Software Quality Assurance Engineer Job at Academic Work (Lund)

Job Description

Katam Technologies is a team of ambitious entrepreneurs who want to revolutionize the forest industry through innovative technologies and services. Their tools help clients measure forests using drones, smartphones and action cameras, enabling data-driven and sustainable forest management. Now they are looking for a skilled Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join them on their exciting journey! Katam is a green tech startup founded in 2016 in Lund. They provide the forest sector with data to support operational as well as long-term strategic decisions. By using Computer vision, Artificial intelligence, patented algorithms and Katam’s forestry expertise, forest data is transformed into valuable decision-making facts for our customers around the world. More precise forest management will increase wood volume growth and production yield. These are key components for reducing CO2 net emission and at same time driving business for the global forest industry. The team works from the office in Lund, where around 20 people are currently based. In addition to the main office in Sweden, Katam also has a growing presence internationally, with local offices both in Brazil and Indonesia.

Job Responsibility

Own the end-to-end quality assurance of backend workflows that support analytics and production environments
Orchestrate automated test runs, validate results, and ensure that regression and system-level tests are consistently applied before software releases
Work closely with R&D and Operations to ensure that quality signals are reliable and well understood across teams
Work within a Scrum-based development rhythm
Gather, analyze and present test results in clear statistical reports that give insights into quality trends, performance stability and regression test outcomes over time
Take ownership of regression testing, ensuring that updates across multiple backend modules are systematically validated and tracked over time
Move the quality work from being reactive and incident-driven towards a proactive and systematic practice
Build a deep understanding of how the system works
Understand how different system modules interact and influence overall quality outcomes

Requirements

Work experience in software quality assurance, backend testing, or system validation
Relevant university degree in engineering, computer science, statistics, or similar field
Strong analytical skills and solid understanding of statistics, with the ability to interpret test data, performance metrics, and quality trends over time
Understanding of regression testing and system-level validation
Experience with regression testing and system-level validation in complex systems
Experience owning, maintaining, and evaluating automated test and validation systems
Be able to understand and have an interest in complete systems and system behaviour and their importance for output quality and performance.

Nice to have

Experience working in or alongside DevOps and cloud-based environments
Experience with Python and NoSQL, with ability to read, adjust, and execute test scripts

What we offer

Opportunity to work for a tech startup company with the ambition to transform the international forestry with new disruptive methods and services for increased productivity and environmental benefits
International collaborations and partnerships all around the world, in particular South America, Europe and Southeast Asia
A high level of ownership and responsibility, with influence spanning from early concepts to long-term implementation
A newly established role where you can shape how quality assurance is practiced and evolved over time

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