Quality Assurance Engineer

As a Quality Assurance Engineer and part of our Technology team, you will be responsible for testing the functionality of our air and ocean freight intelligence products, as well as internal data acquisition tools. 

What you will be doing

• You will work on a web application developed upon React, fetching pricing information from a Python API in front of PostgreSQL

• You will work closely with our Product teams to define, implement, and refine features and functionality

• You will help us to switch from primarily exploratory testing to a more structured and well-documented approach

• You will be contributing to defining the QA efforts, the functional test design, test cases, and test plans development

• You will help us make sure that things are compatible every time we release to production

• You will be picking the best tools for the job and educating your peers on their benefits

Your Profile and Experience

• You have 3+ years of experience as a QA Engineer/Lead in Web projects

• You are a team player, you enjoy learning and improving the team around you and yourself

• You have understanding of modern web technologies

• You take a proactive approach to learning about software development

• You have experience in functional test design, test cases, and test plans development

• You’re good at understanding and using of software QA methodologies, tools and processes

• You have experience working in Agile/Scrum development processes

• You are fluent in English; oral and written

• You're located (or willing to relocate) near Oslo (Norway) 

Not sure whether you're the perfect fit? Give it a try regardless - we love to hear from interesting people! Be sure to give us an idea of who you are as a person — not just your professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in API testing

• Relevant higher education

If you are not already authorized to work in Norway, a Bachelor or Master in a relevant field is necessary.

What we offer

• We will help you grow your career: We help you identify areas of growth for you, whether you want to grow as a specialist in your field or eventually want to go into a leadership/management role.

• We have a transparent and open work environment where everyone is empowered to make an impact and encouraged to voice their ideas.

• Keeping true to our value, “Xeneta is one,” we regularly organize social events, including global company trips, breakfast gatherings, Friday after-work-socials, and weekly quizzes.

• You will enjoy our generous vacation plan: 5-10 extra paid days off around public holidays throughout the year and 5 weeks of paid vacation.

• You will receive an individual education budget and can educate yourself during work hours: you can spend several hours each month attending courses, reading books or getting involved in communities. 

• We have flexible working hours (core time with meetings is 10:00 to 15:00, the rest is up to you), and you can work remotely for extended periods when needed.

• We value work-life balance and want to make sure you can spend quality time with your family or enjoy your hobbies when your workday is over.

• We will help you relocate to Oslo if you are applying from abroad. We will provide you with a temporary apartment and reimburse your expenses for the relocation flight, permit and visa fees.

Xeneta is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About Xeneta

At Xeneta, we have been on a mission to transform the ocean and air freight markets since 2012. We are doing this by building a data platform that provides intelligence to the very opaque industry of buying and selling containerized freight. Now, Xeneta is the leading freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform—creating transparency and empowering our customers to make data-driven decisions.

Our customers include big brands such as Electrolux, L’Oréal, Continental, Puma, Nestlé, Volvo and LVMH.

Headquartered in Oslo, with offices in Hamburg and Jersey City and employees from over 60 different countries, we are a truly international company that celebrates diversity. We’re growing at an excitingly fast pace, helped in part with a recent $80M investment from APAX Digital, and are continuously searching for top talent and partners to join us on our mission.