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You should have extensive experience testing web applications, a strong understanding of UI/UX, and experience applying shift-left testing practices throughout the development process.\nAnalytical thinking and genuine curiosity about how things work are essential to the role. You’ll collaborate closely with development teams from the early stages, contribute to the growth of our testing practices, suggest process improvements, and help shape the product itself as an active user.\nThis is a remote position under a service agreement. Our engineering team typically starts the workday around 10 AM (GMT+1), so we’re looking for someone within ±4 hours of this time zone to make sure we have enough overlap to stay connected.\nWho we are\nReadymag is a design tool for creating websites, landing pages, portfolios, magazines, editorials, and presentations.\nWe’re a fully distributed team with a strong international user community and client-oriented service. 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