Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace and defense corporation, serving as one of the world's primary commercial aircraft manufacturers alongside its civil, parapublic, and defense divisions. Operating through three core business segments - Commercial Aircraft, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space - the company designs, manufactures, and services narrow-body and wide-body jetliners, military transport and combat aircraft, civil and military rotorcraft, and space hardware spanning satellites and launch systems.
HQ: Blagnac, France • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Aircraft Manufacturing • 5000+ employees
≈ $51k – $111k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • In office (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time • Architect • French • English
In office (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time • French
Mindrift is an expert-sourcing and AI training platform owned by Toloka (a data services enterprise owned by Nebius Group, Nasdaq: NBIS), operating primarily out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Launched by Toloka CEO and founder Olga Megorskaya to elevate crowd-sourced data generation into high-level human feedback, Mindrift operates on a B2B data-as-a-service (DaaS), custom enterprise AI training contract, and freelance expert marketplace model.
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Professional Services • Data Entry & Processing • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
up to $100k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (France) • Part-Time • Senior • English: C1
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Prompt Engineering
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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London • Milan • Paris • Turin • Waste Management • Professional Services • Security Services • 201-500 employees
≈ $43k – $106k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Paris, France) • Full-Time • Senior
Playson is a renowned digital entertainment supplier, founded in 2012, which has developed worldwide recognition in the iGaming industry. We operating across 27 regulated markets and partnering with more than 200 operators worldwide. The company offers a diverse portfolio of online casino games, combining engaging math models with high-quality design and immersive gameplay experiences.
HQ: Warsaw, Poland • Game Development • Gaming • iGaming & Gambling
Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (EU) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Python
SQLAlchemy
Databases
ClickHouse
DynamoDB
MySQL
DevOps
Datadog
Kubernetes
New Relic
Splunk
QA
JMeter
k6
Locust
Playwright
Pytest
Rest-Assured
Selenium
Sanofi is a French global healthcare and pharmaceutical leader dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative therapeutic solutions worldwide. The company specializes in prescription medicines, vaccines, and biopharmaceuticals across key areas such as immunology, oncology, rare diseases, and cardiovascular health. Leveraging cutting-edge science and digital healthcare technologies, Sanofi aims to transform medical practice and improve patient lives globally.
HQ: Paris, France • Health Care • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • 1001-5000 employees
$45k – $60k per year • In office (Vitry-sur-Seine, France) • Full-Time • French: C1
$49k – $66k per year • In office (Vitry-sur-Seine, France) • Full-Time • French: C1
In office (France) • Full-Time • French: C1
SportyBet is an international sports betting, gaming, and digital entertainment platform owned by Sporty Group. Founded by Sudeep Ramnani in 2013, the platform is a market-leading sports betting operator in Africa - with operations across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda - and has expanded internationally into markets like Brazil.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Gaming • Sports • iGaming & Gambling • Sports Betting • Est. 2013
≈ $77k – $170k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote (EU) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Databases
MongoDB
MySQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Rest API
AWS
Management
Jira
QA
Chrome DevTools
Playwright
Postman
Selenium
Appium
≈ $62k – $180k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Python
Databases
MongoDB
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Rest API
Management
Jira
QA
Appium
Chrome DevTools
Playwright
Postman
Selenium
Shift Technology is a French company founded in 2013 that applies machine learning to insurance claims and underwriting. Its products detect fraudulent claims, automate claims decisions and check policy applications, drawing on patterns across a large network of insurer clients. It works with insurers in more than twenty five countries across property, health and motor lines.
HQ: Paris, France • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2013
≈ $45k – $112k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Paris, France) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
JavaScript
SQL
Databases
Databricks
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Azure
Datadog
Management
Jira
QA
Postman
TestRail
IDnow is a European identity verification provider offering automated, video-based and electronic identity checks. Founded in 2014 in Munich, it meets the strict regulatory requirements of German and French financial supervision. Its artificial intelligence models detect forged documents and presentation attacks.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Fraud Detection • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Est. 2014
≈ $16k – $63k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Rennes • Remote (France) • Contractor • Junior • French: C1 • English: C1 (Optional)
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Rest API
QA
Appium
Pact
Playwright
Selenium
≈ $38k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Rennes • Remote (France) • Senior • French: C1 (Optional) • English: C1 (Optional)
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab CI
GitLab
QA
Locust
Postman
Pytest
Rest-Assured
Semiconductor Engineering is a technical media and research organization based in San Jose, California, and founded in 2013. The company provides in-depth news, analysis, and technical papers focused on the design, manufacturing, testing, and integration of advanced semiconductor technologies. It operates as a global information hub for chip engineers and industry professionals, offering newsletters, webinars, and specialized research reports.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Science & Engineering • Publishing • Media & Entertainment • Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Semiconductors • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
≈ $23k – $74k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Valbonne, France) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English
The Exploration Company is a Munich based European company founded in 2021 that is developing the Nyx reusable space capsule. Its spacecraft is designed to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbital stations, with a modular architecture and green propulsion. The company has flown demonstration missions and raised one of Europe's largest space funding rounds.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Graphic Design • Space & Aerospace • Design & Creative • Est. 2021
≈ $16k – $65k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Bordeaux, France) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
≈ $23k – $73k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Bordeaux, France) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
≈ $23k – $73k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Bordeaux, France) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
ClickHouse is an open-source, column-oriented DBMS (Database Management System) designed for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP). Originally created by Yandex in 2009 and spun out into an independent company in 2021, it is engineered for real-time reporting, fast query execution, and high-performance data analytics at petabyte scale.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Data & Analytics • Big Data • Database Management • 1001-5000 employees
Equity • Remote (EMEA, United States)
ClickHouse
AI/ML
Cursor
Lovable
DevOps
IAM
AWS
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
GDPR
HIPAA
ISO 27001
PCI DSS
SOC 2
Hitachi is a major Japanese multinational conglomerate specializing in industrial equipment, power systems, railway infrastructure, and digital technologies. Through its Social Innovation Business and Lumada platform, the company combines operational technology with enterprise IT to modernize critical infrastructure globally. Operating across diverse sectors - including energy, mobility, healthcare, and green technologies - Hitachi drives digital transformation and sustainable development worldwide.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Hardware • Industrial Machinery • Manufacturing • 5000+ employees
≈ $34k – $84k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Massy, France) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1 • English: C1
Storyblok is a headless content management system (CMS) that provides a modular, visual editor designed for developers and content creators alike. Headquartered in Linz, Austria, the company enables teams to build and manage digital experiences across websites, mobile apps, and e-commerce platforms using API-first technology. By decoupling backend content management from the frontend presentation layer, it helps businesses publish content faster and maintain a scalable digital footprint globally.
