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