Remote Junior QA Tester — Hands-on Testing & Growth

Careerscape; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Generous paid time off

Home office stipend

Paid parental leave

Professional development budget

Mentorship program

Job summary

Careerscape is recruiting on behalf of our client, a growing SaaS company, for a Junior QA Tester to join their product quality team on a fully remote basis. This hands-on entry point into software quality assurance is ideal for someone who is curious, detail-oriented, and wants to build a long-term career in tech.

You will spend your days clicking through features, breaking things on purpose, and writing bug reports that developers actually enjoy reading.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of software testing or related role
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem solving
• Clear written communication for documenting bugs and test results
• Basic understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with issue-tracking tools such as JIRA or similar
• Ability to work remotely in a distributed team environment
• Interest in growing into test automation and scripting over time
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred but not required
• Remote work with fully remote scheduling
• 401k plan with company match and generous PTO

Responsibilities

• Execute manual test cases across web and mobile builds before releases
• Write clear, reproducible bug reports with steps, screenshots, and expected versus actual results
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover issues outside scripted test cases
• Track and verify bug fixes through the issue tracking system
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to clarify requirements and edge cases
• Maintain and update existing test case documentation
• Participate in daily standups and sprint planning as part of the QA function
• Assist with regression testing before each release cycle
• Flag usability and UX concerns discovered during testing
• Learn and gradually contribute to automated test scripts alongside senior QA engineers

Skills

Attention to detail

Clear written communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Careerscape is recruiting on behalf of our client, a growing SaaS company, for a Junior QA Tester to join their product quality team on a fully remote basis. This hands-on entry point into software quality assurance is ideal for someone who is curious, detail-oriented, and wants to build a long-term career in tech.

You will spend your days clicking through features, breaking things on purpose, and writing bug reports that developers actually enjoy reading.