Contract: B2B until 31 December 2026, possible extensionLocation: Remote, you must be based within 80km of Iași, Cluj or BucharestStart date: Monday 5th Octoberhedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp with 20 years of experience. We need a senior QA engineer to join one of our clients, a large UK online marketplace.You'll be the main quality owner on a project rolling out a new search and browse platform built on Constructor. The team has no dedicated tester and deadlines are tight, so you'll set the standard and help move things forward.What You'll DoCheck that product data sent to the search platform matches what's expectedTest API integrations to make sure the right data is sent and receivedInvestigate slow API responses and find ways to improve performanceExtend the Playwright test suite to cover the new search featuresOversee quality across frequent fixes and releasesWhat We're Looking ForStrong senior QA experienceHands-on API testing, data validation and performance testingExperience building and maintaining automated test frameworks, ideally PlaywrightStrong JavaScript or TypeScript skillsComfortable querying databases such as MySQLExperience in agile teams with frequent releases and hotfixesThe confidence to push back, challenge decisions and explain why testing mattersFluent English, written and spokenNice to haveCouchbase or other NoSQL databasesExperience with search platforms such as Constructor, Algolia or ElasticsearchThe teamYou'll join a lead and three developers, working alongside a hedgehog lab QA engineer already on the project.LocationThis is a remote role, but you must live within 80km of Iași, Cluj-Napoca or Bucharest to be considered.Start dateThis role starts on Monday 5th October, so we can only consider people who can start on that date. Show more Show less