Senior QA Automation Engineer, Consumer

Building the Future of Crypto at Kraken

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of crypto for financial freedom and inclusion. We encourage candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken Culture page and the Kraken app before applying. As a fully remote company, we operate across 70+ countries, developing premium crypto products for all market segments, emphasizing security, education, and world-class support.

The Consumer Team at Kraken

We are actively seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our expanding Consumer team. This team is dedicated to building applications that introduce Kraken’s product offerings to the mass market, with the goal of onboarding the next 100 million people to the benefits of crypto. The role primarily involves developing and maintaining our suite of “Consumer” applications, designed to provide the simplest interaction for our customers with Kraken. We seek individuals with an extreme eye for detail, a passion for crafting world-class user experiences, a 'ship fast but don’t ship shit' attitude, and strong self-direction.

The Opportunity for a Senior QA Automation Engineer

• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and mobile developers to establish and refine testing processes for iOS and Android applications.
• Design and implement mobile UI automation tests that are resilient to UI changes, reliable, and capable of delivering precise and actionable feedback.
• Lead mobile test automation projects from planning to execution, ensuring seamless integration with the CI/CD pipeline.
• Proactively document and report bugs, working with development and product teams to resolve issues before release to users.
• Advocate for best practices in mobile test strategy, including device coverage, performance profiling, and accessibility checks.

Skills You Should HODL

• Proficient in a test automation language such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Kotlin with mobile automation libraries.
• Hands-on experience with mobile testing frameworks/tools such as Maestro, Appium, Detox, Espresso, or XCTest.
• Proven experience building and maintaining UI automation test suites for mobile apps, with understanding of platform-specific nuances.
• Experienced in mobile app deployment with a strong understanding of iOS & Android release processes, including App Store Connect, Google Play Console, platform review guidelines, release trains, OTA updates (e.g., Expo), and overall mobile release cycles.
• Familiarity with Agile development cycles and continuous testing practices for mobile environments.
• Comfortable with QA processes including bug tracking, documentation, and manual exploratory testing of mobile apps.
• Experience testing across a diverse set of devices, screen sizes, and operating systems.
• A creative, detail-oriented mindset with a passion for breaking things on mobile to make them better.

Nice to Haves

• Be passionate about secure, reliable, fast, and privacy-focused software.
• A strong practicing interest in the cryptocurrency space or personal/professional experience investing and trading securities through online platforms.
• QA experience with fintech/crypto products.

Key skills/competency

• Mobile QA
• Test Automation
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Python
• Kotlin
• Appium
• Maestro
• CI/CD
• Agile