Senior QA Engineer

encora10; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote role based in Costa Rica

Job summary

encora10 is seeking a seasoned QA Lead to oversee quality assurance across web apps and connected services, combining manual and automated testing of funding, payments, data flows, APIs, and integrations. You will design tests, validate data, performance, and automate where possible in an Agile team.

You will apply AI-assisted testing tools, contribute to CI/CD, and ensure testing coverage across browsers and devices, with strong collaboration in an international team and US Eastern hours.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience spanning manual and automated QA.
• Hands-on Python test automation experience with Pytest and/or Robot Framework, and Playwright experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Strong SQL skills, including joins, subqueries, and aggregations for data validation.
• Experience testing REST APIs and running automated tests in CI/CD systems.
• Performance or load testing experience, and experience testing responsive applications across browsers and devices.
• Practical use of AI tools in testing, at least three years in Agile/Scrum teams, clear communication skills, and availability during US Eastern business hours.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run manual and automated tests for application workflows, REST APIs, data pipelines, and system integrations.
• Build and maintain test suites with Python and Pytest or Robot Framework, plus Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Integrate automated checks into CI/CD pipelines and use test results to support defect investigation.
• Validate data with SQL queries and reconciliation; assess performance, load, browser compatibility, and responsive behavior.
• Apply AI assistants and testing tools to help create tests and test data, analyze results, and triage defects.
• Coordinate testing and communicate findings as part of an Agile/Scrum team.

Skills

Strong communication

Agile/Scrum experience

US Eastern hours availability

Test planning and coordination

Tools

Python

Pytest

Robot Framework

Playwright

TypeScript/JavaScript

SQL

REST API testing

CI/CD

Jira/Confluence

AI testing tools

Job description

Role overview

Lead quality assurance across web applications and connected services, covering manual and automated testing of funding, payments, data flows, APIs, and integrations. The work combines test design, data and performance validation, automation, and practical use of AI tools within an Agile team.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run manual and automated tests for application workflows, REST APIs, data pipelines, and system integrations.
• Build and maintain test suites with Python and Pytest or Robot Framework, plus Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Integrate automated checks into CI/CD pipelines and use test results to support defect investigation.
• Validate data with SQL queries and reconciliation; assess performance, load, browser compatibility, and responsive behavior.
• Apply AI assistants and testing tools to help create tests and test data, analyze results, and triage defects.
• Coordinate testing and communicate findings as part of an Agile/Scrum team.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience spanning manual and automated QA.
• Hands-on Python test automation experience with Pytest and/or Robot Framework, and Playwright experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Strong SQL skills, including joins, subqueries, and aggregations for data validation.
• Experience testing REST APIs and running automated tests in CI/CD systems.
• Performance or load testing experience, and experience testing responsive applications across browsers and devices.
• Practical use of AI tools in testing, at least three years in Agile/Scrum teams, clear communication skills, and availability during US Eastern business hours.

Nice to have

• Background in lending, loan servicing, payments, or another financial technology area; familiarity with financial data quality and compliance.
• Experience building tools or agents with large language model APIs, testing file transfers such as CSV, fixed-width files, or SFTP, or using Jira and Confluence.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role based in Costa Rica.