Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Fairphone is more than just a company; we are a global leader in sustainable, modular electronics, on a mission to change the electronics industry from the inside out. Built on strong social and environmental values, we are a diverse and inclusive team from all walks of life creating market consumer electronics that make a real impact. At Fairphone, you will find a supportive and safe space where everyone can be themselves, collaborate openly, and have the freedom to learn and grow because that's how we innovate and drive change together! So... are you a proactive, self-motivated team player who loves taking initiative and bringing positive energy? Do you thrive in a fast-moving start-up or scale-up environment? Are you a great communicator who values collaboration and embraces different perspectives? And most importantly, do you feel a strong connection to Fairphone's mission and values? If you're nodding along and thinking, "Yes, that's me!", then check out our vacancy below! Please know that we acknowledge that we are living in a time where the use of AI can bring many efficiencies and support. However, we want to know the real YOU. Please try to limit the use of AI tools to generate answers to the application; we value authenticity and encourage you to use your creativity! • Location : Amsterdam (you must have the right to work in the Netherlands) • Hours : 32–40 hours per week • Start : 1st of the month • Contract duration:  1st 12-month employment contract with the possibility of extension to permanent • Deadline to apply:  Rolling basis. Please apply as soon as possible. ]]> As our QA Automation Engineer , you will shape and elevate the quality culture across our web development team. Reporting to the Lead Developer, you will sit at the intersection of technical automation, release management, and critical analysis across our two Agile Scrum development teams. This is not a traditional downstream testing role. You will shift quality "left" by critically questioning requirements, spotting edge cases, and embedding acceptance criteria into Jira tickets before a single line of code is written. Today, much of our QA work is handled manually by our UX Designers and Implementation Manager. You will lead our transition into a modern, automated QA environment while retaining the pragmatic mindset needed to manage structured manual test plans for ongoing deployments and, around 1–2 major launches a year. You will establish our automated pre-deploy gates, create scheduled bug-detection scripts, and define clear severity rules. You need to empower our developers to take true ownership of their own unit and integration tests, serving as the authority who makes the final go/no-go call on deployments. ]]> Your Key Responsibilities • Automation Architecture & Ownership:  Plan, build, and maintain our end-to-end test automation suites using Playwright with Python. • CI/CD Quality Gates:  Integrate automated testing into GitHub Actions to create automated pre-deployment quality gates and run weekly automated bug-detection scripts across our webshop. • Refinement & Critical Analysis:  Partner with Product Owners and UX Designers during Jira refinement sessions to define rigorous acceptance criteria, edge-case scenarios, as well as non-functional requirements. • Release & Bug Governance:  Establish bug severity rules, manage staging environment improvements, and hold ultimate accountability for the go/no-go release decisions. • Manual Release Planning:  Design and execute structured manual test plans, ensuring cross-device and -browser compatibility, usability, and performance. For frontend as well as for APIs and backend. • Enforce Quality Standards & Developer Accountability:  Establish firm quality guardrails and hold deve