Software Quality Assurance Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Engage in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and associated Agile meetings, offering QA insights and feedback on story requirements and acceptance criteria.

• Develop clear and effective test cases that align with acceptance criteria and comprehensive test plans.

• Conduct acceptance testing throughout regular sprint cycles.

• Execute regression testing prior to releases, coordinating with automated testing initiatives.

• Collaborate with QA Automation Engineers to ensure adequate test coverage, validate defects, and assess release readiness.

• Work alongside remote developers and cross-functional team members to facilitate rapid iteration and prompt issue resolution.

• Reproduce, document, and enhance customer-reported bugs with detailed steps, expected and actual results, and supplementary information.

• Monitor testing activities, defects, and outcomes using approved QA and development tools.

• Commit to continuous learning and adaptation to new tools, systems, and testing methodologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• A minimum of 1 year of experience testing web applications in a professional, academic, internship, or similar project setting.

• A foundational understanding of software quality assurance principles, test planning, and defect life cycles.

• Proficiency in writing and executing manual test cases based on user stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria.

• Experience in acceptance, regression, exploratory, and defect verification testing.

• Capability to clearly document defects, encompassing reproducible steps, environment specifics, screenshots or logs as necessary, severity, and impact.

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, including sprint planning, refinement, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews.

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to assess software behavior against documented requirements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including collaboration with remote and cross-functional team members.

• Aptitude for quickly learning new tools, systems, and workflows.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple testing tasks within sprint timelines.

• Experience with API testing concepts, tools, or workflows is preferred.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps is a plus.

• Experience using TestRail or similar test case management tools is advantageous.

• Exposure to automated testing processes or coordination with QA Automation Engineers is desirable.

• Basic understanding of browsers, HTTP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or client/server architecture is beneficial.

• Experience testing SaaS products, enterprise applications, or customer-facing web platforms is advantageous.

• Familiarity with accessibility, usability, performance, or cross-browser testing concepts is desirable.

• Experience working with distributed or remote software development teams is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• An opportunity to enhance the quality and reliability of web-based software products.

• A collaborative team environment that allows close interaction with developers, QA automation experts, product owners, and other stakeholders.

• Exposure to Agile software development practices and contemporary QA tools.

• Opportunities to develop QA skills, learn new systems, and advance within a software quality discipline.

• A workplace that prioritizes clear communication, continuous improvement, and inclusive collaboration.