Automation Test Engineer (Full Stack)

Are you a problem solver and a fast learner? Would you enjoy working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment? Do you want to be part of a diverse and driven team striving for excellence? If the answer is yes, then keep reading! 

Who We Are: 

Atheneum is a leading global insights platform servicing various clients including distinguished strategy consulting firms, renowned investment houses and well known global corporations. Our mission is to provide faster insights to empower our clients’ decision making. Through our AI capabilities we accelerate the decision-making of our clients by connecting them to the world's top professionals and industry leaders. 

Atheneum is growing rapidly, with 500+ professionals in 11 offices across the US, South America, APAC and EMEA. 

Automation Test Engineer (Full-Stack) | Porto, Portugal 

Atheneum connects global companies to expert insights that drive better business outcomes. Our Porto hub is growing—a collaborative space where innovation meets Portugal’s culture of community, trust, and quality of life. 
 
👑 The Role: 
Join our cross-functional engineering squads as a hands-on quality champion. You’ll design and implement automated test frameworks across web and mobile platforms, ensuring fast, reliable feedback throughout the CI/CD pipeline. Working with tools like Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and Jest, you’ll help define how we deliver quality at scale. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to shape our testing strategy and ensure every release performs beautifully—across browsers, devices, and platforms. 
 
🛠️ Key Responsibilities: 

• Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for web and mobile 
• Collaborate on testing strategies, shifting left to prevent defects early 
• Build end-to-end test coverage including performance, regression, integration, security, and usability testing 
• Know when to automate and when manual testing delivers greater value 
• Analyse test data and logs to drive continuous improvement 
• Champion QA best practices across the organisation and delivery lifecycle 

 
🧩 You Bring: 

• 5+ years in software quality engineering, including hands-on test automation 
• Proficiency in Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Jest, or equivalent tools 
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, trunk-based development, and feature flags 
• Strong understanding of test strategy, coverage, and quality metrics 
• Sound judgment on balancing automated vs. manual testing based on context and risk 
• Passion for clean, efficient, and meaningful automation 

• Deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle—from backlog to release and support 
• Ability to work effectively in English within a multicultural, international team 

• If you don’t meet every requirement but you’re passionate about the role and excited to grow with us—please apply. We’re interested in your potential as much as your credentials. 

 
🧰 Our Tech Environment: 

• TypeScript, JavaScript, React, MySQL 
• Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Jest, Detox 
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure 
• CI/CD pipelines with trunk-based development and feature flags 
• Agile delivery, DORA metrics, shift-left testing 

 
💎 Benefits Package: 

• Competitive salary aligned with Portugal’s top international tech employers, with flexible options for your 13th and 14th month salary 
• Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance 
• A truly flexible hybrid work policy—design a rhythm that works for you, while valuing face-to-face collaboration around three days a week in our vibrant Porto office 
• 25 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 (plus Portuguese public holidays) 
• ‘Work From Anywhere’ for up to 8 weeks per year 
• Enhanced parental leave with phased return options 
• Tax-optimised childcare vouchers: save up to €150/month tax-free per child 
• 100% employer-paid health insurance with family extension options 
• €10.60 daily meal allowance and €50/month sustainable commuting allowance 
• €500 annual wellness budget for fitness, mental health, or preventative care 
• Global mobility Swap-Programme – work from one of our 11 international offices across 4 continents 
• Dedicated learning budget and structured mentorship programme 

 
🗓️ Interview Process: 
Expect the process to take 2–3 weeks, but we’re flexible and respect your schedule. It includes: 
1. Initial exploration call (30 min) with a member of our tech recruitment team 
2. Technical assessment (90 min) completed at your convenience 
3. Three-stage interview: 
 • Culture and delivery discussion (30 min) 
 • Pair programming and whiteboarding (90 min) 
 • Behavioural and situational interview (60 min) 
 
🔑 Our Philosophy: 
We value principles over buzzwords and pragmatic solutions over perfection. We believe in meaningful in-person collaboration paired with the autonomy to do your best work—wherever you are. 
 
📣 Let’s build something meaningful together. 
If you’re a hands-on test engineer who understands the real-world impact of test strategy, loves scalable automation, and knows when to ship—we want to talk to you. 
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