Senior Test Automation Architect (Mobile/Appium)

Tractive is the most trusted name for keeping cats and dogs safe and healthy. The secret to our success? A team of truly unique individuals who care about each other just as much as going the extra mile for pet parents. Want to be part of our story? Check out this role and see if you’re a good match!

Your territory

As part of our Software Quality team, you will:

• Ensure the quality and reliability of mobile products and backend services relied on by millions of pet parents worldwide

• Design, develop, and own scalable, modular automated test frameworks and libraries for iOS and Android applications using Appium with Java and/or Kotlin

• Build, evolve, and architect end-to-end test automation solutions integrated into CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, reliable, and observable feedback

• Own the overall automation testing strategy and framework roadmap across mobile platforms and supporting backend systems, setting standards for how we test

• Design and maintain robust integrations between the automation framework, our in-house Appium-based device farm, and third-party cloud testing providers (e.g., BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Firebase Test Lab)

• Lead and contribute to test architecture decisions, improving framework performance, stability, maintainability, and ease of integration with internal tools and services

• Mentor and guide other QA and SDET team members in framework usage, design principles, and coding standards, fostering a culture of automation and quality-first thinking

• Bring in your fresh ideas to make Tractive better - you’ll never hear the phrase “...because that’s how we’ve always done things”

• Continuously grow personally and professionally, take ownership of areas that show your potential, and attend workshops which help you get to the next level

Your profile

Key requirements:

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET), Test Automation Architect or similar focused on mobile test automation and framework design (iOS & Android)

• Strong hands-on experience with Appium using Java and/or Kotlin for UI and functional test automation, including building reusable libraries and abstractions

• Strong grasp of scalable test architecture, plus experience integrating automation with in‑house device farms and cloud providers (e.g., Appium, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)

• Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, test design techniques, and Agile testing practices (Scrum/Kanban)

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI for automated test execution, including designing how test suites are orchestrated and reported

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to explain architectural decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Very good English skills

Does this sound like you?

• You’re an automation enthusiast who believes repetitive testing should never be manual twice

• You take pride in building robust test frameworks that catch issues early

• You’re passionate about delivering flawless mobile experiences and improving developer velocity through smart testing

• You enjoy collaborating with developers and product teams to engineer quality into the product, not just test for it

• You love experimenting with new tools, frameworks, and ways to make testing faster, smarter, and more reliable

• Excited to work in Austria alongside an outstanding team