QA Engineer – Manual Testing, Automation

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

📋 Description

• Develop and implement risk-based manual, exploratory, API, and regression tests utilizing written acceptance criteria and a deep understanding of the customer’s workflow.

• Evaluate complete workflows across applications and integrations, including permissions, data persistence, notifications, background processing, error handling, and critical edge cases.

• Analyze failures using browser developer tools, API requests, logs, basic database queries, and pertinent code modifications.

• Differentiate confirmed defects from assumptions and highlight product decisions that require clarification.

• Compose actionable bug reports that include reproduction steps, expected and actual results, tested environment and version, screenshots, recordings, or other supporting evidence.

• Separate release blockers from enhancements and unrelated defects in prioritization.

• Retest fixes and impacted workflows, then clearly communicate QA results, remaining risks, and blockers in tickets and pull requests.

• Maintain and enhance Playwright regression tests in TypeScript or JavaScript, which encompasses test data, page objects, setup, and cleanup.

• Investigate failed CI runs and mitigate flaky or misleading results.

• Collaborate with engineers to ensure a testable deployment is ready, including suitable accounts and data, and a demonstrated happy path prior to QA initiation; escalate any missing prerequisites without delay.

• Leverage AI-assisted tools to expand test scenarios, analyze code, and enhance automation while independently validating findings and test outcomes.

• Assist in delivering reliable changes across renter, partner, and internal operations applications, APIs, and third-party integrations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical experience testing web applications and APIs within a SaaS or startup setting; the ability to showcase relevant work is more important than a specific number of years.

• Proficient manual and exploratory testing abilities, encompassing negative cases, permissions, persistence, and regression testing.

• Hands-on experience writing or maintaining browser tests using Playwright or a similar framework, along with sufficient TypeScript or JavaScript knowledge to understand and modify test code.

• Familiarity with Git, pull requests, and CI test results to investigate changes and validate the version being tested.

• Competency in using browser developer tools and API tools like Postman; basic SQL skills for verifying application data in approved test environments.

• Experience documenting bugs and test outcomes in an issue tracker, with clear reproduction steps and evidence.

• Strong written and verbal English skills, with the ability to work autonomously in a remote team.

• Beneficial experience includes testing third-party integrations, asynchronous workflows, and AI-powered features; working with React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, or AWS; and utilizing AI coding or browser tools for testing and investigation.

• No formal educational degree is required—we prioritize your skills and experience. All candidates are encouraged to apply!

• Contractors are expected to use their own computer, equipment, and internet connection to perform their tasks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully Remote: Work from any location around the globe.

• Competitive salary compensated in USD.

• High level of ownership and autonomy within a vibrant, growth-oriented startup environment.

• Chance to contribute to a rapidly expanding product with substantial impact.

• Join one of the fastest-growing B2B ARR companies in the PropTech industry.

• This is a remote, independent contractor role, thus it does not come with company-sponsored employee benefits.

• Utility Profit observes U.S. company holidays, during which offices and regular business operations may be closed.