Senior Backend Engineer at Rain Instant Pay Remote, EMEA About Rain Rain is the fastest-growing earned wage access (EWA) fintech in the U.S. We serve 2.5 million employees and are backed by top investors like QED and Prosus. We have raised nearly $400M in funding, including the largest Series A in fintech history, and recently closed our Series B to fuel our next stage of hypergrowth. Our platform helps people avoid unnecessary financial stress while helping employers boost retention, productivity, and employee well-being. We're driving a movement toward financial freedom, and we are just getting started. About the QA Team We are looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer to be a part of our engineering team. You will help us to improve QA processes, run tests and collaborate with teams to maintain product excellence. You will work together with the QA Lead, Engineers in all squads, Product Managers, Product Owners and Scrum Masters. You will have a key role in automation efforts and helping us balance what to automate and when to automate, prioritizing actions according to our goals. We strongly believe in the importance of having close contact with our users, so you will talk a lot with our operational people in the United States to understand issues from admin users and end users. What You’ll Do - Develop and scale robust UI test automation frameworks using Playwright - Drive quality integration by embedding automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Docker - Perform comprehensive manual and automated testing across API, web, and mobile interfaces. - Lead non-functional testing, including performance, stress, and exploratory tests - Implement best practices (BDD, Page Object Model, and Object Orientation) to ensure scalable automation code Who You Are - You have 3+ years experience designing and executing web/mobile/API automation, proficient in Playwright and Linux/Unix - You have solid experience with React JS (Chakra UI a plus) and working knowledge of Relational Databases - You are an expert in the software QA process, proficient in writing test scenarios (Gherkin syntax), and conducting rigorous end-to-end and regression testing - You have experience with mobile app testing on Android/iOS devices, utilizing specialized tools like Appium, UIAutomator, or Espresso Required Technical Qualifications - Hands-on expertise with Playwright, Appium, Selenium, or Cypress for robust UI automation - Solid experience with React JS or Python (familiarity with Chakra UI is a plus) - Proven ability to automate and manually test both APIs and user interfaces - Proficiency working within Linux/Unix environments - Working knowledge of Relational Databases - Practical experience applying the Page Object Model and Object Orientation principles in automation code - Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and proficiency with Docker Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitments As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Rain is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at HR-US@rain.us. What’s Next Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.