Qa Engineer

TL;DR

QA Engineer: Ensuring software and system integrity across online marketplace development projects with an accent on mitigating risk and delivering best-in-class solutions. Focus on manual and automated software testing protocols and tools, including cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global helps early-stage entrepreneurs, tech startups and growing companies to conceptualise, design, build, improve, and launch successful online marketplaces.

What you will do

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Mobile, and Server specialists.
• Ensure applications are tested to predefined acceptance levels and deliveries align with functional specifications.
• Write and execute automation scripts for functional and regression tests.
• Set up test automation tools like Cypress, Jest, and Nightwatch to run non-functional tests.
• Evaluate, troubleshoot, and test software and REST APIs.
• Apply suitable testing mechanisms at appropriate stages of the Software Development Life Cycle, considering Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience as a QA Engineer.
• QA experience within a digital platform environment (online marketplace, SaaS, or enterprise-level e-commerce).
• Solid understanding of where and when automated testing fits into the Software Development Life Cycle, considering Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
• A strong background in manual test techniques.
• Experience with automation tools such as Cypress, Jest, and Nightwatch.
• A proven ability of writing automated functional and integration tests in Javascript.
• Experience working with and testing REST APIs.
• Advocate for product excellence. Your uncompromising commitment to quality and obsessive attention to detail should drive product excellence.
• Strong communication skills. You should be adept at giving feedback in a constructive manner.
• Business centric. One of the QA engineer’s biggest jobs is to protect the project’s viability. You should be able to identify any potential weaknesses that can hurt the business case.
• A can-do, proactive approach to problem solving.
• Highly developed analytical skills.
• Strong technical aptitude (i.e. able to quickly grasp technical documentation and execute procedures; a demonstrated understanding of system documentation).
• Committed and supportive team player.

Nice to have

• Experience with test management tools such as Xray or Zephyr