We are building one of the most powerful live-streaming platforms, already connecting 400K+ monthly active users through live events, interactive video chats, and real-time community experiences. Our mission is bold: bring joy, fight loneliness, and deliver safe, ad-free entertainment that keeps people coming back. This is a complex, fast-moving space, and we love it that way! Every idea counts here, and every release reaches a massive global audience. We are now expanding into Arab countries and Europe, enhancing content quality, and rolling out new features to keep users hooked. We are among the Top 5 streaming products in the US and rank in the Top 10 worldwide. Our next milestone: break into the global Top 5, and we are moving fast to make it happen.

About the role: We are looking for a Manual QA Engineer (Backend) who will become a key quality owner within the team — someone who is not just testing endpoints, but deeply understands product logic, user flows, and how backend stability directly impacts user experience at scale.

### In this role, you will

Perform manual backend testing using API tools and databases for Mobile and Web applications
Conduct smoke, sanity, regression, and functional testing for new and existing features
Create and maintain test documentation including test cases, checklists, and bug reports
Participate in SCRUM ceremonies and all stages of the SDLC
Analyze requirements and actively participate in feature decomposition and estimations
Investigate, reproduce, and report bugs with clear prioritization and detailed context
Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders as a QA feature owner
Validate A/B tests and support feature quality during experiments and releases

### It’s all about you

2+ years of commercial experience in backend manual testing
Experience testing mobile applications (iOS and/or Android)
Strong practical knowledge of Postman, Swagger, and API testing approaches
Experience working with proxy/debugging tools such as Charles, Fiddler, or similar
Experience testing backend systems using relational or non-relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
Understanding of QA processes, SDLC, Scrum, DoR, and DoD principles
Experience creating test documentation from scratch
Ability to analyze requirements and identify edge cases independently
Experience working with Jira and Confluence
Experience with A/B testing and validating experiment results
Intermediate+ level of English
Ability to quickly understand complex product logic and new technical concepts

Would be a plus:

Experience with A/B testing
Experience collaborating with Product Support teams
Expertise with MongoDB testing

### What we offer

Care and support:

20 paid vacation days, 15 sick days, and 6 additional days off for family events
Up to 10 additional days off for public holidays
100% medical insurance coverage
Sports and equipment reimbursement
Team building events, corporate gifts, and stylish merch
Financial and legal support
Maternity recovery support allowance
Position retention and support for those who join the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Participation in social initiatives supporting Ukraine

Comfortable working environment:

Work from our Kyiv hub or remotely with a flexible schedule
Modern equipment or depreciation of your own tools

Investment in your future:

Collaborate with a highly-skilled team of Middle & Senior professionals, sharing practical cases and expertise in the social networking niche
70% of our heads and leads have grown into their roles here – so can you!
Performance-oriented reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Reimbursement for professional courses and English classes
Corporate library, book club, and knowledge-sharing events

### Hiring Process

Intro call
Technical interview
Test task
Final interview
Reference check
Offer

Manual QA Engineer (Backend)

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