QA Engineer

Job Description

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