Automation QA Engineer (Mobile)

Rakuten Viber is one of the most popular and downloaded apps in the world. Working with us provides a unique opportunity to influence hundreds of millions of our users and to be part of the journey that makes us a super-app. Our mission is to make people’s lives easier by enabling meaningful connections, from precious moments with family and friends, through managing business relationships to pursuing their passions.

We are a global team of engineers dedicated to creating the best tools to ensure safe, convenient communication for millions of users worldwide. Our culture is built on innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence.

We’re looking for an experienced, highly motivated Client Automation QA Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain mobile test automation on iOS and Android using Appium (Java)
• Build and maintain the framework using the Page Object Model and keep suites stable
• Turn mobile smoke suites into a release-blocking gate across both platforms
• Expand from smoke into regression and feature-progression suites
• Integrate suites into GitLab CI and run tests across devices (device-cloud platforms)
• Collaborate with mobile developers and QA to build quality in from the start.
• On board and train QA engineers towards automation first as a process.

Requirements

• 3-5 years in test automation, with hands-on Appium (Selenide-Appium) for mobile
• Java 21/17, JUnit 5, Maven, Allure
• REST API testing for request/response validation - Retrofit2/OkHttp (or RestAssured)
• Framework and infrastructure building and maintenance - Page Object Model, GitLab CI, Git
• Understanding of mobile app testing challenges - flakiness, device fragmentation, network conditions
• A quality-first, automation-first mindset aimed to reduce manual QA to zero
• Experience using AI tools for development & QA.

Advantages

• Backend test automation background - Selenide/Selenium, RestAssured (API)
• SQL/DB validation (MySQL via JDBI, Aerospike)
• AWS GCP and Kubernetes
• Data-pipeline and feature-flag validation
• AdTech experience.