Senior QA Engineer - Automation & API Testing - 3.5 yrs + - GGN

Role & responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end quality strategy for multiple products, from requirements to release.
  
• Define, implement, and maintain test automation frameworks for web, backend, and API layers.
  
• Validate features through manual exploratory testing to uncover edge cases and integration gaps.
  
• Collaborate closely with developers and product managers to ensure requirements are testable and complete.
  
• Prevent regressions by establishing smoke tests, integration tests, and regression suites.
  
• Ensure PRs meet a quality bar by aiding developers in reviews, test cases, and coverage discussions.
• Drive root cause analysis of production issues and feed learnings back into development practices.
  
• Foster a quality-first mindset across the team, educate engineers about testing, CI/CD quality gates, and release discipline.
  
• Work comfortably in highly uncertain, dynamic startup conditions where documentation may lag and processes are evolving.

Preferred candidate profile

• 5+ years of experience in testing software products with at least 2+ years in automation.
  
• Strong knowledge of automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, PyTest).
  
• Experience testing REST/GraphQL APIs and microservices.
  
• Solid background in test planning, writing test cases, and executing test strategies.
  
• Proven track record of breaking complex systems and identifying subtle integration issues.
  
• Comfort with fast-paced startup environmentsable to adapt quickly with minimal structure.
  
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into them.
  
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work proactively across teams.