
Test Automation Engineer
- Hybrid
- Gent
- Development
Job description
Are you someone who gets genuinely excited about catching bugs before users do? 🐛✨ At Zero Friction, we’re looking for a Test Automation Engineer who loves digging into new features, making testing smarter (not harder), and wants to help us scale a platform that’s transforming the energy sector.
From manual test plans to automated regression suites — you’ll play a key role in ensuring our product works flawlessly across browsers, devices, and countries. If you're ready to be the gatekeeper of quality in a growing SaaS scale-up, keep reading. 👇
But first, let us introduce ourselves 👋
We are Zero Friction. We offer a reliable and efficient B2B SaaS platform for district & communal heating and cooling suppliers and building managers. We’re serving small to Enterprise customers and shaking things up in the district heating and cooling market. Without major investment, billing and cost allocation of collective heat and other energy types is fully automated. We’re fully in the scale-up phase and mentality, where we like to work together to build a success story.
Ready to fight friction with us? 🚀
Job requirements
🤓 Main responsibilities
Set up and improve testing processes and documentation standards
Create and execute manual test plans and test cases for new features and bug fixes
Maintain and run regression test suites for every release
Design and implement automation tests using tools like Selenium, Playwright, or Testcafe
Collaborate with developers and product to define clear acceptance criteria
Own the quality gate in release go/no-go decisions
Keep our test documentation clear, up-to-date, and actionable
🧰 Your toolkit
Familiarity with the .NET framework and C#
Solid experience with REST API testing and browser-based testing
Hands-on experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Testcafe or similar)
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
Comfortable testing in a microservices architecture
Cross-browser and cross-device testing know-how (desktop and mobile)
Experience with Azure Test Plans or similar test case management tools
Experience with Azure DevOps or other issue tracking systems
👂 Does this sound like you?
Analytical thinker with a structured approach to problem solving
You get satisfaction from catching issues before they reach users
Communicative and collaborative — you love working with devs, product, and support teams
Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture
You don’t just report bugs — you help prevent them
🤝 What's our offer?
A high-impact role in a fast-growing scale-up
A competitive salary package tailored to your personal needs
Flexibility in working hours and location (hybrid work is totally fine)
A supportive, no-nonsense team that loves solving real problems together
Work with a view — quite literally. Our impressive terrace overlooks the Ghent skyline
🤩 Excited?
Don't hesitate to apply — we only accept applications in English. 👇
You’ll be recruited based on competencies. People’s qualities are what matter most, regardless of gender, religion, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation or any disability.
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