Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience with automated test frameworks like Jest or Mocha., Strong understanding of test design for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing., Proficiency in testing REST and GraphQL APIs without manual UIs., Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and modern databases like MongoDB..

Key responsibilities:

Develop and maintain automated tests for backend services.

Design and implement various test suites for APIs and data flows.

Integrate tests into CI/CD workflows to prevent regressions.

Monitor and troubleshoot flaky tests using tools like Grafana and CloudWatch.

Job description

About The Codebox

The Codebox is an Israeli-founded outsourcing company based in the Philippines. We build high-performing remote teams for fast-growing global tech companies – with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and long-term growth. Whether you're a developer, tester, or infrastructure engineer – you'll be part of a collaborative environment where your work directly impacts production quality.

We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join a leading backend engineering team and take ownership of test automation for a modern Node.js stack.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you'll be responsible for building and maintaining automated tests across the entire backend – from APIs to data flows to infrastructure.

Design and implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for Express, Next.js, and NestJS services
Validate system behaviour in containerized environments (AWS Fargate, Kubernetes)
Ensure correctness of interactions with MongoDB, ClickHouse, and other datastores
Embed tests into CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions) to prevent regressions and surface issues early
Monitor, debug, and troubleshoot flaky tests using ECS logs, Grafana, and CloudWatch
Contribute to a healthy code review culture and stable versioning practices

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Strong hands-on experience with automated test frameworks: Jest, Mocha, Node Test, etc.
Deep understanding of test design: unit, integration, and end-to-end suites
Experience testing REST / GraphQL APIs – no manual UIs
Background in CI/CD integration – GitHub Actions preferred
Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js environments
Familiarity with MongoDB, ClickHouse, or other modern databases
Container-based mindset – Docker, Fargate, Kubernetes
Git workflows, PR discipline, and clean code standards