Senior QA Automation Engineer in Sydney

Reapit is the original, end-to-end business technology provider for estate agencies of all sizes. We’ve been helping sales and lettings agents to build relationships and grow their businesses for more than 25 years. Our technology connects property professionals in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand with buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords to power the relationships that change lives. In Australia, Reapit stands as the preferred technology choice among the nation's leading estate agents and agencies. Tailored to the unique demands of the Australian property market, Reapit provides successful leaders with unparalleled tools across sales, property management, client relations, and data analytics, reinforcing their position at the pinnacle of real estate excellence.

What you’ll be doing

• Senior QA Engineers at Reapit own quality outcomes, driving test strategy, mentoring engineers, and championing quality practices across the full development lifecycle.
• This role sits between our QA Engineer and Staff QA levels: you bring deep hands-on automation expertise and take the lead on complex, strategic initiatives within the squad.
• Quality engineering is changing quickly as AI reshapes how tests are written, reviewed, and maintained.

Technical Skills

• Solid understanding of manual and automated testing techniques, with hands-on experience using Playwright, Selenium, or similar frameworks.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and integrating automated tests into build pipelines.
• Knowledge of version control (Git) and exposure to cloud environments such as AWS.
• Hands-on experience with at least one AI-assisted testing tool or workflow.
• Comfortable piloting and evaluating new AI testing features.
• Applies critical review to AI-generated code and tests.
• Basic awareness of responsible AI use in QA.

Operations & Quality

• Advocate for shared quality ownership across the squad.
• Drive CI/CD improvements to support a streamlined, efficient release process.
• Mentor intermediate and junior QA engineers on technical skills, test strategy, and professional development.
• Participate in technical interviews, helping assess and hire new QA talent.
• Contribute to squad- and org-level QA process improvements.

Product Delivery

• Partner with product owners and engineering leads to align QA strategy with roadmap and release goals.
• Provide feedback on testability and quality risk during story refinement.
• Communicate quality health, risk, and release readiness clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Security & Compliance

• Understand secure testing practices.
• Run security validation steps and report anomalies.
• Adhere to data protection and compliance guidelines.

Who we're looking for

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a strong background in automated testing.
• Proven experience leading quality initiatives and driving quality improvements.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AI-assisted testing tools.
• Experience with the Atlassian suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket).
• Experience with performance, security, and scalability testing.
• Exposure to web/mobile testing frameworks.
• QA mentoring experience.

What your impact and success looks like

• Within 1 month: Engage with leadership and engineering teams; build an in-depth understanding of Reapit's products.
• Within 3 months: Lead QA efforts on larger, complex features.
• Within 6 months: Introduce or scale at least one AI-assisted testing practice.

We operate a Flexible Working Policy, allowing you to determine where you work from. We care about our industry and want it to become a more inclusive and diverse place to work. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a complementary team of employees and building an inclusive environment for all.

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