Senior QA Engineer

Makai Digital LLC; Argentina; Remote; ARS 136,430,000 - 197,065,000; Full time

Job summary

Makai Digital LLC in Argentina seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to own QA strategy, manual testing and scalable automation across web, mobile, and API apps. You will collaborate with developers, product managers and tech leads to raise quality bar and ensure security and performance.

You will design test plans, implement automation in Cypress/Playwright/Selenium, perform API testing with Postman, and drive CI/CD test integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software quality assurance with manual and automated testing.
• Hands-on experience building test automation using Cypress, Playwright or Selenium.
• Deep API testing experience (REST/GraphQL) with Postman.
• Strong exploratory testing skills and edge-case detection.
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in Jira, Confluence, TestRail or Zephyr.
• Good Agile/Scrum collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define QA strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and accessibility testing.
• Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
• Validate RESTful and GraphQL APIs using automated and manual methods.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Track defects in Jira and collaborate with engineering for timely resolution.
• Advocate quality across the SDLC and participate in code reviews.

Skills

5+ years QA experience

Automation with Cypress/Playwright/Sel

API testing

Manual testing & exploratory

CI/CD integration

Bug tracking in Jira

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Selenium

Postman

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Role Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly skilled Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with strong expertise in both manual and automated testing. In this role, you will be responsible for defining test strategies, executing hands‑on manual exploratory testing, and designing scalable test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API applications. You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and technical leads to ensure our solutions meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and security. Originally posted on Himalayas

What You'll Do:

• Test Strategy & Planning: Define comprehensive QA strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases based on product specs, wireframes, and acceptance criteria.
• Manual & Exploratory Testing: Perform thorough functional, regression, integration, accessibility, and exploratory testing to catch complex edge cases and usability issues.
• Automation Engineering: Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable test automation frameworks from scratch for web applications and APIs.
• API Testing: Validate RESTful and GraphQL APIs using both automated suites and manual tools (e.g., Postman).
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to enable continuous testing and rapid deployment cycles.
• Defect Management: Identify, document, prioritize, and track bugs using Jira, working directly with engineering teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Quality Advocacy: Champion quality best practices across the SDLC, participating in backlog refinement and code reviews to prevent defects early in development.

Must-Haves:

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance, with a proven track record in both manual and automated testing.
• Automation Proficiency: Hands‑on experience building and maintaining modern test automation frameworks using tools like Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.
• API Testing: Deep experience testing APIs (REST, GraphQL) using tools like Postman and automated API testing libraries.
• Manual Testing Excellence: Strong analytical skills with expertise in exploratory testing, edge‑case identification, and test plan creation.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines ( GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins ).
• Tooling: Proficiency with bug tracking and test management systems ( Jira, Confluence, TestRail, or Zephyr ).
• Agile Collaboration: Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes and excellent cross‑functional communication skills.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with performance and load testing tools ( k6, JMeter, Gatling ).
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards ( WCAG 2.1 AA ) and accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe).
• Familiarity with containerization ( Docker ) and cloud environments ( AWS ).
• Prior experience working in a software consulting, digital agency, or enterprise professional services setting.