Senior QA Engineer – Contractor Role

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

📋 Description

• Lead testing initiatives for web applications, APIs, and integrations to guarantee exceptional quality in releases.

• Champion quality throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

• Create, implement, and sustain automated test suites utilizing Playwright (and other relevant automation tools as needed).

• Enhance the reliability, maintainability, and execution efficiency of automation.

• Design and perform both automated and manual tests for RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

• Verify data integrity, business logic, error handling, and service dependability.

• Assess front-end workflows, user journeys, and the overall user experience.

• Ensure applications fulfill functional, usability, and accessibility standards.

• Document test cases, test outcomes, and defects clearly and comprehensibly.

• Collaborate closely with senior and principal engineers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment on requirements and priorities.

• Confidently present testing results, quality risks, and recommendations, adjusting communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Navigate competing priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment.

• Focus testing on crucial business pathways while upholding long-term quality goals.

• Mentor junior QA engineers and disseminate testing best practices.

• Contribute to process enhancements and nurture a collaborative, quality-driven engineering culture.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance.

• More than 2 years of practical automation experience.

• Extensive experience with Playwright (or Selenium/Cypress with a willingness to transition).

• Proven track record in testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar.

• Strong understanding of:

• Test planning.

• Test execution.

• Defect lifecycle management.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, capable of bridging technical and non-technical dialogues.

• Strong organizational and time management abilities, capable of handling multiple priorities.

• Ability to swiftly grasp complex technical systems and engage in technical discussions.

• Collaborative, proactive, and solution-focused mindset.

• Capability to work independently while effectively partnering with distributed teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Working hours: 7 AM - 4 PM - Brazilian timezone.

• Days of work: Monday - Friday.

• Employment type: Contractor - indefinite.