Remote Middle Manual QA Engineer – Bug Hunter & Thinker

Trading; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Vacation & holidays

Sick leave

Equipment budget

Well-being budget

Courses & Level-Up Budget

Bonuses for referrals

Bonuses for personal celebrations

English-improvement budget

Job summary

Trading Space is seeking a Middle Manual QA Engineer to ensure quality across web applications. You will run end-to-end testing, validate releases on staging and production health, and investigate issues from production and support with precise bug reports.

You’ll design test scenarios, collaborate with product managers, developers, and UI/UX teams, and advocate for process improvements. Remote work is fully supported, with a focus on timely, clear communication.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in manual testing of web applications.
• Strong understanding of Steam trading mechanics, including trade offers, restrictions, holds, Steam Trade Protection, and trade reversals.
• Strong knowledge of software testing principles.
• Ability to apply test design and test analysis early in the SDLC.
• Experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman or Bruno.
• Experience with databases and SQL query writing.
• Ability to prepare test data and set up user and transaction states using APIs, SQL, and internal tools.
• Understanding of HTTP and WebSockets.
• Ability to analyze requirements, identify gaps and inconsistencies, and translate them into effective test scenarios.
• Understanding of Agile principles and practices, Kanban method.
• Experience testing iOS and Android applications, including device compatibility, permissions, app lifecycle, and network-related scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Guard product quality end-to-end: track, triage, and report issues across the QA cycle;
• Validate releases: run pre-release regression on Staging and post-release health checks on Prod;
• Investigate production and Support-reported issues, distinguish new defects from known issues, and create or update bug reports with supporting evidence;
• Create and maintain test scenarios, cases, checklists and bug reports that actually help the team move faster;
• Summarize testing results, highlight remaining risks, and communicate release readiness;
• Collaborate tightly with Product Managers, Devs, and UI/UX team to ensure features work as intended and users stay happy;
• Don't just test – think. Suggest product and process improvements, raise risks early, and use AI tools and automation where they help simplify QA workflows and reduce repetitive work;
• Be ready to adapt – our world moves fast, and flexibility is part of the game;
• Stay honest, open, and direct – no corporate nonsense, just teamwork and clarity.

Skills

Manual testing

Steam trading

REST API testing

SQL queries

Agile / Kanban

Mobile testing (iOS/Android)

Postman

Bruno

SDLC & test design

Proactive / responsible

Tools

Postman

Bruno

Job description

Trading Space is seeking a Middle Manual QA Engineer to ensure quality across web applications. You will run end-to-end testing, validate releases on staging and production health, and investigate issues from production and support with precise bug reports.

You’ll design test scenarios, collaborate with product managers, developers, and UI/UX teams, and advocate for process improvements. Remote work is fully supported, with a focus on timely, clear communication.