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About Us
STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.
We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems—not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe—today.
Your mission
As a Software Test Engineer you will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and executing automated testing frameworks for a wide range of software components across frontend and backend systems. Your work will ensure our mission-critical software for unmanned systems meets the highest standards in robustness, reliability, and customer-facing quality.
Responsibilities
Establish and continuously improve testing frameworks, tools, and environments in alignment with project and product needs.
Implement automated tests for APIs, services, UI components, and integration scenarios.
Ensure coverage of functional, performance, and regression tests across multiple software components and releases.
Maintain replicability and consistency of test environments to support long-term reliability.
Develop detailed and traceable documentation of test plans, test cases, and results suitable for customers and certification bodies.
Provide clear, structured reporting on software quality, risks, and release readiness to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Collaborate with developers, product owners, security teams, and customer engagement managers to align testing activities with project objectives.
Support the adoption of test automation best practices within agile development workflows (Scrum).
Qualifications
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
3+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong focus on automated testing of complex systems.
Hands-on experience with test frameworks such as Google Test, Boost.Test, Robot Framework, or similar.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) for automated test integration.
Solid understanding of testing methodologies (unit, integration, system, regression, end-to-end).
- Experience with mission critical systems
- Experience in defence, aerospace or automotive industries
- Familiarity with test automation for AI-related components, APIs and data pipelines
- Knowledge of security testing principles and tools
- Experience in generating customer-facing, audit-complient test documentation.
