Alo! Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store that helps people connect in over 200+ countries and regions across the globe. We are building the next digital service that revolutionizes the telecom industry. We are a travel-tech company and an equal-opportunity environment that values and executes diversity, inclusion, and equity. Our team is spread across 50+ countries and six continents. What glues us together is our commitment to changing the way you connect.
About you
We hope that you care deeply about the quality of your work, the intrinsic worth of tasks, and the success of your team. You are self-disciplined and do not require micromanagement in terms of your skillset and work ethic. You do your best to flourish as an individual every day while working hard to foster a collaborative team environment. You believe in the importance of being — and staying — authentic, honest, positive, and kind. You are a good interlocutor with clear and concise communication. You are able to manage multiple projects, have an analytical mind, pay keen attention to detail, and love to get your hands dirty. You are cognizant, tolerant, and welcoming of vulnerabilities and cultural differences.
About the Role
Position: Full-time /
Employee Location: Remote-first
Benefits: Health Insurance, work-from-anywhere stipend, annual wellness & learning credits, annual all-expenses-paid company retreat in a gorgeous destination & other benefits.
We are looking for an experienced senior QA automation engineer who will create and improve automation strategy and framework, making it part of our CI/CD pipeline. You will be part of our QA team that maximizes product quality and minimizes regression risks by creating automated tests for our Network Experience business unit.
The NX unit is responsible for managing eSIMs across their entire lifecycle, delivering seamless connectivity services worldwide. This includes implementing operator-specific logic and overseeing dynamic eSIM operations such as provisioning, activation, and managing data/service packages.
The responsibilities of the role include:
Designing, implementing, and executing manual and automated functional, regression, and performance tests.
Designing and implementing a testing strategy for the Backend API PlatformTesting mobile network connectivity by interacting with mobile devices
Running Functional and End-to-End tests and making sure that functionalities are in conformance with the user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documents
Ensuring version releases with 0 critical bugs
Looking for ways to increase the automation ratio as much as possible while performing manual tests for scenarios that are not yet automated
Collaborating and working closely with Product Managers, Developers, and Designers to share bug reports, ensure business requirements are met, and increase code and automated test coverage.
Tracking and measuring quality metrics to take any necessary corrective actions proactively to achieve the best possible quality.
Evaluating, building, and improving the roadmap and infrastructure of the overall QA strategy and testing cycle for the end-products, making recommendations as necessary.
Helping to build and grow a strong and dedicated QA Guild
Must have:
5+ years of dedicated experience in Quality Assurance (QA)
Deep understanding of software testing theory, methodologies, and best practices
Experience in manual testing across the full range of user story acceptance criteria and test cases
Expertise in automated functional, API, and UI testing
Ability to provide realistic estimations for tasks of varying types and sizes
Solid understanding of the HTTP protocol & WebSocket communication
Understanding of distributed applications and client-server architectures
Proficient in at least one programming language (TypeScript, Java, Python, or similar)
Experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Axios, Cucumber, Cypress, Selenium, RestAssured, or similar)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Github Actions, etc.)
Expertise in Git and branching strategies
Experience with short-lived testing environments
Ability to troubleshoot and debug complex issues (infrastructure, test environments, CI/CD workflows)
Ability to make a logical decomposition of application functionality
Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL
Good verbal and written communication skills in English
Nice to have:
Prior experience with SCRUM and other agile methods
Prior work experience in telecommunications
Graduate degree in a related field
Knowledge of eSIM and GSMA-related technologies and services
Experience in performance testing with tools like Apache JMeter, Gatling, etc.
Please note: This role is focused on backend systems — not mobile or frontend testing.
