Software Test Engineer

Daxko•Remote - US,

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Software Test Engineer at Daxko, you'll be a core quality voice on a cross-functional product team, helping ship high-value features quickly and confidently. You'll own test planning, exploratory testing, and automation work across your sprint cycles while also developing deeper expertise in a specialization that fits your interests. This is a role for someone who thinks broadly about quality, not just coverage.

Requirements

2+ years of hands-on software testing experience
Working knowledge of Agile development practices
Solid grounding in software quality assurance processes and tools
Experience with SQL for issue investigation and testing efficiency
Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently on a distributed team
An Associate's degree, coding bootcamp, or equivalent experience in IT or Computer Science

Nice To Haves

Experience testing web or mobile applications
Familiarity with test automation frameworks or contributing to a shared test suite
Experience with API testing tools like Postman
Exposure to JavaScript, .NET, C#, or Java
Experience with performance, load, or stress testing
Comfort with session-based or exploratory testing methodologies

Responsibilities

Partner with engineers, designers, and product managers to define acceptance criteria, break down user stories, and plan sprint testing activities
Lead exploratory and risk-based testing to surface defects before they reach customers
Contribute to automated regression test suites in collaboration with Software Engineers in Test
Maintain and improve testing environments within your area of ownership
Serve as a product and system knowledge resource for your team, communicating obstacles and technical findings clearly
Research emerging testing tools and approaches to keep your practice current
Develop toward a specialization: test automation, release coordination, security/penetration testing, performance testing, or API testing