Location: Hybrid – Munich/ Frankenthal / Hamburg / Duesseldorf / Remote

Start day 01.01.2026

Make the Unseen seen! Our goal is to reinvent scouting in football and build the #1 global scouting platform for identifying and developing talent. With the help of modern AI technology, CUJU enables every young football talent to be seen – regardless of origin, gender, or social background. We create fair opportunities and transparent pathways into professional sports. Our platform connects athletes, clubs, and organizations worldwide to rethink scouting – data-driven, objective, and mobile. Together, we are shaping the next generation of global talent scouting.

Your Role

As Senior Automation QA Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that every release of CUJU delivers a smooth and delightful experience to our users. You design, implement, and maintain automated tests that validate critical business flows in our backend systems and support the mobile QA team with sustainable UI automation. Working closely with Backend, Mobile, QA, and Product, you translate business requirements into robust automated tests – ensuring high quality, reliability, and confidence in every release.

Tasks

Backend Test Automation

Design, implement, and maintain automated API tests
Cover business logic and service integrations with well-structured automated tests
Correlate test failures with application logs and metrics to provide clear, actionable defect reports
Collaborate with backend engineers to improve testability
Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to provide fast, reliable feedback
Plan performance, load, and reliability tests for backend services with the engineering team
Define and track relevant quality and performance metrics to monitor system health over time

UI Test Automation

Support the mobile testing team in building and maintaining mobile UI automation for iOS and Android
Help identify the most valuable user flows for automation and keep regression suites maintainable and stable

Manual Testing & Collaboration

Work closely with the mobile testing team to
Identify which scenarios should be automated vs. tested manually
Support manual exploratory and regression testing for backend and mobile apps
Work closely with Product and QA to translate business requirements and acceptance criteria into automated test scenarios
Communicate test strategies, coverage, and results clearly to developers, PMs, and other stakeholders

Continuous Improvement

Continuously refine and improve our automation strategy, tooling, and processes
Participate in sprint planning, refinements, and retrospectives, bringing a strong quality mindset
Help evolve our overall QA & testing culture (shift-left, quality gates, metrics, etc.)

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong focus on test automation
Solid experience in API test automation (ideally Playwright + Typescript or similar)
Hands-on experience with mobile UI automation (ideally with Appium + Java or similar)
Strong understanding of testing methodologies
Proven ability to translate business and product requirements into automated test cases and scenarios
Strong focus on code quality, maintainability and test design
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, or similar)
Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, JSON, and common debugging tools
Excellent communication skills in English and a strong team-player mindset
Strong focus on code quality, maintainability, and test designorate with cross-functional teams

Nice to Have

Experience working with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, DocumentDB, MongoDB)
Experience testing event-driven systems (e.g., message queues, SNS/SQS) and asynchronous flows
Experience with contract testing (e.g., Pact) or consumer-driven testing approaches
Experience with load, performance, or other non-functional testing
Passion for sports, data-driven products, or gamified mobile experiences

Benefits

Why Join CUJU

Work on an exciting sports tech platform blending AI, performance, and user engagement
Be part of a growing product team that values quality and innovation
Shape the QA process and ensure CUJU’s mobile experience is second to none
Collaborate with a passionate, international team that’s redefining digital talent development.
Diverse benefits – g. 30-day vacation, competitive compensation, corporate benefits and more
Work at the intersection of sports and technology – with international clubs, partners, athletes, or influencers
Creative freedom & responsibility – actively shape processes, contribute your ideas, and make a real impact
Short decision-making paths – direct communication, quick decisions, and close collaboration with management
Flexibility – hybrid or on-site in our Munich office
Personal development – individual learning opportunities and room to grow beyond yourself
Team spirit & culture – a young, motivated international team, regular events, and a supportive environment
Diverse benefits – g. 30-day vacation, competitive compensation, corporate benefits, and more

Your Impact

As Senior Automation QA Engineer, you will ensure that every CUJU mobile release delivers a flawless
and engaging experience to athletes and sports organizations worldwide. Through
meticulous testing, attention to detail, and proactive collaboration, you’ll
help maintain the highest
standards of quality, usability, and performance across iOS and Android
platforms. Your work will directly contribute to building trust in CUJU’s
digital ecosystem and shaping the future of data-driven talent development in
sports.

⚽️ Is this your next big play?

Are you passionate about sports, communicative, and eager to actively shape the future of sports? Then we look forward to your application!

Send us your documents (CV and a motivation letter) directly via the application link.

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