Backend QA Engineer - Hybrid (Durham)

Piper Companies; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401k match

PTO and Paid Holidays

Job summary

Piper Companies in Durham, NC is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer with strong backend testing and automation experience. The role offers hybrid work with three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in Durham.

You will execute detailed tests, design test cases, perform API testing with Postman/Selenium/Cucumber, and collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure quality across web applications.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience as a software quality assurance engineer
• Advanced knowledge of API testing concepts and tools: Postman, Selenium, Cucumber
• Experience with Java or C++
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and Power BI
• Automation scripting and manual testing, Agile methods using Jira/Sprint/Kanban

Responsibilities

• Execute detailed testing of web applications to uncover bugs and usability issues
• Design and run test cases and scripts to confirm functionality, performance, and security
• Conduct API testing with tools like Postman, Selenium, or Cucumber
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to relay testing results
• Identify test data needs, document defects, and verify fixes
• Participate in Agile development activities and ceremonies

Skills

Backend testing

Automation scripting

API testing

Java

C++

Education

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

Tools

Postman

Selenium

Cucumber

Jira

Xray

Job description

Piper Companies in Durham, NC is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer with strong backend testing and automation experience. The role offers hybrid work with three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in Durham.

You will execute detailed tests, design test cases, perform API testing with Postman/Selenium/Cucumber, and collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure quality across web applications.