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About Client - A UK based Startup Founded by a team of Google and Rocket Internet alumni, is looking for a Backend Engineer to join their team to build and scale their collaborative product.

About Role - Remote QA Engineer

As a QA Engineer you’ll be responsible for:

Establish QA foundations: design and implement a comprehensive QA strategy, including the development of testing frameworks and methodologies tailored to client's needs.
Automate testing processes: develop and maintain automated test scripts and methodologies to enhance our testing efficiency and coverage, reducing reliance on manual testing.
Improve product robustness: identify, document, and track defects, ensuring they are resolved before product releases. Ensure key features, especially integrations (eg. Jira, Slack), are thoroughly tested.
Monitor and report: implement monitoring tools and processes to catch issues proactively, ensuring we are aware of integration failures and other critical issues before our users.
Collaborate cross-functionally: work closely with developers, designers, founders and other stakeholders to understand requirements, provide feedback, and ensure the highest quality in product releases.
Champion a culture of quality: raise the quality bar within the team, fostering a proactive approach to bug identification and resolution.
Drive documentation: document testing processes, procedures, and best practices for future reference and team training.

What do we value:

● Experience: +3 years of experience in QA engineering, working with scaleups, being exposed to a growing number of users.

● Technical:

Proficiency in writing automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress.
Experience with manual testing, including exploratory testing and regression testing.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies (manual, exploratory, automation).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into the build process.
Understanding of web technologies and cloud platforms (preferably GCP).
Knowledge of API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.

● Problem-Solving: strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.

● Communication: excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote first environment.

● Self-Starter: highly motivated, proactive, comfortable with ambiguity in entrepreneurial environments, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

● Agility: ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and adapt to changing priorities.

What will you get?

A chance to be an early member in a startup focused on redefining cross-functional interactions, within the future of work.
Ability to solve problems with a team that deeply cares about velocity and making an impact.
Remote first working environment.