HQ: Linz, Austria • Web Development • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Software
≈ $78k – $173k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Grafana
Kibana
QA
Playwright
Sentry
CoverGo is an insurance technology company headquartered in Hong Kong and founded in 2017. The company sells a no-code core insurance platform covering policy administration, claims, underwriting, and distribution, connected through APIs so insurers can launch products without replacing legacy systems. It works with insurers, brokers, and banks across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America.
HQ: Hong Kong • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Middleware Software • Software • FinTech • Financial Services • Insurance • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
Junior • 2+ years exp • Kathmandu • Remote (AMER, EMEA, Asia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • English: B2
Senior • 4+ years exp • Kathmandu • Remote (AMER, EMEA, Asia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, the world's most widely used Linux distribution, headquartered in London. Founded in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth, the company provides enterprise-grade services, support, and security for open-source software, enabling organizations to deploy and manage workloads consistently across diverse environments. Their portfolio spans the entire compute spectrum - from public and private cloud infrastructure (OpenStack), container orchestration (Kubernetes/MicroK8s), and data center management to specialized edge and IoT computing.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
≈ $107k – $213k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Ubuntu
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
NIST CSF
Sopra Steria Poland is the Polish subsidiary of the European IT and consulting group Sopra Steria. It delivers information technology services including software development, consulting, and business process support for clients in various economic sectors.
HQ: Warsaw, Poland • Software • Information Technology • IT Consulting • 5000+ employees
≈ $29k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Le Plessis-Robinson, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
≈ $31k – $76k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Paris, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
SQL
Management
Jira
QA
Postman
Selenium
SoapUI
≈ $31k – $77k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Paris, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
Python
SQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
QA
Selenium
Sonos is an American consumer electronics company headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, that designs and manufactures premium smart home audio equipment. Founded in 2002, the company pioneered multi-room wireless audio systems, offering a product lineup that includes smart speakers, soundbars, subwoofers, and portable audio devices controlled via a unified software app. By integrating with major music streaming services and voice assistants, Sonos delivers synchronized high-fidelity audio solutions for residential homes and commercial spaces worldwide.
HQ: Santa Barbara, United States • Consumer Electronics • Media & Entertainment • Cinema • Home Cinema • Headphones & Audio • 501-1000 employees
$52k – $65k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Paris, France) • Relocation • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • French
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
GitHub
Docker
QA
Pytest
European Dynamics is a leading European IT services provider and software vendor specializing in e-government and public-sector digital transformation. Operating internationally across dozens of countries, the company designs, develops, and manages complex software systems for national government bodies, EU institutions, and international organizations.
HQ: Athens, Greece • Information Technology • Government • Digital Government • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1993
Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Strasbourg, France) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Splunk
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Management
Jira
≈ $37k – $92k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Strasbourg • Remote (France) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
DevOps
Kong
QA
Postman
≈ $37k – $92k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • In office (Strasbourg, France) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
DevOps
Kong
QA
Postman
Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in analytical testing and laboratory services for the life sciences, food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and consumer product industries. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, the group operates an international network of over 950 laboratories across 50+ countries.
HQ: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg • Health Care • Food Safety • Biotechnology • 5000+ employees
≈ $15k – $59k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Nantes, France) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Internship • Junior
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Paris • Brussels • Software • Information Technology • IT Consulting
≈ $42k – $103k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Paris, France) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Senior • French: C1
Apex
Apex
Salesforce Data Cloud
AI/ML
Model Context Protocol
Management
Jira
Marketing
Salesforce
QA
Playwright
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Junior |
11 |
$39K |
$40K |
$40K |
| Senior |
20 |
$54K |
$65K |
$73K |
| All levels |
48 |
$43K |
$61K |
$79K |
Few employers in this selection publish pay, so these figures are Alion estimates built from comparable listings by role, level and country. Gross annual, converted to USD.
Relocation package
14%
10
The market right now
Alion currently lists 70 open QA Engineer jobs in France from 39 companies. 5 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 31 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
Most employers in this selection do not publish a figure, so the range below is Alion's own estimate, derived from 48 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $43K and $79K a year, with a median of $61K. By level, the median runs junior at $40K and senior at $65K. The step from junior to senior is worth about 1.6x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are France (19), Portugal (5), Nepal (2), Belgium (1), and Poland (1). 33% of the listings are fully remote and a further 17% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open QA Engineer jobs in France right now are Thales Alenia Space (7), The Exploration Company (6), European Dynamics (5), Sopra Steria Poland (4), Side (4), and Sanofi (3). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (20), CI/CD (12), Playwright (11), Jira (10), Postman (10), SQL (10), C++ (8), and TypeScript (7). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current QA Engineer jobs in France, 9 state visa sponsorship, 10 offer a relocation package, and 5 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
