QA Engineer

ServiceUp

4h•Remote

About The Position

Service is looking for a highly skilled QA Engineer to join our team remotely. As a core delivery team member, you will be responsible for validating functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards. You’ll leverage both a strong QA mindset and technical expertise to support our development teams in building reliable and scalable software solutions.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer, with a strong track record of ensuring software quality in complex systems.
QA Mindset: A keen eye for detail, a passion for delivering quality, and a proactive approach to identifying potential issues before they arise.
Strong Communication: Ability to clearly articulate test findings, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Technical Expertise: Experience debugging applications, analyzing logs, and using developer tools to investigate issues.
Database Proficiency: Ability to write and optimize SQL queries for testing and troubleshooting purposes.
Agile & CI/CD Familiarity: Understanding of Agile methodologies, version control (e.g., Git), and CI/CD pipelines.

Nice To Haves

Test Automation Experience: Familiarity with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and API testing tools ( e.g., Postman) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Test Planning & Execution: Decompose product requirements into comprehensive test cases, ensuring full coverage of business and technical needs.
Strategic Testing: Leverage a risk-based approach to determine the optimal balance between manual and automated testing, ensuring a strong focus on user experience, performance, and system reliability.
Debugging & Troubleshooting: Investigate issues by analyzing logs, debugging applications, and identifying root causes of failures.
Database Querying: Write and execute SQL queries to validate data integrity and troubleshoot backend issues.
Automation & CI/CD Alignment: Make informed decisions on what, when, and how to automate, balancing efficiency with development speed.
Defect Management: Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with developers to resolve issues efficiently.
Collaboration & Mentoring: Work within a Scrum team, sharing QA best practices and helping teammates improve testing strategies.