Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d)

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

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Regular team offsites

Job summary

Boardwise GmbH is seeking an experienced QA professional to strengthen our product quality across web, mobile, and API layers. You will design test strategies, execute diverse testing, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to ship reliable software.

With 5+ years in Software QA, you’ll apply risk-based approaches, test automation awareness, and proficiency in Jira or Azure DevOps, plus hands-on Microsoft 365 integration tests.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Software QA.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and shift-left testing practices.
• Solid knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, integration, E2E, exploratory, UAT, compatibility, usability, and localization testing.
• Experience with test design techniques such as boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, decision tables, state transitions, pairwise testing, and scenario-based testing.
• Experience working with tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Strong experience testing complex permission models and RBAC scenarios.
• Experience with workflow-heavy products, such as approval processes, deadlines, or publishing rules.
• Strong root-cause analysis skills using browser DevTools, network requests, console logs, local storage, REST and GraphQL payloads.

Responsibilities

• Analyse requirements and user stories and identify gaps, edge cases, and risks early in the development process
• Design and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, checklists, and requirement traceability
• Perform functional, regression, integration, exploratory, end-to-end, and acceptance testing
• Test complex role- and permission-based scenarios, including multiple user roles, restricted access, and cross-board visibility
• Verify end-to-end integrations with Microsoft 365
• Test our iOS and Android applications across different devices and operating systems
• Validate configuration settings as well as data import and export functionality
• Report clear and reproducible defects and actively support their resolution
• Participate in release readiness, smoke testing, and post-release verification
• Use AI tools to improve test analysis, test design, debugging, and investigation

Skills

Software QA

SDLC/STLC

Agile/Scrum

RBAC testing

GraphQL API testing

Mobile testing

AI in QA

English proficiency

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Your mission

• Analyse requirements and user stories and identify gaps, edge cases, and risks early in the development process
• Design and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, checklists, and requirement traceability
• Perform functional, regression, integration, exploratory, end-to-end, and acceptance testing
• Test complex role- and permission-based scenarios, including multiple user roles, restricted access, and cross-board visibility
• Verify end-to-end integrations with Microsoft 365
• Test our iOS and Android applications across different devices and operating systems
• Validate configuration settings as well as data import and export functionality
• Report clear and reproducible defects and actively support their resolution
• Participate in release readiness, smoke testing, and post-release verification
• Use AI tools to improve test analysis, test design, debugging, and investigation

QA expertise

• 5+ years of professional experience in Software QA
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and shift-left testing practices
• Solid knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, integration, E2E, exploratory, UAT, compatibility, usability, and localization testing
• Experience with test design techniques such as boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, decision tables, state transitions, pairwise testing, and scenario-based testing
• Experience working with tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Strong experience testing complex permission models and RBAC scenarios
• Experience with workflow-heavy products, such as approval processes, deadlines, or publishing rules
• Strong root-cause analysis skills using browser DevTools, network requests, console logs, local storage, REST and GraphQL payloads

Microsoft 365

• Hands-on experience testing applications integrated with Microsoft 365, such as SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, or Entra ID

Mobile & API testing

• Proven experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android
• Understanding of mobile-specific risks such as device and OS fragmentation, permissions, network connectivity, push notifications, deep links, and app updates
• Experience working with TestFlight, Android test builds, and device logs
• Hands-on experience testing GraphQL APIs, including queries, mutations, variables, fragments, and schema introspection
• Good understanding of HTTP, JSON, authentication, authorisation, validation, error handling, and status codes
• Ability to validate data consistency between API and UI

AI tools

• Practical experience using AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, or GitHub Copilot in QA workflows
• Experience using AI for requirements analysis, test case generation, log investigation, payload analysis, or test automation support
• Good understanding of AI limitations and responsible handling of sensitive data

Other

• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Experience with test automation using C# / .NET, Playwright, or xUnit
• Knowledge of access-control security testing, including OWASP Top 10, IDOR, and privilege escalation
• Experience in Enterprise B2B SaaS or governance / compliance software
• ISTQB certification

Why us?

• A key role with direct impact on the quality and reliability of our product
• The opportunity to shape QA standards, processes, and testing strategies
• Close collaboration with Product and Engineering
• A modern tech environment with complex and meaningful testing challenges
• 100% remote work with a high level of ownership and flexibility
• An international and ambitious team with an open feedback culture
• Regular team offsites and opportunities for professional development