Quality Assurance Engineer (Manual + Automation | SaaS) – Remote

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours (flexible for releases & sprints)

About the Role

We’re hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Tester) to ensure software is fully tested, reliable, and production-ready before release.

This role blends:

Manual testing
Automation
Defect tracking
Collaboration with engineering

You will act as the final quality gate — catching issues before users ever see them.

If you’re someone who:

Finds edge cases others miss
Writes clean, structured test cases
Cares about product quality

This role fits you well.

What You’ll Own

Test Planning & Coverage

Design test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria
Define test coverage across:

Features
Integrations
Regression flows

Collaborate with product & engineering teams to align on requirements

Manual Testing (Core)

Execute:

Functional testing
Regression testing
UI/UX validation
Cross-browser & cross-device testing

Log bugs in:

Jira
Azure DevOps

Provide:

Clear reproduction steps
Screenshots/videos

Retest fixes and validate impacted areas

Automation Testing

Build and maintain test scripts using:

Selenium
Cypress
Playwright

Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines:

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI

Monitor failures and debug issues

Performance & API Testing

Conduct load/stress testing using:

Apache JMeter
Locust

Test APIs using:

Postman

Support security testing and vulnerability checks

Documentation & Reporting

Maintain:

Test cases
Test plans
Test results

Track quality metrics:

Defect density
Coverage
Pass/fail rates

Report insights and risks to stakeholders

Collaboration (Critical)

Work closely with developers to:

Reproduce bugs
Identify root causes

Participate in:

Sprint planning
Standups
Retrospectives

Advocate for quality across the SDLC

What Makes You a Strong Fit

You catch edge cases others miss
You write clear, structured test cases
You balance speed with thoroughness
You communicate issues clearly to developers
You take ownership of product quality

Required Experience & Skills

2+ years in QA / software testing
Experience with:

Jira or similar tools
Test management tools (TestRail, Zephyr)

Familiarity with:

Selenium / Cypress / Playwright

Strong understanding of:

SDLC
Agile workflows

Nice to Have (Top Candidates)

Experience in:

SaaS / enterprise products

API testing experience (Postman, RestAssured)
CI/CD integration exposure
Security or compliance-heavy environments

What a Typical Day Looks Like

Review requirements and write test cases
Execute manual and automated tests
Log and track bugs with clear documentation
Collaborate with developers on fixes
Validate builds and regression results
Report quality metrics and risks

In short:
You ensure nothing broken reaches production.

Quality Assurance Engineer