(Junior) QA Engineer/Software Tester (m/f/d) – Product Quality & Test Automation
Estimated salary
€4,553 – €7,083per month
Auto-estimated from similar roles, location, experience & market data. Actual pay may vary.
Description
CHECK24 Tax is looking for a (Junior) QA Engineer/Software Tester to join their team in Dortmund. You will work on an award-winning tax product with complex decision logic, data-driven processes, and AI-powered features. Your role involves ensuring new and existing features work reliably, analyzing error patterns, and sustainably improving product quality through structured testing, well-thought-out test concepts, and targeted automation. You will collaborate closely with product management and software development to create and maintain test cases, develop automated testing procedures, and validate AI-driven functions. The position offers a chance to combine analytical thinking, technical understanding, and quality awareness with true product proximity.
Requirements
- Completed degree in a technical, scientific, mathematical, business or comparable analytically oriented field with very good grades, or an equivalent qualification.
- Strong analytical thinking skills and enjoyment in systematically understanding complex rules, system relationships, and decision logic.
- High quality awareness, accuracy, and a good sense for details, special cases, edge cases, and risks.
- Basic knowledge of scripting or programming and motivation to further develop skills in test automation, quality assurance, and modern testing approaches.
- Interest in systematically reviewing and improving AI-powered functions, LLM results, and automated decision processes.
- Structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style with the aim of not only finding errors but also understanding their root causes sustainably.
- Negotiation-level German language skills (at least C1) are required.
Languages
German
C2 · FluentA1A2B1B2C1C2
Experience Level
InternEntry LevelMid-levelSeniorLeadExecutive
Benefits
Development and career: Individual professional and personal training offers, perspectives in specialist and management careers due to strong and sustainable growth.
Ownership for your topics: Take responsibility from the start, bring in ideas, and have a direct impact on CHECK24's success.
Start-up flair with security: CHECK24 combines the stability and security of a large company with the flexibility and flair of a dynamic start-up through small units within the CHECK24 Group.
Great team also outside of work: Foosball, Xbox gaming, dart tournaments, and numerous events to celebrate successes together.
Feel-good environment: Du-culture, relaxed and friendly atmosphere, free drinks, fruit, muesli, CHECKito lunches, vouchers for numerous CHECK24 products, and a subsidized company pension plan.
Easy to reach: Office in the heart of Dortmund, excellent transport connections via Dortmund main station, subsidized job ticket, and bike leasing program.
💰 Net Salary Calculator
Tax class 1, no church tax
Gross Salary
€69,816/year
€5,818/month
Total Deductions
€27,336
39% effective rate
Net Salary (Take Home)
€3,540/mo
€42,480/year
Deduction Breakdown
🏛️ Income Tax€12,160
🏦 Pension Insurance€6,492
🏥 Health Insurance€6,103
🫶 Care Insurance€1,674
📋 Unemployment Insurance€907
🏠 Cost of Living in Dortmund
Monthly Essentials
Rent (1BR)
€750
Groceries
€280
Transport
€68
Utilities
€210
Internet
€35
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Eating Out
€11
Gym/Month
€35
Coffee
€3
Beer (0.5L)
€4
Cinema
€11
Monthly Net Salary:€3,540
Comfortable Living:€1,403
Monthly Savings:€2,137 (60%)
💰
Strong savings potential: You could save €2,137 monthly, which is €25,644 per year.
💡 These estimates are based on average costs in Dortmund. Actual expenses vary based on lifestyle, neighborhood, and personal choices. "Comfortable living" includes rent, utilities, groceries, transport, and reasonable dining/entertainment.
Eligible for the EU Blue Card
A salary of €69,816 meets the EU Blue Card minimum of €45,300 (2026).
The EU Blue Card is a residence permit for highly qualified non-EU workers. It offers a fast track to permanent residency and allows family reunification.
Processing
4-12 weeks
Visa fee
€100
Requirements
University degree + Job offer
Also eligible: EU Blue Card (Shortage Occupation) (€41,042+)
Documents needed
Valid passport
Recognised university degree
Employment contract or binding job offer
Proof of salary meeting threshold
Health insurance coverage
Biometric passport photo
📍 Life in Dortmund
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Population
0.6M
⭐
Quality of Life
7.0
🇬🇧
English Friendly
6.0
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Tech Scene
6.0
🌍
International
6.0
🚇
Public Transport
7.0
🚴
Bikeability
7.0
🌬️
Air Quality
6.0
🌳
Green Spaces
7.0
🚗
Car Free
6.0
ℹ️
About Dortmund
- •Tech and innovation hub transformation
- •Strong university research
🌤️
Climate
- •Temperate oceanic climate
- •Mild winters
- •Moderate summers
❄️Jan: 2°C☀️Jul: 18°C📅Avg: 10°C
☀️1550 sunshine hours/year
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Safety
- •Average safety for large city
- •Some rougher areas
Overall:6.0
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Healthcare
- •Good hospital network
- •Klinikum Dortmund
Quality: 7.0Access: 8.0
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Culture
- •Concert Hall
- •U-Tower arts center
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Nightlife
- •Football culture
- •Kreuzviertel bar scene
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Recreation
- •Westfalenpark
- •Phoenix Lake
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Cost of Living
- •Affordable for a major city
- •Good value
🏠 Rent (1BR center):€750
⚡ Utilities:€210
🛒 Groceries:€280
🍽️ Dining out:€13
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CHECK24 is Germany's largest online comparison platform, covering insurance, energy, telecom, finance, travel, and e-commerce verticals with its own in-house product and engineering teams.
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The default for anyone single, divorced or widowed.
Only changes the church tax rate — 8% in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, 9% everywhere else.
Childless employees over 23 pay a higher Pflegeversicherung (care insurance) rate.