Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer – Manual & Automation Testing | 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, regression testing, API and performance testing, defect management, and release validation . You’ll work closely with engineering and product teams throughout the software development lifecycle to identify issues early and prevent critical defects from reaching users.

You’ll own quality across new features, integrations, bug fixes, and releases while helping improve testing processes and automation coverage over time.

If you naturally look for edge cases, care deeply about software quality, and enjoy preventing problems before they reach production, 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

- Translate product requirements into structured testing scenarios

- Identify potential risks and edge cases early in the development lifecycle

- Ensure critical workflows receive sufficient testing before release

Manual & Regression 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, functional issues, and usability problems

- Log defects using:

- Jira

- Azure DevOps

- Similar bug-tracking platforms

- Write clear bug reports including:

- Reproduction steps

- Expected behavior

- Actual results

- Supporting evidence

- Retest fixes and verify impacted functionality

- Run regression testing before major releases

Automation Testing

- Build and maintain automated test suites using:

- Selenium

- Cypress

- Playwright

- Identify high-value and repeatable test cases for automation

- Improve automation coverage over time

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using:

- GitHub Actions

- Jenkins

- GitLab CI

- Monitor automated test runs

- Investigate and troubleshoot failed automated tests

- Improve the reliability and maintainability of automated test suites

API, Performance & Security Testing

- Conduct load and stress testing using tools such as:

- Apache JMeter

- Locust

- Test APIs using:

- Postman

- RestAssured

- Validate API responses, integrations, and expected behaviors

- Identify performance bottlenecks and reliability issues

- Support vulnerability testing and remediation efforts where required

- Help ensure applications meet expected performance and security standards

Defect Management & Release Validation

- Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution

- Collaborate with developers to reproduce and isolate issues

- Retest resolved defects before closure

- Assess the impact of fixes on related functionality

- Highlight unresolved issues and release risks before deployment

- Support final release validation to ensure critical workflows are production-ready

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

- Maintain visibility into testing progress and outstanding issues

- Clearly communicate release risks before deployment

Engineering & Product