TL;DR

QA Engineer Specialist (Freelance): Performing gap analysis of current quality posture vs the expected one on teams across the company with an accent on design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing frameworks for both manual and automated testing. Focus on evaluating and implementing new tools, frameworks, and testing methodologies to keep our QA practices up-to-date and aligned with industry standards.

Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Salary: $30+ per hour

Company

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What you will do

Perform a gap analysis of the current quality posture vs the expected one on teams across the company.
Deliver plan to address the identified gap, such as writing functional test cases, implementing functional test automation, load and stress tests, etc.
Execute the plan, helping each service raise to the desired level of QA maturity.
Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing frameworks for both manual and automated testing.
Offer input on product requirements and feature designs to engineering and product teams to enhance testability and reliability.
Evaluate and implement new tools, frameworks, and testing methodologies to keep our QA practices up-to-date and aligned with industry standards.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software and quality assurance, with a demonstrated track record in manual and automated testing within complex, high-traffic systems.
Proficiency in project management tools like Jira and familiarity with Agile methodologies.
Strong understanding and experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) methodologies.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Expertise in both manual and automated test frameworks, and experience with automation tools like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
A quality-driven mindset with a passion for improving processes, preventing defects, and enhancing overall system reliability.

Nice to have

Frontend using React.
Backend using Python Web Frameworks (Flask, Django, FastAPI, etc.).
Data Management Systems (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Kafka, etc.).
Cloud Deployment using Kubernetes (with observability).

Culture & Benefits

As a contractor you’ll supply a secure computer and high‑speed internet; company‑sponsored benefits such as health insurance and PTO do not apply.
All candidates must pass an interview as part of the contracting process.
Looking for independent consultants & contractors who run/operate their own business.

Qa Engineer Specialist (Freelance)