QA & Automation Engineer

Anchor Fintech; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Fintech is seeking a QA & Automation Engineer to join our growing team in the United States. The role blends hands-on manual testing with automation to build reliable test coverage as the product scales.

You will work closely with Product and Engineering from feature kickoff through release, ensuring quality and risk mitigation with a strong user perspective. AI tools will accelerate planning and execution in a collaborative startup setting.

Qualifications

• 3 years of hands-on QA experience including strong manual testing
• At least 1 year of test automation experience
• Ability to independently plan test coverage for complex features and flows
• Experience developing automated tests with Playwright, Cypress, or similar
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a collaborative startup environment
• Graduate of a recognized QA training program (e.g., Basmach) or equivalent
• ISTQB certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and continuously improve comprehensive automated test coverage for new and existing features.
• Plan and perform hands-on manual and exploratory testing from a user perspective.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering from kickoff through release, identifying risks and edge cases early.
• Take ownership of assigned features from requirements through test approach and release readiness.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate test planning, automation development, and daily QA tasks.
• Identify opportunities to improve QA processes and overall product quality.

Skills

QA experience

Manual testing

Test automation

Playwright/Cypress

AI tools

Communication

Startup mindset

User perspective

Education

QA training program (e.g., Basmach)

ISTQB certification (bonus)

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

About Anchor: Service businesses --- accounting and bookkeeping firms, agencies, IT providers, HR consultancies --- lose absurd amounts of time and money between "the client said yes" and "the money is in the bank." Anchor closes that entire loop: a proposal becomes a signed agreement, the agreement drives billing automatically, payments collect themselves, and everything reconciles into the accounting stack.

Customers describe it as taking a genuinely complex domain and making it disappear --- 4.9/5 on G2, based on 122 reviews.

We're looking for a QA & Automation Engineer to join our growing team at a point where quality and automation are becoming a key part of how we scale. You'll combine hands-on manual testing with automation, building test coverage we can truly rely on as the product grows.

You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering from the early stages of a feature, in a highly collaborative R&D environment where people are professional, supportive, and genuinely enjoyable to work with. Your QA and product perspective will have a real influence on how features are shaped and improved.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and continuously improve comprehensive automated test coverage for new and existing features.
• Plan and perform hands-on manual and exploratory testing with a strong user and product perspective.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering from feature kickoff through release, identifying risks and edge cases early.
• Take ownership of assigned features, from understanding requirements and planning the test approach through release readiness.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate test planning, automation development, and day-to-day QA work.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve QA processes and overall product quality.

Requirements

• 3 years of hands-on QA experience, including strong manual testing experience and at least 1 year of test automation experience.
• Strong ability to independently plan test coverage for complex features, user flows, and edge cases.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated tests using frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a respectful, collaborative, and positive approach.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic startup environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• Ability to think beyond written requirements and evaluate the product from the user's perspective.
• Graduate of a recognized professional QA training program, such as Basmach (IDF School for Computer Professions) or an equivalent professional program.
• ISTQB certification is a plus.

Anchor values: Heart, Ownership, Grit, Exponential Value.