Junior QA Engineer - Hybrid Testing & API Validation

Payreto Services Inc.; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Setup

Day 1 HMO

Life Insurance

Equipment Provided

Professional Development Opportunities

Competitive Salary Packages

Job summary

Payreto Services Inc. is seeking a Junior QA Engineer to help ensure software quality through manual testing of web applications, business processes, and integrations. You will work under guidance from the Technology Leader, focusing on accurate test results, clear defect reports, and timely escalation of gaps.

The role emphasizes test preparation, coverage, and collaboration across teams, with hybrid work and onboarding benefits to support ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, SE, or related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• 0–2 years in software testing or related role; fresh graduates welcome to apply.
• Understand test cases, acceptance criteria, the defect lifecycle, and the purpose of functional and regression testing.
• Write clear test steps and defect reports, compare results against requirements, and identify missing or ambiguous behavior.
• Understand basic web application behavior, API request–response concepts, and database queries used for data validation.
• Use issue tracking and test documentation tools, and handle test data according to access and confidentiality requirements.
• Preferred: exposure to API testing tools, Git, or basic test automation.
• Examine details carefully and ask questions when requirements or results are unclear.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and acceptance criteria with the team to clarify expected behavior before testing begins.
• Prepare test cases and test data that cover key user workflows, error conditions, and boundary cases; agree testing priorities with the lead.
• Execute functional, exploratory, smoke, and regression tests to check new features and confirm existing workflows still work.
• Record results and evidence against the tested build, including browser and device checks, for clear pass/fail reporting.
• Check API responses and integrations against expected behavior, including invalid inputs and error handling, with guidance where needed.
• Use approved tools and basic database queries to check data accuracy in test environments; protect confidential information.
• Report defects with reproduction steps, expected and observed results, environment details, and evidence; discuss impact and priority, retest as needed.
• Support UAT by preparing scenarios, helping business users reproduce issues, and recording feedback.
• Keep test cases, results, and known issues current; summarize completed tests, unresolved defects, and risks for release review.
• Learn QA tools and assist with simple automated tests under guidance as skills develop.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Payreto Services Inc. is seeking a Junior QA Engineer to help ensure software quality through manual testing of web applications, business processes, and integrations. You will work under guidance from the Technology Leader, focusing on accurate test results, clear defect reports, and timely escalation of gaps.

The role emphasizes test preparation, coverage, and collaboration across teams, with hybrid work and onboarding benefits to support ongoing professional development.