Software QA Engineer

Amazing career opportunity in Brno! HID Global is looking for a QA Engineer to join our RTLS team in Brno and help ensure the quality and reliability of a platform powering industrial real-time location systems used worldwide.

In this role, you will work closely with software engineers to validate new features, investigate system behavior, and ensure that our distributed platform performs reliably in demanding industrial environments.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys understanding complex systems, testing APIs and backend services, and contributing to the overall quality of a product used by global customers.

Who are we?

HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 employees worldwide. Learn more about us here:
www.hidglobal.com
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RTLS Business Unit

Our RTLS (Real-Time Location Systems) team develops software and hardware solutions that enable precise indoor location tracking in industrial environments. Our platform helps organizations improve operational efficiency, safety, and visibility by transforming location data into actionable insights.

The Brno team focuses on developing and maintaining a scalable platform used by customers globally across manufacturing, logistics, and industrial operations.

Essential Duties

• Designing and executing high-quality test scenarios and test cases for new features and platform improvements.
• Validating functionality of web applications and backend services in a distributed system environment.
• Investigating and reproducing defects, documenting findings clearly in tools such as Jira or TestRail.
• Collaborating closely with software engineers, product managers, and support teams to improve product quality.
• Supporting investigation of production issues and helping reproduce defects across different environments.
• Performing regression testing and contributing to improvements in overall test coverage.
• Participating in agile team ceremonies such as standups, sprint planning, and reviews.
• Contributing to improvements in QA processes, testing strategies, and product reliability.

Primary Duties

• Working closely with developers to understand system behavior and ensure features are validated before release.
• Analyzing logs, system responses, and API behavior to identify potential issues.
• Supporting the broader engineering team by helping identify risks and quality improvements early in the development cycle.
• Maintaining internal QA documentation, test cases, and knowledge bases for the team.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in software testing or QA within an agile environment.
• Strong experience designing and executing test cases and test scenarios.
• Experience with API testing and HTTP-based services (REST, JSON).
• Experience working with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to reproduce and diagnose defects in complex or distributed systems.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra).
• Ability to communicate effectively in Czech and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing applications built on microservices architecture.
• Experience testing systems deployed in cloud environments (e.g., AWS).
• Experience working with logs, monitoring tools, or system metrics (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
• Experience with containerized environments such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with test automation or exploratory testing approaches.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary and rewards package.
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance.
• A collaborative and supportive engineering environment.
• Hybrid working model with time spent in our Brno office and remote work flexibility.
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential.
• The opportunity to work on a global product used in industrial environments worldwide.

Why apply?

Empowerment: You will work as part of an experienced global team in a flexible environment, developing your expertise while contributing to meaningful technology.

Innovation: We value new ideas and encourage our teams to continuously improve how we build and test software.

Integrity: We believe in open collaboration, transparency, and creating an environment where employees feel respected and valued.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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