QA Engineer

Deed; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban is seeking a talented Quality Assurance Engineer to test front-end and back-end features and large-scale services. You will design test strategies, develop automated scripts (Java, JUnit, Selenium), and perform API and integration testing across diverse platforms.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of QA experience, hands-on coding in Java, and familiarity with JUnit, TestNG, and agile methodologies. Join a fast-paced team committed to delivering high-quality software in a startup-like

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Hands-on experience writing code (JAVA).
• Experience testing/resting REST APIs.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG.
• Working knowledge of testing fundamentals such as TDD & BDD.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated test suites. Participate in design and code inspections.
• Create and maintain automated test scripts to validate UI-based software, non-UI software, and build-related processes.
• Develop and maintain a dynamic test coverage matrix for all supported devices/OS/versions.
• Perform manual testing to cover all functionalities as a precursor to automation.
• Perform API level and integration testing.
• Analyze test logs; create test reports and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Identify problems and propose solutions, mitigate risk while measuring software quality.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with a startup mindset.
• Stay up to date with new testing tools and strategies.

Skills

QA methodologies

Analytical skills

Java coding

JUnit

Selenium

TestNG

REST APIs

TDD & BDD

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

JUnit

Selenium

TestNG

REST APIs testing

Job description

JOB PURPOSE – WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Our team is looking for a talented, innovative, and results-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) to test the front-end/ back-end features and large-scale services.

Quality Assurance Engineers at Urban test cutting-edge applications and products at the user level and code level, both manually and with automated tools. Our QAEs are not pure black box testers, they are able to understand software internals, debug problems using log files, and write automated tests with scripting tools and/or user-level automated tools. QAEs at Urban are excellent individual contributors capable of taking up tasks from start to completion with minimal help. QAEs at Urban are responsible for understanding the domain as well as the product in detail, designing the test strategy/planning, developing the test cases, and driving the test case sign-off processes with the stakeholders, contributing to code-level unit tests, test execution, and reporting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES – WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Develop automated test suites. Participate in design and code inspections.

• Create and maintain a set of automated test scripts (using Java, JUnit, Selenium, etc.) to validate UI-based software, non-UI-based software, and build related processes.

• Develop and maintain a dynamic test coverage matrix for all supported mobile devices, operating systems, software versions.

• Perform manual testing, the scope of which will encompass all functionalities of services as a prequel to automation.

• Perform API level and integration testing.

• Analyze test logs; create test reports, co-ordinate with stakeholders.

• Constructively identify problems and propose solutions, taking on projects that identify and mitigate risk while measuring software quality.

• Enjoy working in a fast paced and challenging environment. Just like a visionary startup.

• Ownership and responsibility of work.

• Bring a professional attitude at work and belief in team effort.

• Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED – WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Understanding of QA methodologies, life cycle and processes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated experience in writing clean scripts/code quickly. Preferably Java coding.

• Strong organizational skills, able to track multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesize the results.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings to report on test progress, metrics, issues, and risks.

• Automation framework development experience.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum.

JOB PREREQUISITES (EDUCATION, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ETC)

• Bachelor's in Computer Science / Engineering or related field.

• 5+ years of experience software quality assurance.

• Hands-on experience writing code (JAVA)

• Experience testing/exercising REST APIs

• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG.

• Working knowledge of testing fundamentals such as TDD & BDD.