We are blau direkt

Infrastructure service provider for brokerage companies in the insurance industry. 

Our business is to provide infrastructure services to insurance brokers. We manage data, documents, claims, and most importantly: communication! blau direkt facilitates the work of over 1,400 insurance brokers and distributors. 

As a technology market leader, we offer brokerage companies in the insurance industry the most modern infrastructure services and a tried and tested touchpoint management system, which fundamentally sets us apart from other broker pools in Germany.

We are just opening a new R&D center, where we build engineering teams to support the most crucial blau direkt products. 

Insurance and finance are dull? Not with blau direkt! 

We have made it our task to digitize and simplify the originally very paper-heavy and time-consuming work of our partners with the help of our solutions. Together as a team, we are driving new standards in the industry. 

Talk to us and be a part of this experience from the beginning, which gives you the unique opportunity to really make an impact on how we do things. 

Experience:

• Experience in a QA role in large-scale projects
• Proven ability to work independently, managing tasks and priorities with minimal supervision

Skills:

• Hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing processes
• In-depth knowledge and practical experience using Playwright/Python
• Ability to report results and track progress in projects
• Strong experience in API testing, including designing and executing automated API tests
• High proficiency in time management and analytical thinking
• Fluent in English (both spoken and written) for communication with international teams
• Ability to mentor and share knowledge with junior team members
• Ability to define and design test cases based on business and technical requirements
• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools (e.g. GitLab CI)
• Flexibility and problem-solving skills, especially when establishing QA processes in projects where they may not exist

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum processes, including practical experience working in Agile teams
• Experience in testing native mobile applications
• ISTQB Advanced or Expert level certification
• Basic knowledge of the German language

Your responsibilities:

• Planning and coordinating testing activities throughout the entire software lifecycle
• Developing, maintaining and executing test cases and ensuring they are integrated into the test automation suite
• Creating and updating the testing strategy to align with business requirements
• Automating testing processes and monitoring their efficiency
• Independently managing testing tasks, timelines, and priorities to meet project deadlines
• Building automated test frameworks and scripts from scratch, when necessary, to improve the overall testing strategy
• Proactively identifying and addressing potential quality issues or risks without external guidance

What we do:

• Quality Assurance: 
• Test manager
• Cross-functional teams - QAs on the board
• Test automation / Python
• Test case management tools
• Testing mobile applications on real devices or a device farm

• Our stack:
• Technologies: PHP 8.0+/ Symfony 6.1+ /Laravel 9.0+ , JS/TypeScript, Go
• Databases: MySQL, MariaDB
• Infrastructure: UNIX, Kubernetes
• Queue: RabbitMQ
• Tests: phpunit + codeception
• CI/CD - Gitlab
• Containerization

• Engineering practices:
• OOP, TDD, DDD, SOLID, Clean Code
• Pull requests / Code review (Gitlab)

• Agile workflow:
• Scrum + elements of eXtreme Programming
• PO + SM

• Tools:
• Git + Gitlab
• Xdebug
• Jira, Confluence, AHA!, Slack, G Suite/Google workspace
• Mostly PhpStorm but freedom to choose tools 
• Docker

Benefits and perks:

• Private healthcare
• Cafeteria system
• Referral Bonus
• Startup atmosphere
• No dress code
• Flexible hours
• Flexible working format - remote or hybrid 
• Modern office, Chillout zone, Standing desk, parking for bicycles, and a cloakroom with showers
• Regular office lunches and integration meetings
• Some international travels included