Job Summary
The QA Engineer helps ensure software products meet quality, reliability, and usability standards. This role partners with engineering, product, and other teams to plan and carry out testing, identify issues, and support continuous improvement throughout the development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for software features and releases.
- Perform manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing.
- Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects, and collaborate with engineering teams to support timely resolution.
- Review product requirements and design specifications to identify quality risks and gaps early in development.
- Create and maintain automated test scripts and contribute to the improvement of testing tools and processes.
- Verify fixes and assess potential impacts on related product areas.
- Communicate test results, quality risks, and release readiness to relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute to continuous integration and continuous delivery processes where applicable.
Qualifications
- Experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or a related field.
- Knowledge of testing methodologies, software development lifecycles, and defect-tracking practices.
- Experience with manual testing and at least one test automation framework or programming language.
- Ability to write clear test cases and defect reports.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across technical and nontechnical teams.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering reliable, user-focused products.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience testing web, mobile, or API-based applications.
- Familiarity with version control systems, CI/CD tools, and test management platforms.
- Knowledge of performance, accessibility, security, or usability testing.
- Relevant degree, certification, or equivalent practical experience.