QA Engineer for the Application group

Apify's mission is to help anyone get more value from the web with automation, AI agents, and web scraping.

Why?

We believe that humans have better things to do than filling forms, compiling huge Excel sheets of copy-pasted data, or watching thousands of videos to determine whether they include a specific brand logo.

Those are jobs for machines.

And just as in the real world we have tools that make our lives easier, we should have tools to make our lives easier on the web.

Web automation has a profound impact. Our users automate service unsubscriptions to save people money, and they collect billions of rows of data from all over the world for AI training, protection of consumers, or finding lost children. We give AI chatbots the context to interact intelligently, and we’re developing novel ways to work with generative AI like ChatGPT.

What you’ll be working on:

Our QA Engineers work directly with developers and product managers on full-stack teams. You'll test throughout development, not just as a final gate - catching issues early when they're easier to fix.

You'll write and maintain end-to-end and component tests. We're migrating from Cypress to Playwright in TypeScript - you'll help rewrite tests and establish best practices. After the migration, you'll grow the test suite and test new features, mostly through automation with manual testing when needed.

You’ll work with your team to:

• Collaborate on feature development from the start - testability is a priority.

• Write and maintain automated tests that cover critical user journeys and edge cases.

• Advocate for quality across the stack, helping catch issues early and improving the developer experience.

• Give fast feedback during two-week sprints so we can deploy multiple times per day without sacrificing reliability.

At Apify, QA is not an afterthought - it’s woven into our engineering culture.

Our tech stack:

• Frontend: React.js, styled-components, Storybook, Cypress, Playwright

• Backend: TypeScript/Node.js, Next.js, Express.js, Docusaurus, Jest

• Infra: AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, S3, GitHub Actions

• Monitoring: New Relic, LogDNA, Sentry, PagerDuty

• Tools: GitHub, ZenHub, Notion, Google Workspace

• Process: two-week sprints, code reviews, tests, automating whatever we can, and deploying multiple times per day.

They say there are no perfect candidates, but you might be the one if you have:

• A strong technical background or a great professional track record. We are looking for exceptional candidates, regardless of seniority.

• 2+ years of experience with frontend development, software testing, or automation.

• Experience with Cypress, Playwright, or other testing automation tooling.

• Some development skills in TypeScript/Node.js, or another programming language with the ability to learn quickly.

• Experience with AWS, other public clouds, and any technology mentioned in the technical stack is a plus.

• Experiment-driven and collaborative mindset.

• Good communication skills in English.

Why should you work at Apify?

• Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth, with a direct impact on our success

• Full-time position in Prague (Lucerna Palace) or Brno (Titanium) 🏰

• Option to work remotely 🛋️

• Flexible working hours (perfect for both night owls 🦉 and early birds 🐥)

• Nobody counts holidays as long as the work gets done 💪

• Zero bullshit policy – No Jira, no Okta, no Confluence, no quarterly estimates. Just GitHub, Google Workspace, Notion, Slack, and shipping stuff to production 🎯

• Stock options and profit sharing 💰

• We welcome pets, kids, and bikes at the office 🐕👨‍👧🚲

• Epic team buildings and offsites 🚢 with biking, canoeing, and other adventures 🪂

• Solid education and training budget, conference tickets, internal “Eat & Learn” sessions, and the possibility to work across teams 👩🏼‍💻👨🏽‍💻

• Generous hardware budget 💻

• Free lunches every day when you’re in the office 🌮🍱🍜🍕🥡

• Unlimited supply of ☕ & 🍺 and snacks

• Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo 🐘

• Free Multisport card 🏋

• Ping-pong, chess, PS5, lightsabers, foosball league after lunch.

For more details about Apify and what it is like to work with us, see our Careers page.