QA Engineer

Job Purpose

The Quality Assurance Engineer, Release Engineering, ensures that software products meet the established standards of quality, reliability, and performance before they are released to customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed test plans and testing strategies that align with the overall development approach
• Define and implement robust testing strategies, focusing on both functional and non-functional testing requirements
• Design and develop comprehensive test cases and test scripts based on software requirements, user stories and design specifications
• Build and maintain automated test frameworks, particularly for backend services (Python and Golang) and frontend components (Angular and React)
• Conduct manual testing as necessary, especially for exploratory, usability and edge-case scenarios
• Perform API automation and end-to-end API validation testing
• Work closely with developers to understand the architecture, design and functionality of the application
• Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous testing as part of the development workflow
• Execute functional, regression, integration and performance testing to validate the software meets the required quality standards
• Identify, document and track defects, working with the development team to ensure timely resolution
• Analyze HTTP logs, status codes, and network traces to support debugging and root-cause analysis

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in CIS or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a strong background in both automated and manual testing
• Experience working with applications developed in Python, Golang, Angular and React
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Proficiency in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Hands-on experience with automation testing tools and frameworks:
  • **Selenium** for frontend/UI automation
  • **Playwright** (preferably with TypeScript; other languages acceptable)
  • **Pytest** (with Python requests library for API testing)
• Strong API automation and testing experience using **Rest Assured** (Java) and/or **Pytest**
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Good understanding of testing strategies: functional, regression, and performance testing (a plus)
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Exposure to **Splunk** for log analysis/monitoring
• Basic understanding of browser DevTools for frontend issue analysis
• Familiarity with tools and platforms:
  • **Postman**, **GitHub**, **Jira**
  • Relational databases: **PostgreSQL** and **Oracle**
  • CI/CD pipelines: **Azure DevOps**, **AWS**, **Jenkins**, or **GitHub Actions**
• Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools is a plus
• Knowledge of test planning, estimation, and defect lifecycle management
• Experience with BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber) is a plus
• Familiarity with test data management and environment setup
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with keen attention to detail
• Able to work in a service-oriented team environment
• Customer focused and dedicated to the best possible user experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong command of English
• Excellent collaboration skills across QA, Dev, and Product teams