Junior QA Engineer - Hybrid Testing & Growth

Payreto; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Day 1 HMO

Life insurance

Equipment provided

Professional development

Job summary

Payreto is seeking a Junior QA Engineer to help ensure product quality across web applications. You will perform manual testing of core workflows under guidance from the Technology Leader and experienced team members, focusing on accuracy, clear defect reporting, and timely escalation of gaps.

You will review requirements, create test cases, execute functional and regression tests, validate API interactions and data accuracy, document results, and support user acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• 0–2 years in software testing or related role; fresh graduates welcome.
• Understand test cases, acceptance criteria, the defect lifecycle, and purpose of functional/regression testing.
• Write clear test steps and defect reports; compare results to requirements.
• Understand basic web application behavior, API request-response, and database queries for validation.
• Use issue tracking and test documentation tools; handle test data per confidentiality.
• Exposure to API testing tools, Git, or basic test automation preferred.
• Ask questions when requirements or results unclear; communicate findings clearly.
• Organize work, keep team informed, escalate risks promptly.
• Take feedback, follow procedures, willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Test preparation and coverage: review requirements and acceptance criteria; prepare test cases and data.
• Manual testing and regression: execute tests; record results with browser and device checks; document status clearly.
• API and data validation: check API responses and data accuracy using basic DB queries; protect confidential data.
• Defect reporting and follow-up: report defects with steps, expected vs observed results, and environment details; retest.
• Team collaboration and acceptance testing: contribute estimates and progress; support UAT with scenario prep.
• Test documentation and release support: keep test cases and known issues up-to-date; summarize tests for release review.
• QA improvement and learning: use feedback to improve coverage; assist with basic automation as skills grow.

Skills

Test cases & acceptance criteria

Defect lifecycle understanding

Functional testing

Regression testing

API testing concepts

Database queries for validation

QA tools familiarity

Git basics

Test automation interest

Strong communication

Education

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

Tools

API testing tools

Git

Test automation basics

Job description

Payreto is seeking a Junior QA Engineer to help ensure product quality across web applications. You will perform manual testing of core workflows under guidance from the Technology Leader and experienced team members, focusing on accuracy, clear defect reporting, and timely escalation of gaps.

You will review requirements, create test cases, execute functional and regression tests, validate API interactions and data accuracy, document results, and support user acceptance testing.