Quality Assurance Engineer

PT Esensi Solusi Buana (ESB); Banten; On-site; IDR 78,120,000 - 111,600,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Esensi Solusi Buana (ESB) is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to help ensure high-quality software across the development lifecycle. You will lead end-to-end testing, evaluate requirements, and advocate for a user‑centric approach to testing and release readiness.

You will contribute to planning, execution, and documentation of tests while collaborating with engineers, product teams, and operations to improve performance, reliability, and user satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in software testing.
• Experience with automated and manual testing environments.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Deep understanding of functional, regression, and UAT testing from a user perspective.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and REST Assured.
• Ability to push back on poor requirements and advocate for quality under pressure.
• Comfortable working with incomplete requirements and asking the right questions.
• Excellent attention to detail and clear test documentation.

Responsibilities

• Identify testing gaps and risks early in the development cycle with honesty and transparency, proposing effective mitigation strategies.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, including process improvements and tooling, with agility to adapt to evolving technology.
• Participate in requirement grooming and design reviews to catch issues before development starts, advocating for a seamless user journey.
• Own end-to-end testing for critical features, ensuring high-quality sign-offs through thorough evaluation.
• Analyze production incidents and create test cases to prevent recurrence and respond rapidly to real-world issues.

Skills

Automated testing

Manual testing

API testing

Test planning

Education

B.Sc. in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Postman

REST Assured

Job description

About the Role

Quality Assurance Engineers are responsible for assessing the quality of specifications and technical designs to ensure timely, relevant, and meaningful feedback. We look for QA professionals who lead with honesty in reporting, empathy for the end-user’s experience, and the agility to adapt to fast-paced release cycles. You will be involved in end-to-end testing processes—from planning to execution—to improve system functionality, performance, reliability, and stability.

What you’ll do (Responsibilities)

• Identify testing gaps and risks early in the development cycle with honesty and transparency, proposing effective mitigation strategies.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, including process improvements and tooling, with the agility to pivot as technology evolves.
• Participate in requirement grooming and design reviews to catch issues before development starts, using empathy to advocate for a seamless user journey.
• Own end-to-end testing for critical/complex features, ensuring high-quality sign-offs through rigorous and honest evaluation.
• Analyze production incidents and create test cases to prevent recurrence, demonstrating an agile response to real-world challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 1-3 years of experience in software testing, with the agility to handle both automated and manual testing environments.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills to root out complex issues.
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies (functional, regression, and UAT) through an empathetic lens of how users interact with software.
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, etc.).
• Honest Advocacy: A demonstrated ability to push back on poor requirements and advocate for quality even under pressure.
• Agility in Ambiguity: Comfortable working with incomplete requirements and possessing the communication skills to ask the right questions.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for ensuring high-quality, reliable software products.
• Ability to write clear and concise test plans, test cases, and bug reports that communicate issues honestly and effectively.
• Strong communication skills for collaborating across multiple departments with empathy and professionalism.

Bonus points if you have the following skills:

• In-depth understanding of relational database queries.
• Experience in performance testing or security testing.
• A mindset of continuous improvement and the agility to learn new testing frameworks quickly.