Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

3 days ago
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This role is for one of the Weekday's clientsMin Experience: 3 yearsLocation: BengaluruJobType: full-timeYou will take ownership of quality assurance across mobile, web, and backend user journeys—transforming product requirements into clear, well-defined test scenarios, conducting thorough exploratory testing, validating data flows (APIs and events), and ensuring releases remain ready for deployment in a rapidly evolving fintech environment.RequirementsResponsibilities

Execute API testing using tools such as Postman and Rest Assured.
Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA leads to comprehend requirements and formulate effective test strategies.
Perform regression, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing within agile/scrum settings.
Identify, document, and track defects, working alongside developers to facilitate swift resolution.
Monitor test coverage and quality metrics, providing regular status updates to stakeholders.
Maintain up-to-date documentation of test cases and results using tools like JIRA, TestRail, or Zephyr.

Required Qualifications:

Proficient in manual testing across mobile, web, and API platforms with strong exploratory testing skills and adeptness at isolating defects.
Experience with API testing using Postman/Newman; familiarity with JSON, HTTP protocols, authentication flows, headers/cookies, and schema comparisons.
Mobile testing expertise including use of real devices and emulators, testing deep links, push notifications, permissions, app upgrades, and crash analysis (using Crashlytics/Instabug).
Web testing skills encompassing cross-browser sanity checks (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit), responsive design validation, cookies/storage management, and feature flag testing.
Working knowledge of data tools and databases: SQL for Postgres, basic DynamoDB queries, interpreting Kafka messages, and validating Redis keys and TTL.
Experience with debugging tools such as Charles, Proxyman, Fiddler, browser developer tools, adb/xcode utilities, log analysis (CloudWatch/Kibana), and network throttling.
Familiarity with process management tools (Jira, TestRail, Zephyr) and ability to create clear bug reports including steps to reproduce, expected vs. actual results, environment details, logs, and attachments; management of versioned test assets.
Awareness of security and compliance standards, including PCI-DSS basics, handling PII data, data masking, and session/authentication testing.
Comfortable leveraging Generative AI responsibly to accelerate test design and failure analysis, adhering to prompt hygiene and avoiding inclusion of sensitive data.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
3 to 6 years of experience in software quality assurance, ideally within an Agile development environment.
Experience with test automation using popular frameworks such as WebdriverIO, Playwright, Mocha, Appium, JUnit, or TestNG.
Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., JavaScript, Java, Python).
Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter, k6) and security tools (OWASP ZAP, Snyk).

SkillsAPI TestingManual Testing

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