Kingfisher

Overview

Quality Engineer

(Hybrid, Cluj, Romania)

Who we are and what we create?

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• Annual performance bonus
• Employee referral bonus
• Private medical care with Regina Maria Priority Plan; option to add one immediate family member (spouse or child) at no extra cost
• Eyeglasses vouchers
• Employer‑financed life insurance (Signal Iduna)
• 7Card fitness membership (co‑funded)
• Access to Bookster, LEO Learning and LinkedIn Learning
• Fresh fruit bar and premium coffee in the office
• Hybrid work model — up to 3 days/week in the office and 2 days from home
• Flexible working hours
• 21 days of annual leave plus 1 extra day per year of tenure (up to 25 days total)
• Substitution days when public holidays fall on weekends
• Paid leave for wedding and bereavement

What's the job?

About the role

We are looking for a motivated QA Engineer (Automation, Playwright) to join the Colleague Commerce team, which builds tools used by store colleagues to handle customer orders, queries and in‑store online ordering. This automation‑first role focuses on end‑to‑end and API testing for a business‑critical system: you will help build a new DotCom Plus platform (a greenfield rewrite of the current ATG‑based system that will selectively reuse existing components) with an initial rollout for B&Q and multi‑brand deployment planned from early 2027. The position requires strong JavaScript/Node.js automation skills (Playwright preferred), a pragmatic approach to ensuring product quality in a 24/7 operational environment, and a focus on high reliability, API stability and fast delivery cycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation testing efforts using Playwright (primary) and other JS testing tools
• Design, implement and maintain automated end‑to‑end and API test suites integrated into CI/CD
• Execute API, integration and regression tests to validate functionality, performance and stability
• Minimise manual testing; design manual tests only for uncovered edge cases
• Log, track and prioritise defects; collaborate with developers to ensure timely fixes
• Contribute to test strategy, estimation and planning; ensure full test lifecycle coverage
• Provide clear test reports and present quality status to stakeholders
• Improve test processes, tooling and test data management; mentor peers in automation best practices
• Support performance and reliability testing activities and help identify bottlenecks

What you'll bring

Skills and Experience

• Strong experience with JavaScript/Node.js test automation
• Proven hands‑on experience with Playwright (preferred) or similar frameworks (Cypress, Puppeteer)
• Experience in API testing (Postman, Newman, or Playwright API; ability to design positive/negative/security tests)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins) and integrating automated tests into pipelines
• Good SQL skills for data validation and test data preparation
• Understanding of test design techniques, test planning and defect reporting
• Experience with version control (Git) and branching workflows
• Excellent English (written and spoken) and strong communication skills
• Automation‑first mindset; comfortable working in a predominantly automated testing environment

Nice to have

• Experience with performance testing tools and analysing results
• Familiarity with Kafka or event‑driven architectures
• Experience with test orchestration or service virtualisation
• Prior exposure to retail/e‑commerce platforms, especially ATG/DotCom ecosystems
• To get to know us better visit:
• LinkedIn
• Kingfisher plc

At Kingfisher we value having a diverse workforce and representing the communities that we serve, and want to ensure that all employees, future employees, and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application or are applying for a UK based position and would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact us at kingfisher.recruitment@kingfisher.com

or if you wish to find out more about us, including the benefits we offer and our community, sustainability and inclusion projects Visit Kingfisher Careers