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Senior QA Engineer - Europe

Storyblok

Fully Remote
Remote
EMEA
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Storyblok is open across the EMEA region, which includes South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p>Storyblok is a headless CMS that enables marketers and developers to create with joy and publish with confidence. It empowers you to deliver structured and consistent content everywhere: websites, apps, AI search, and beyond.</p>
<p>Legendary brands like Virgin Media O2, Oatly, and TomTom use Storyblok to make a bigger, faster market impact.</p>
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<p><strong>WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU</strong></p>
<p>You will be joining a growing company where you can contribute to many “firsts”. Plus these benefits:</p>
<ul>
<li>Monthly remote work stipend (home internet costs, electricity). Home office equipment package right at the start (laptop, keyboard, monitor…)</li>
<li>Home office equipment upgrade (furniture, ear plugs …) or membership to a local co-working space after your onboarding</li>
<li>Sick leave benefit, parental leave and 25 days of annual leave plus your local national holidays</li>
<li>Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and material</li>
<li>The annual international team-building trip, quarterly and monthly online get-togethers</li>
<li>As a fully remote company, with work-life balance at its core, you’ll enjoy flexible schedules</li>
<li>An international team that loves to have fun at work and works hard together to accomplish shared goals</li>
</ul></div><p><strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong></p>
<p>We’re looking for a <strong>Senior QA Engineer</strong> who combines strong Playwright and TypeScript engineering skills with a proactive, collaborative mindset. You'll be a key contributor to how we deliver quality, raising the bar for our automation codebase and partnering closely with engineering to define how testing responsibility is shared across the team.</p>
<p>You’ll join our dynamic and growing Product Engineering team at Storyblok, playing an instrumental role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our flagship CMS platform. This platform empowers businesses to create and deliver seamless digital content experiences.</p>
<p>In this role, you'll work closely with product owners, designers, and developers to design and maintain clean, scalable, well-architected TypeScript automation, establish clear guidelines on which test level is right for a given change, and continuously refine QA strategies to maintain best-in-class software quality. Your work will directly contribute to delivering an exceptional user experience by ensuring flawless performance across every facet of our application.</p>
<p><br><br><strong>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Own projects end-to-end with clarity, technical excellence, and accountability, ensuring high-quality standards across teams.</li>
<li>Champion strong TypeScript engineering practices and coding standards across the QA codebase, promoting engineering excellence and driving continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Design, implement, and maintain efficient, well-typed, and reliable automated tests across frontend and backend using Playwright.</li>
<li>Raise the team's TypeScript bar: introduce stronger typing patterns, reusable abstractions, linting/tooling standards, and code review practices that improve maintainability across the automation codebase.</li>
<li>Partner with engineering to define, implement, and enforce the test pyramid in practice, establishing clear guidelines on which test level (unit, integration, E2E) is appropriate for a given change, and driving adoption so both developers and QAs consistently write tests at the right level.</li>
<li>Perform manual and exploratory testing; document, track, and verify defects to ensure product excellence and analyze test results and monitor key testing metrics to identify patterns and opportunities for improvement.</li>
<li>Participate actively in project kick-offs to understand requirements, anticipate risks, and influence testability from the earliest stages.</li>
<li>Identify and communicate issues, risks, or dependencies early, escalating to product leadership when necessary.</li>
<li>Mentor and support teammates on TypeScript proficiency and Playwright best practices, fostering an open, empathetic environment that encourages learning and feedback.</li>
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<p><strong>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.</li>
<li>7+ years of relevant experience as a QA Engineer or Software Engineer in Test.</li>
<li>Deep proficiency in TypeScript, including a strong command of advanced typing and code architecture, as well as Playwright.</li>
<li>Practical experience partnering with engineers to define and roll out test pyramid guidelines, including setting expectations for which test level is appropriate and holding both developers and QAs accountable for following them.</li>
<li>Comprehensive knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and experience creating and maintaining containerized test environments.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and collaboration

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Storyblok

Storyblok is a company in the excel industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 13 open positions on Hirezar. View all Storyblok jobs →