Senior QA Engineer (Automation focused) - Rakuten Payment, Inc. (Secondment)
Core
Design, build, and lead an end-to-end automated QA pipeline for payment services, moving from manual regression to automated test kickoff, bug detection, and report generation.
Role type
Senior QA Engineer (Automation focused), aspiring Tech Lead
Builds
Automated test frameworks and CI/CD integrated QA pipelines for Rakuten Pay, Rakuten Edy, and Rakuten Point Card
Domain
FinTech, Payment Services, Quality Assurance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
test automation framework design, CI/CD integration, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, AI-driven test automation, end-to-end QA project leadership, web and mobile QA
Preferred skills
Japanese proficiency, ISTQB certification, Docker, Agile/Scrum, FinTech domain knowledge, mentoring
Technologies
Playwright, Appium, Selenium, WebDriver, Autify, Jenkins, GitLab CI, TestRail, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Rakuten AI Platform, Claude Code
Responsibilities
design and implement automated QA pipeline, build regression test automation framework, integrate automation into CI/CD, explore AI-driven test generation, lead technical decisions on automation strategy, mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with Tech Lead trajectory
