Manual QA – Backend

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ukraine.

📋 Description

• Conduct manual testing of backend REST APIs and WebSocket flows utilizing tools such as Postman, Swagger, and curl.

• Assess data integrity and establish test states within MongoDB.

• Evaluate new backend functionalities, confirm bug resolutions, and carry out smoke, sanity, and regression tests prior to releases, as well as post-release production evaluations.

• Develop and uphold test documentation, which includes test cases in Qase, checklists, and bug reports in Jira.

• Analyze product requirements and technical specifications prior to implementation.

• Test A/B experiments, monetization processes, and analytics events.

• Engage with internal tools like admin panels, brand settings, and feature flags.

• Examine bugs through logs and metrics in Grafana.

• Determine root causes and differentiate between client-side and backend issues.

• Contribute to enhancing testing efficiency and quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in manual backend testing using API tools such as Postman, Swagger, or curl.

• Practical experience with MongoDB, including crafting queries with filters and projections and utilizing aggregation pipelines; strong SQL skills may be considered as an alternative, though MongoDB experience is favored.

• Comprehension of HTTP and REST principles, including methods, status codes, headers, and token-based authorization.

• Awareness of the distinctions between REST and WebSocket protocols.

• Proficiency in test design methodologies, including equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, and decision tables.

• Familiarity with test management systems such as Qase, TestRail, or comparable tools.

• Experience working with Jira and Confluence.

• Familiarity with MongoDB Compass or mongosh.

• Background in testing A/B experiments and analytics events, including experience with BigQuery or SQL.

• Experience in testing payment and subscription processes, including Apple/Google in-app purchases and web billing.

• An intermediate (B1) level of English or higher.

• Exposure to Grafana, Loki, or Kibana for log and metrics analysis.

• Basic skills in API test automation using JavaScript/TypeScript or Postman tests.

• Experience with proxy debugging tools such as Charles or Proxyman.

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 paid vacation days.

• 15 sick days.

• 6 additional days off for family occasions.

• Up to 10 extra days off for public holidays.

• Full medical insurance coverage.

• Reimbursement for sports and equipment expenses.

• Team-building activities, corporate gifts, and stylish merchandise.

• Maternity recovery support allowance.

• Financial and legal assistance.

• Job security and support for those who enlist in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

• Involvement in social initiatives that support Ukraine.

• Option to work from the Kyiv hub or remotely with a flexible schedule.

• Provision of modern equipment or depreciation of personal tools.

• Collaboration with a highly skilled team of Middle & Senior professionals.

• Performance-driven reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs).

• Reimbursement for professional courses and English language classes.

• Access to a corporate library, book club, and knowledge-sharing events.