Quality Assurance Engineer (Windows)

Remote Office; United States; A distancia; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work flexibility

Direct dev team access

Product-driven team

Descripción de la vacante

Remote Office is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to validate productivity desktop applications built on .NET for Windows (10/11). You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure the AI desktop product functions flawlessly on Windows.

The role emphasizes strong manual testing, detailed test case development, and precise bug reporting while navigating multi-window interfaces, installers, and registry-related concerns. Remote work is supported.

Formación

• 4+ years of manual testing experience on desktop applications.
• Access to Windows 10/11 machines for testing.
• Derive test cases from specs, UI walkthroughs or exploration.
• Produce structured CSV/Spreadsheet test docs with steps and pass/fail criteria.
• Refine AI-drafted test plans by adding edge cases and sharpening outcomes.
• Clear bug-write ups with reproduction steps, severity, screenshots, and logs.

Conocimientos

Manual testing

Windows testing

Test plan refinement

Bug reporting

UI testing

Collaboration tools

Herramientas

Windows

NSIS installers

NSIS

MS365/Outlook

Microsoft Teams

GitLab

Descripción del empleo

This is a remote position.

Job Description – Quality Assurance Engineer (Desktop Application)

Employment Details

Employment Term: Full-Time (Fixed)

Work Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM US Central Time (1hour break)

Weekends: Saturday & Sunday

Work Setup: Remote (BYOD)

Role Overview

We are looking for someone with solid manual testing skill to test the productivity desktop apps built on.NET for Windows (10/11). You'll work closely with our client's product and engineering teams to ensure agentic AI desktop product works flawlessly on Windows.

Required Skills

• 4+ years manual testing experience of desktop applications
• Access to Windows (10/11) machines for testing
• Derive new test cases from product specs, UI walkthroughs, or hands-on exploration.
• Produce structured CSV/spreadsheet formats with clear test descriptions, steps, expected outcomes, and pass/fail criteria
• Refine AI-drafted test plans by removing redundancies, adding edge cases, sharpening expected outcomes, and restructuring cases. You'll lead this refinement.
• Clear bug write-ups with precise reproduction steps, severity classification, screenshots, and log capture
• Comfort with complex UI patterns: multi-window interfaces, drag-and-drop, modal dialogs, system tray/menu bar behavior, and installer flows
• Platform-specific knowledge in Windows Shell Extensions, registry, NSIS installers
• MS365 / Outlook familiarity—integrating experience with both Outlook Classic and modern Outlook
• Strong written English; proficiency with Microsoft Teams and GitLab for collaboration and issue tracking

Nice to Have

• Microsoft Entra / OAuth sign-in flow testing
• AI / LLM chat product testing
• Installer validation (NSIS on Windows)

What We Provide

• Test accounts, sample data, and direct access to the dev team for clarifications
• A small, product-driven team where your work directly impacts the product
• Remote flexibility with a team based worldwide

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