Senior Backend QA Engineer — Remote + Performance Bonuses

Kyivstar; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Kyivstar.Tech, a Kyivstar subsidiary, is seeking a General QA Engineer to join a cross-functional team working on a high-load telecom platform. You will design and execute tests, automate where possible, and ensure data integrity across services and databases.

You will collaborate with product managers and developers, enhancing test coverage, maintaining CI pipelines, and delivering clear testing reports. Proficiency in Java/TypeScript and English is required for international collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of QA experience with backend focus and test design ownership.
• Strong backend testing experience across data flows, databases and message brokers.
• Experience with Java/TypeScript in CI pipelines and test automation.
• Proficient in performance testing, load profiles and latency interpretation.
• Excellent requirements analysis, test strategies and planning skills.
• Knowledge of TCP/HTTP, microservices and client-server architectures.
• Fluent English communication, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Work in a cross-functional team on a high-load telecom platform.
• Plan tests, design scenarios, execute, and follow up on results.
• Perform API and integration testing across microservices.
• Execute performance and load testing; analyze bottlenecks.
• Develop and maintain test automation and CI integration.
• Conduct regression testing and comprehensive testing reports.
• Document testing activities and outcomes.

Skills

Backend testing

Automation tools

SQL queries

Linux CLI

Git

CI/CD

Test design

English communication

Education

Higher technical education or equivalent experience

Tools

Postman

IntelliJ IDEA

Jira

Confluence

Zephyr

GitLab

Jenkins

Kibana

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Kyivstar.Tech, a Kyivstar subsidiary, is seeking a General QA Engineer to join a cross-functional team working on a high-load telecom platform. You will design and execute tests, automate where possible, and ensure data integrity across services and databases.

You will collaborate with product managers and developers, enhancing test coverage, maintaining CI pipelines, and delivering clear testing reports. Proficiency in Java/TypeScript and English is required for international collaboration.