Quality Assurance Engineer
Quality Assurance Engineer (Manual + Automation | SaaS) – Remote
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours — flexibility required for releases, sprint deadlines, and testing windows
About the Role
At Pavago , one of our clients is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Tester) to ensure software applications are thoroughly tested, reliable, and production-ready before release.
This role combines manual testing, test automation, defect management, performance testing, and close collaboration with engineering and product teams .
You’ll be responsible for:
- Test planning and execution
- Manual and regression testing
- Automated testing
- Bug identification and documentation
- Performance and API testing
- Quality reporting and release validation
If you naturally look for edge cases, care deeply about software quality, and enjoy preventing problems before they reach users, this role is a strong fit.
What You’ll Own
Test Planning & Coverage
- Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
- Review requirements and user stories with product managers and developers.
- Define appropriate test coverage across:
- New features
- Integrations
- Regression scenarios
- User workflows
- Identify potential risks and edge cases early in the development lifecycle.
Manual Testing
- Execute:
- Functional testing
- Regression testing
- UI/UX testing
- Cross-browser testing
- Cross-device testing
- Validate new features and bug fixes before production release.
- Identify unexpected behaviors and usability issues.
- Log defects using:
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Similar bug-tracking platforms
- Provide clear reproduction steps, expected behavior, actual results, and supporting evidence.
- Retest fixes and verify impacted functionality.
Automation Testing
- Build and maintain automated test suites using:
- Selenium
- Cypress
- Playwright
- Identify high-value test cases for automation.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using:
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI
- Monitor automated test runs and troubleshoot failures.
- Improve automation coverage and reliability over time.
Performance, API & Security Testing
- Conduct load and stress testing using tools such as:
- Apache JMeter
- Locust
- Test APIs using tools such as:
- Postman
- RestAssured
- Identify performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.
- Support vulnerability testing and remediation efforts where required.
- Help ensure applications meet expected performance and security standards.
Documentation & Quality Reporting
- Maintain accurate:
- Test plans
- Test cases
- Test results
- Defect documentation
- Track quality metrics including:
- Defect density
- Test coverage
- Pass/fail rates
- Regression results
- Prepare clear quality reports for engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders.
- Highlight release risks before deployment.
Engineering & Product Collaboration
- Work closely with developers to reproduce, isolate, and resolve defects.
- Participate in:
- Sprint planning
- Daily standups
- Retrospectives
- Release discussions
- Provide feedback on product usability and testability.
- Advocate for quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
What Makes You a Strong Fit
You:
- Catch edge cases others may overlook.
- Write clear, structured, reproducible bug reports.
- Balance thorough testing with fast development cycles.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Think proactively about risks rather than waiting for problems to appear.
- Take ownership of product quality from development through release.
Required Experience & Skills
- 2+ years of QA or software testing experience.
- Experience with test management and bug-tracking tools such as:
- Jira
- TestRail
- Zephyr
- Familiarity with automation frameworks including:
- Selenium
- Cypress
- Playw