Educational Qualification : Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Work Experience: 2-5 years of hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing in a B2B
Role Description:
As a Quality Assurance Associate for Aurora, you will own manual testing and automation of testing of the complete Aurora platform. In this role, you will be working cross-functionally with Pixxel's Product Team, Engineering Team (Software Engineers, Cloud Engineers), Machine Learning Engineers and Geospatial Analysts. Responsibilities Duties:
- Manual Automated Testing (50/50 split): Conduct thorough manual and automated testing of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to ensure high-quality releases. Ensure every new feature is tested in the staging environment first and perform thorough testing of the production environment also.
- Test Planning Strategy : Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios across all features of the Aurora platform, ensuring both functional and performance testing are covered.
- Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with product managers, software engineers, and designers to understand requirements, refine user stories, and validate acceptance criteria.
- Agile Processes Sprint Execution : Actively participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and daily stand-ups, driving testing efforts for feature releases.
- Regression Testing Bug Tracking: Perform regression testing to ensure feature stability, document bugs clearly, and work closely with developers to resolve issues promptly.
- Ensure adherence of User Interface with the Figma Designs created by designers : Have attention to detail and ensure 100% match between the user interface developed and the figma designs created by designers. In case of any mismatch between product requirement, design and developed feature, raise the bugs to the development team.
- Test Automation: Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress) to ensure efficient regression and integration testing.
- Reporting Documentation: Create detailed test documentation, reports, and metrics to track progress and performance. Contribute to product documentation by writing user manuals, FAQs, and technical guides.
- Continuous Improvement: Proactively suggest improvements to the QA process, testing tools, and frameworks to drive quality and speed in product releases.
- End-to-End Ownership: Ensure end-to-end product quality by thoroughly testing key product features like data analytics, satellite imagery processing, and L2A hyperspectral image workflows.
- Production Monitoring : Support post-release activities by monitoring production environments for issues, collaborating with DevOps and engineering teams on troubleshooting.
Desirable Skills Certifications:
- SaaS environment. Familiarity with geospatial analytics, AI, ML, or hyperspectral imaging would be a plus. - Testing Tools: Proficiency with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, Cypress, and experience with manual testing tools like JIRA, TestRail, etc. - API Testing: Experience testing APIs using Postman or similar tools. - Technical Skills: Solid understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL), scripting (Python/Java), and backend systems for validating data and functionality. - CI/CD DevOps Knowledge: Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integration of testing within continuous delivery workflows. - Agile Experience: Familiarity with agile testing methodologies, sprint cycles, and ability to work within fast-paced, iterative environments. - Problem Solving Attention to Detail: Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues with a meticulous approach to identifying defects. - Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and document detailed reports. Nice to have:
- Cloud Infrastructure: Exposure to AWS or other cloud environments, including experience with testing cloud-native applications. - Performance Testing: Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner and experience in identifying bottlenecks. - Certifications: ISTQB certification or similar testing credentials like CSTE, CSQA, CAST, CMSQ are advantageous but not mandatory. Candidate Acumen:
Strong customer empathy with a focus on delivering quality, attention to detail, and continuous improvement.
Benefits:
Health insurance coverage Unlimited leaves flexible working hours Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit Relocation assistance Professional Mental Wellness services Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India) Employee Stock Options for all hires
