Senior Software Quality Engineer

About the opportunity

N26 is building the first mobile bank the world loves to use. We have over 8 million customers in 24 markets and a team of over 1,500 employees worldwide. We’re here to transform banking for the better—and that starts with building a world-class engineering culture where quality is not just a checkbox, but a foundation.

We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our Quality Platform team. In this role, you won’t just be "testing" software; you will be building the infrastructure and tools that enable hundreds of developers to ship high-quality code at speed. As part of the Quality Platform team, your mission is to design, maintain, and evolve the ecosystem used to test our complex microservices architecture. You will be a force multiplier, creating the tools and processes that make quality a seamless part of the developer experience.

This is a hybrid role based in our Barcelona office. 

In This Role You Will

• Build Tools: Design and maintain internal tools, frameworks, and platforms that streamline testing across our microservice landscape.
• Champion GitOps: Work closely with DevOps and SRE teams to integrate quality gates into our CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
• Evolve Architecture: Consult on the testability of our microservices and ensure our platform scales with our growth.
• Set Standards: Define company-wide quality processes, moving beyond manual checks to automated, resilient systems.
• Mentor: Act as a technical leader within the Quality community at N26, mentoring other engineers and advocating for a "Quality First" mindset.

What You Will Bring Along

• An Ownership Mindset: You are a self-starter and a "go-getter." You don’t wait for instructions; you identify bottlenecks and solve them.
• Strong Coding Fundamentals: You have a deep understanding of programming principles. Whether it’s Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, or Python, you write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Microservices Expertise: You have experience working in complex, distributed environments and understand how to test communication between services.
• Containerization Knowledge: You are comfortable working with Docker to containerize test environments and tools.
• The "Plus" Factor: You have a strong affinity for GitOps/DevOps cultures. Hands-on experience with ArgoCD or GitHub Actions is a major plus.
• Communication Skills: You have a strong command of the English language and can effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What's in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe's most talked about disruptors.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses.
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are

N26 has reimagined banking for today's digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it's how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.

We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.

Equal Opportunities:

We recognize that our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring to our workforce. We strive to build talented and diverse teams to drive our business success and empower our people to reach their full potential.

We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages. We're committed to creating an inclusive workspace where everyone feels valued and respected, free from harassment and discrimination. If there's anything you need to make the application process work for you, please let us know by reaching out to candidate.exp@n26.com.

Visit our website to learn more about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at N26.