Advanced Quality Assurance Specialist (March 1, 2026 Start)

The work we do at Loka changes lives: whether it’s helping millions of children learn to read, cutting billions of dollars in food waste or accelerating the discovery of cancer treatments. We’re the 2024 AWS Innovation Partner of the Year, and we deliver at the highest level while taking every other Friday off (yes, really).

We’re seeking an Advanced QA Specialist (IC3) to perform quality assurance tasks for complex projects, ensuring our project exceeds customer expectations. 

Join us, feed your need to grow and ship projects you believe in with a team you’re proud to be a part of.

The Role

• Design and execute comprehensive test plans for complex web and mobile projects.
• Independently identify flaws, gaps in documentation and edge cases, applying the appropriate testing methodology (Smoke, Regression, User Acceptance, E2E).
• Conduct hands-on testing where needed, including Exploratory, Feature, End-to-End and Regression tests, documenting issues and linking them to existing functionalities.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers and stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded across the product lifecycle.
• Contribute to QA strategy, offering insights on process improvements, test automation and metrics to track product quality.
• Mentor and review tests authored by other team members, ensuring consistency and high standards across the department.
• Report progress, challenges and risks proactively, taking ownership of outcomes and learning from successes and failures.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in web and mobile testing, including complex projects
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong proficiency in test planning, design and execution across multiple methodologies
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (non-web driver approaches preferred), API testing tools (Postman, Swagger) and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with debugging and troubleshooting complex systems
• Familiarity with tools like, JIRA, Testrail or similar project/test management platforms
• Proven ability to independently assess, execute and optimize tests for high-quality deliverables
• Strong English communication skills, with the ability to adjust messaging for technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, autonomy and collaboration in complex, globally distributed and remote teams.

Recommended Skills

• Advanced knowledge of test automation concepts and script optimization
• Experience mentoring junior QA engineers and conducting peer test reviews
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools or test orchestration frameworks

Benefits

• Every other Friday off. 26 extra days off a year. Our team calls it a life-changing benefit. We think you’ll agree.
• 100% remote-first. We want you to have the flexibility to work where you feel most comfortable and productive.
• Explore program. Spend 3 months living in Portugal, Colombia, or Macedonia, paid for by Loka.
• Relo program. Permanently relocate yourself, your family and your pet to one of our European headquarters.
• LokaLabs™. Use moonshot technologies to solve overlooked societal challenges in our internal incubator.
• Paid vacation days, sick days and local holidays
• Mental health benefits. Premium subscriptions to support the mental health of every Lokal.

Please submit your CV in English.