QA Engineer (f/m/x)

Pactos is a fast-growing B2B SaaS startup reinventing how companies manage their external workforce. Our AI-powered platform digitizes the entire end-to-end process, enabling organizations to manage external staff and staffing providers in a compliant, transparent, and highly efficient way.

We are backed by renowened investors (HTGF, StepStone CEO, Peri Owner) and already trusted by best-in-class customers. We’re now looking for a QA Engineer who ensures that every release meets our high standards for reliability, usability, and scalability — and who wants to help us build a QA culture from the ground up.

Tasks

You’ll take ownership of our test strategy , automate where it makes sense, and make sure our users experience a rock-solid platform .

• 🧪 Design & execute test strategies – Define and implement QA processes, test plans, and test cases for new and existing features.
• ⚙️ Automate smartly – Build and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, and regression tests) using modern frameworks.
• 🧩 Collaborate with developers – Work hand-in-hand with engineers to catch bugs early, improve code quality, and streamline releases.
• 🔍 Ensure reliability across environments – Validate integrations, monitor builds, and guarantee stability across browsers and devices.
• 🚀 Shape the QA foundation – Help establish Pactos’ QA standards and best practices to make product reliability measurable and actionable.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in QA or software testing (manual and/or automated)
• Strong knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Jest, or similar)
• Familiarity with API testing (Postman, Swagger, REST, GraphQL)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
• Solid understanding of modern web apps (React, Node.js, etc.)
• Detail-oriented, structured, and proactive — you take ownership of quality
• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Benefits

• Fair comp + ESOP: Competitive salary plus meaningful equity
• Ownership from day one: You take charge of QA processes and tools
• Speed: We make decisions in hours, not weeks. No politics. No BS.
• Growth & responsibility: Pragmatic, product-obsessed, and committed to winning - baopportunity to grow into a lead role
• Modern stack, flexible setup: hybrid either in central Munich or Berlin, outcome-driven, and lots of fun (e.g., Oktoberfest)

No long cover letter needed. Just send us a short note, your GitHub / test automation examples / project highlights , and why you want to build quality at Pactos.