learning and development.
Cooperation within an internal community is our everyday reality. We have networking events, coding challenges, and company parties for different occasions.
Qualifications
Completed university degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics or a related technical field.
Proven track record of 4+ years of hands-on experience in manual and exploratory mobile app testing (iOS/Android), ideally within a fast-paced, agile product environment.
Outstanding critical thinking and precise observation skills. You see the faults that others miss and love to explore how different features interact with each other.
Excellent coordination and communication skills. You know how to talk to developers as well as business stakeholders to get things resolved quickly. Fluent communication skills in English and Polish
Solid knowledge of the mobile app ecosystem, log analysis (e.g., Charles Proxy, Android Studio, Xcode logs and Bruno or Postman), and agile tools like Jira/Confluence.
Openness to work in hybrid model and visit the Katowice office.
About OBI Smart Technologies
WHO ARE WE:
We are a joint venture between OBI and Reply Group, responsible for co-designing, building and operating mission-critical digital platforms for commerce, customer service, and omnichannel retail.
OUR MISSION:
"We unite technology leadership with deep retail vision to implement standardized processes and scalable digital products that drive efficient support for one of Europe’s largest DIY retailers. Leveraging proven best practices, we advance the internationalization of products and the digital mindset of our partners, delivering consistent and business-critical solutions to support the targets of our customer."