QA Engineer (IJ Kotlin Plugin)

About the Role

JetBrains is seeking a QA Engineer to own quality for the IntelliJ Kotlin Plugin, which provides core Kotlin support within JetBrains IDEs. This role focuses on systematically expanding test coverage for functionality including highlighting, refactorings, and coding assistance features used by millions of developers daily.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers on exploratory testing of new and modified IDE functionality

• Investigate and pinpoint bugs, report findings in bug trackers, and perform regression testing

• Design maintainable test scenarios and determine which should be automated versus tested manually

• Write and maintain automated tests in Kotlin to expand IDE functionality coverage

• Analyze existing test coverage, identify gaps, and prioritize future automation efforts

• Participate in product planning to assess technical risks and plan QA work

• Improve test coverage for Kotlin-related functionality in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate and other Kotlin tooling areas

Required Qualifications

• Ability to read and write clean code in Kotlin, Java, or another object-oriented programming language

• Experience designing test scenarios and deciding what should be automated

• Proficiency with bug trackers, version control, and continuous integration systems

• Familiarity with Java technologies, frameworks, and build tools like Maven or Gradle

• Ability to analyze complex technical behaviors such as static analysis and compilers

• Strong sense of ownership and collaborative mindset with engineering peers