Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

SourcingXPress; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercari is seeking a QA Engineer to enhance current app features and introduce new ones from the customer perspective. You will design and implement automated tests, coach developers on testing best practices, and foster a quality‑driven mindset across teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers, developers, and stakeholders in a fast‑paced, quality‑focused environment. Responsibilities include developing testing processes, reviewing plans, and performing quality analysis

Qualifications

• Must understand QA methodologies, tools and processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with testing frameworks and automation tools.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in multi-location setups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test cases and plans based on business requirements.
• Identify, document, and track defects with developers to resolve them.
• Collaborate with development to integrate testing with SDLC and QA standards.
• Monitor software quality metrics and report progress.

Skills

QA methodologies

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Agile development

Tools

Jetpack Compose

XCUITest

Jest

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and executing test cases and test plans to ensure that software is properly tested and approved based on business requirements.
• Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects and issues in the software and working with developers to resolve them.
• Collaborating with the development team to ensure that testing procedures are integrated with the software development process and are aligned with the company’s overall product quality standards.
• Monitoring and reporting on software quality and testing metrics to ensure that development teams are meeting established goals and objectives.
• Continually improving quality control processes and procedures to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Participating in the development of software products throughout its lifecycle—design, development, testing, release, maintenance and support.
• Keeping abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and tools related to testing techniques and methods.
• Communicating and working with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the product meets the necessary quality standards.

What You Will Do

• As a QA Engineer at Mercari, you’ll work on enhancing current app features and introducing new ones from the customer’s point of view.
• Design and implement automated tests.
• Coach SWEs on testing best practices.
• Develop an All for testing mindset in development teams.
• Develop and improve processes for quality‑assurance related activities.
• Review plans and specifications developed by product managers and provide feedback.
• Engage in quality assurance activities throughout the entire development process while working in a quality‑focused, high‑speed environment.
• Perform quality analysis using quantitative and qualitative data to suggest improvements to development teams.

You May Be a Good Fit If You

• Have a strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Can unleash development teams’ testing potential.
• Possess good analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Have experience working on testing frameworks and automation tools.
• Have an interest in exploring new technologies and approaches to testing.
• Have a strong attention to detail and can maintain accurate records of test results.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders in various locations.
• Have experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Possess relevant technical skills and knowledge, such as programming languages and databases.

Bold Challenges

• You will be responsible for quality assurance of the Mercari app, a marketplace platform with over 20 million monthly active users.
• Implement a mindset where quality assurance is engineering and teams’ responsibility.
• Involved in tasks such as understanding customer issues, developing processes, analyzing data, and creating quality guidelines to assure overall development process quality.
• This role allows you to consider quality from the customer’s perspective and build quality assurance from scratch.

Required Experience

• 4‑10 years of experience working in QA activities and automation.
• Experience in testing mobile applications, including test design, implementation, optimization, and test management.
• Creating and programming automated tests for at least one of the following platforms:
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Web
• Experience in effectively resolving issues and enhancing processes within your team.
• Communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving in team environments.
• QA experience within an Agile Scrum‑based development process.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in using tools such as Jetpack Compose, XCUITest, Jest.
• Experience in backend/API testing and automation.
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment.
• Experience in web, smartphone apps, and backend development.
• Experience in test tool selection and its development.
• Experience with e‑commerce platforms and services.
• Experience in performance testing, security testing, and internationalization testing.