Software QA Analyst

Testlio; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Testlio is seeking a QA Analyst for a remote, one-year contract role focusing on manual testing and exploratory testing. The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, ensuring that software applications meet quality standards through detailed testing and documentation. Join a female-founded company that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a QA Analyst or similar role.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience with mobile and web applications, including API testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test cases on mobile, web, and desktop platforms.
• Conduct functional and regression testing to ensure software applications meet quality standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals.

Skills

Software Testing Principles

Manual Testing

Exploratory Testing

Documentation

Problem Solving

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Tools

JIRA

Linear

Qase

Postman

SoapUI

Job description

Location: This is a 100% remote role open to those who reside in select Latin America countries.

About the job

Testlio’s fully managed crowdsourced testing platform integrates expert, on-demand testers directly into your release process. Ship faster and more confidently with global coverage across 600,000+ devices, 800+ payment methods, 150+ countries, and 100+ languages. To learn more, visit www.testlio.com.

Project Details

• Project focus: You’ll be working closely with the project team to become a subject matter expert on the products being tested. You’ll not only get the chance to own this project, but also act as the main contact between various stakeholders and help influence how the product is improved.
• Project duration: This is a one-year contract. This project will begin ASAP and will be completed by June 30, 2025. There is a chance this could extend past the end date.
• Location: This is a fully remote role for anyone based in Latin America.
• Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours a week. You’ll be working Monday through Friday, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern time.
• Type of testing: Manual Testing, including Exploratory Testing.
• Must-have devices: MacBook with M1 or M2 chip, additional monitors.
• Nice to have devices: Windows PC, mobile devices (Android or iOS).

What do you need to succeed?

Technical Skills

• Proven experience (2+ years) as a QA Analyst or similar role, with a strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and tools (such as Linear, Qase, JIRA, or similar).
• Experience with mobile and web applications, frontend and backend testing (including API testing).
• Proficiency in identifying and documenting software bugs and issues.
• Ability to solve technical tasks required during testing - such as test data generation, log capturing, and basic analysis, working with browser developer tools, network logs analyzers, etc.
• Experience in working in agile teams in a remote environment - proven track record of communication and collaboration with different stakeholders such as Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and others.
• Good knowledge of SDLC, CI/CD, and DevOps, as well as an understanding of test automation principles in effective SDLC.
• Nice to have: Previous experience testing analytics implementation (setting up devices, test data generation, call analysis, log export, browser dev tools, and troubleshooting).
  • Scripting or programming experience.
  • Experience working in a corporate environment.

Human Skills

• Passion, curiosity, and focused interest in the field of software testing.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written, as well as strong presentation and time management abilities.
• Be a good team player, socially open-minded, empathetic, and considerate of cultural differences; able to provide constructive yet clear feedback.
• Comfortable with a frequently changing environment and the ability to adapt quickly.
• Ability to create and document your work and processes, as well as provide reports.

What you will be doing:

• Designing and executing smoke, scripted, and exploratory test cases on mobile, web, and desktop platforms.
• Conducting functional, localization, regression, or payment testing to ensure software applications meet quality standards.
• Reporting and reproducing issues found during testing.
• Documenting and reporting test results, including bugs and potential risks.
• Analyzing test results, issues, logs, and other relevant data to identify patterns, trends, and potential areas for improvement.
• Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and other stakeholders, to ensure alignment on project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• Clearly and proactively communicating test progress, issues, and risks to project stakeholders.
• Generating reports that provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Designing and executing API tests in tools like Postman, SoapUI, or similar.
• Assist in the execution of automated test suites and propose automation test candidates.
• Designing and optimizing appropriate test data.
• Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the system(s) under test.
• Staying informed with industry trends and advancements in software testing methodologies and tools.

What is the application process?

We do our best to bring on individuals who will be excited about their role and have the potential for a great future with Testlio. Since we are 100% distributed, we give you the chance to meet with multiple people from our organization to give you an idea of who you would be working with, what your role expectations are, etc. Our interview process can take about 4 to 6 weeks to complete.

• Application
• Recruiter interview
• Multipart TestGorilla exercise
• Testing exercise & live technical interview
• Reference check
• ~ 3 Hiring Manager and stakeholder interviews
• Offer

Diversity and Inclusion

Testlio is an equal-opportunity employer deeply committed to creating an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are female-founded, and 46% of our team members identify as women. For more information, see the DEI section of our website.