QA Engineer (Remote)

Remotestar; Cambourne; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based startup, Remotestar, is seeking a Remote QA Engineer to join their team to enhance product quality in a fully remote environment. The successful candidate will establish QA processes, automate testing, and collaborate closely with developers and designers to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Benefits

Remote-first working environment

Opportunity to be an early member of a startup

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in QA engineering.
• Proficiency in automated testing using Selenium and Cypress.
• Experience with API testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement QA strategy and testing frameworks.
• Automate testing processes to enhance efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality product releases.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Analytical Skills

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Swagger

Job description

Remote working is the new norm. Do you want to avoid a daily commute, reduce stress, achieve work-life balance, spend more time with your family, be more creative, and improve productivity? At RemoteStar, we follow a remote-first work policy. If you’re passionate about working from home or a nearby co-working space with leading start-ups and scale-ups, RemoteStar can be a great fit. We help both employers and employees build a great remote-team culture, reduce overheads, and improve productivity.

About Client- A UK-based startup founded by Google and Rocket Internet alumni, is looking for a Backend Engineer to join their team to build and scale their collaborative product.

About Role-Remote QA Engineer

As a QA Engineer, you’ll be responsible for:

• Establish QA foundations: Design and implement a comprehensive QA strategy, including the development of testing frameworks and methodologies tailored to the client's needs.
• Automate testing processes: Develop and maintain automated test scripts and methodologies to enhance testing efficiency and coverage, reducing reliance on manual testing.
• Improve product robustness: Identify, document, and track defects, ensuring they are resolved before product releases. Ensure key features, especially integrations (e.g., Jira, Slack), are thoroughly tested.
• Monitor and report: Implement monitoring tools and processes to proactively catch issues, ensuring awareness of integration failures and other critical issues before users encounter them.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with developers, designers, founders, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, provide feedback, and ensure high-quality product releases.
• Champion a culture of quality: Raise the quality bar within the team, fostering a proactive approach to bug identification and resolution.
• Drive documentation: Document testing processes, procedures, and best practices for future reference and team training.

What do we value:

●Experience: +3 years of experience in QA engineering, working with scale-ups, and being exposed to a growing user base.

●Technical:

• Proficiency in writing automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress.
• Experience with manual testing, including exploratory and regression testing.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies (manual, exploratory, automation).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into the build process.
• Understanding of web technologies and cloud platforms (preferably GCP).
• Knowledge of API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.

●Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.

●Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment.

●Self-Starter: Highly motivated, proactive, comfortable with ambiguity in entrepreneurial environments, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

●Agility: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and adapt to changing priorities.

What will you get?

• A chance to be an early member in a startup focused on redefining cross-functional interactions within the future of work.
• Opportunity to solve problems with a team that deeply cares about velocity and making an impact.
• Remote-first working environment.