Software QA Engineer

Reports To: Supervisor, Senior Engineer Lead 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION 

We are looking for a Quality Assurance (QA) engineer to develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality. He/she will be helping us with company’s product development process, debugging, and applying effective tests and procedures before a product launches in order to make sure that the software runs smoothly.

 Develop and improve our framework and help develop our front-end and back-end products and features of including but not limited to: 

• In-depth knowledge of SDLC, STLC, QC, QA process, methodologies, tools, Agile/Scrum development process is a must. 
• Hands-on experience of at least 2 Years in any automation tool like Jmeter, Postman, Selenium & Webdriverio with JavaScript. 
• Identifying web application weaknesses and target areas. 
• Sketching out ideas for automated software test procedures. 
• Reviewing software bug reports and highlighting problem areas. 
• Non-Functional testing which includes Performance/Stress/Load through J meter or any other automated tool will be a plus point. 
• Writing automation scripts and implementing software applications. 
• Troubleshooting automation software and finalizing system procedures 
• Troubleshooting the Failure in the Executed Script(s) / Test Suit(s) and Suggest the Correct System Implementation. 
• Having profound knowledge of Database and API Testing. 
• Must have Sound knowledge of Tracking and Tracing Health Report of Bugs through Automation. 
• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products. 
• Understand system requirements, proactively find answers to questions, understand the impact of proposed changes, define QA scope, and create test plans. 
• Write and execute automated and manual test plans against business requirements, and verify applications.
• Quickly identify bugs or issues, communicate them to developers, and assist in tracking down their cause 
• Assist in defining our QA methodology and processes. 
• Continuously work on implementing process improvements and contribute to our in-house automation testing frameworks. 
• Create new automated scripts and other methods to prevent bugs before and during deployment. 
• Consistently meet project deadlines. 
• Work as an integral part of a Scrum team to sequence testing activity and deploy code to production. 

 Skills and Expertise:  

• 3+ years of enterprise-level experience. 
• 1+ years of experience in API testing, Web Services, REST API. 
• Experience with API testing tools: Postman or similar tools. 
• Experience writing SQL queries. 
• Experience writing test automation scripts using languages such as Groovy, Javascript, bash, Python, PHP. 
• Ability to write and execute test plans from specifications or verbal communications. 
• A passion for engineering, learning, and teamwork is a must! 
• Nice to have: working knowledge of Go, Unix and Javascript frontend test frameworks like cypress/webdriverio or selenium. 
• Solid understanding of relational databases (MySQL, and PostgreSQL) and No-SQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB) 
• Experience with Git (BitBucket) and the concept of pull requests etc. 
• Experience working in an Agile team environment and understanding of the Agile methodology, SCRUM and sprints.

Interpersonal skills: 

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills. 
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Performs well under pressure and excels at time management with the ability to complete tasks within aggressive deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other technical degree is a plus. 

Reasons to consider NOT taking this role:

● We are an early-stage company and you will be one of our very few developers.

● Everything will start from scratch!

● Although we will be there to assist as much as possible, there are a lot of moving pieces that need attention right now. Sometimes you'll be given a high-level objective and will need to figure out a plan to execute - because we trust that you will do your best without much supervision.

● We work long hours and have high expectations.

● Our team is small yet, and currently working remotely. There won’t be as much engagement, although everyone is super friendly.