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You'll challenge assumptions, identify risks and continuously look for ways to improve how we approach quality.\nTest automation is an important part of where we're heading. You'll gradually help build and maintain our automated test suites. Previous automation experience is a plus, not a must.\nWhat you'll do\nDesign and execute functional, regression, integration and exploratory tests.\nOwn the quality of features from requirements through to production.\nInvestigate, reproduce and clearly document defects and follow them through to resolution.\nBuild and maintain automated UI and API tests, gradually expanding our automation coverage.\nIdentify gaps in test coverage and propose practical improvements.\nAdvocate for testability, clear acceptance criteria and strong QA practices.\nWork closely with Product and Engineering to turn requirements into clear, testable scenarios.\nShare your testing knowledge and help make quality a shared responsibility across the team.\nCommunicate progress, risks and blockers proactively.\nWhat we're looking for\nMust-have\nYou live and work in Belgium.\nBachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent experience.\nProfessional proficiency in English. Dutch is a bonus.\nSolid experience in software QA or testing, with hands-on test automation experience.\nStrong understanding of test design, edge cases, risk-based testing and bug reporting.\nExperience testing web applications and APIs (e.g. REST).\nA structured and detail-oriented mindset with the persistence to dig into root causes.\nA proactive approach and a genuine drive to improve quality through automation.\nNice to have\nExperience with test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or Postman/REST-assured.\nBasic scripting or programming skills in JavaScript, Python or similar.\nFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing as part of the build process.\nExperience working in modern Agile product teams.\nWhy Optimile\nMeaningful challenges with real-world impact.\nHigh ownership and autonomy within your squad.\nModern engineering practices with a strong focus on quality.\nClose collaboration with experienced Product, Design and Engineering colleagues.\nPlenty of opportunities to learn, share knowledge and grow.\nAn international, fast-growing company helping accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility.\nReady to help us build reliable e-mobility solutions at scale? 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