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The Engineering Manager — Quality Assurance will lead Valencia’s QA function and drive a standardized, shift-left QA mindset across DKB Code Factory’s teams in Spain and Germany, increasing release confidence and reducing defect leakage. You will combine people leadership with pragmatic enablement—shaping QA standards, coaching engineers, and embedding measurable quality practices into everyday delivery.

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• Lead, coach, and develop QA engineers while coordinating QA practices and standards across Spain and Germany.
• Conduct QA maturity assessments, publish baseline KPIs (defect leakage, automated coverage, cycle time), and deliver a prioritized 12‑month QA roadmap.
• Design, publish, and drive adoption of a pragmatic QA playbook (test pyramid, automation strategy, DoR/DoD quality gates) across locations.
• Deliver high-impact quick wins (e.g., CI test integrations, updated DoD including QA, test guidelines) and scale successful pilots to other teams.
• Embed shift-left practices by partnering with product and engineering—introduce pairing, refinement participation, and automation-first approaches.
• Launch and oversee larger initiatives (automation framework standardization, contract testing, quality dashboards/observability) and measure their impact on quality KPIs.
• Build and sustain a cross-location QA community (guilds, mentorship, knowledge sharing) and support hiring/onboarding for QA roles.

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• Proven experience leading QA or quality engineering teams with cross-location scope (people leadership + enablement).
• Strong hands-on QA expertise: test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), API testing (Postman or equivalent), test pyramid and shift-left principles.
• Practical experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD or similar) and working with Git-based workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to assess QA maturity, define KPIs, and convert findings into pragmatic roadmaps and measurable quick wins.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-cultural communication skills (Spain & Germany).
• Fluent English; Spanish desirable.
• Comfortable working hybrid from Valencia with periodic travel to Berlin.
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, k6), contract testing tools (Pact), observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus), and cloud environments (AWS) (nice-to-have).
• Prior experience working in regulated environments (banking/finance)(nice-to-have).
• You're passionate about your work, but also know how to enjoy your free time!

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We are seeking an experienced Middle Project Manager with a strong background in Project Management and Process Implementation to lead the development and implementation of the new internal systems and business processes. The ideal candidate has a blend of project management, analytical, and soft skills to analyze and improve processes on department and company levels and communicate directly with the stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end internal project lifecycle - from requirements gathering to solution delivery and business process implementation
• Conduct user interviews and stakeholder discovery sessions to identify business needs, validate assumptions, shape the direction of process or system improvements, and translate them into clear, actionable project requirements
• Act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring clarity, alignment, and transparency at every stage
• Work closely with product managers, design, development, and other teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, providing mitigation strategies and solutions
• Lead change management efforts, ensuring smooth transitions and stakeholder engagement throughout project phases
• Monitor project performance and KPIs, ensuring alignment with project objectives and business outcomes
• Lead business process implementation - ensuring solutions are embedded into actual workflows and adopted by the teams
• Collect and analyze data to support decision-making and proposed solutions
• Prepare and deliver progress reports, presentations, and status updates to stakeholders and senior management
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices
• Proactively identify potential process improvements, efficiency gaps, and blind spots across teams and workflows

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project management
• Strong organizational, planning, and delivery skills
• Experience in business process analysis and optimization, or product workflow buildup, is a must
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and both business and technical stakeholders
• Data-driven approach to decision-making
• Experience working with AI or implementing AI into products or business processes 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and deadlines
• English at least B2
• Ukrainian and/or Russian language is a plus

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the backbone systems of a modern, data-driven digital company.
• Autonomy to lead meaningful projects from ideation to impact.
• A collaborative, innovation-first environment that values initiative and experimentation.
• Reduced working hours on Fridays during the summer.
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 1:00/2:00 PM – 9:00/10:00 PM EET.

Why Join Us

You’ll be at the intersection of technology, process innovation, and business growth - building systems that empower our teams to work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively. If you’re a strategic thinker who loves turning complexity into clarity and ideas into scalable solutions, we’d love to meet you.