Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: QA Engineer – Automation Location: Bengaluru Experience: 5+ Years Employment Type: Full-Time About the Role We are looking for a high-ownership QA Engineer to join our core engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and scaling the QA process from the ground up —from test planning and strategy to automation and CI/CD integration. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who enjoys both writing code and driving product quality in fast-paced environments. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain automated test suites for web applications using Selenium (Python preferred; Java acceptable). Define and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases across functional and regression scopes. Perform manual testing for edge cases or flows that are not automation-friendly. Set up and manage CI/CD integration for test pipelines using Jenkins , GitHub Actions , or similar. Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality releases. Validate core workflows, including authentication, form submissions, and session management . Document and track issues using Jira , and follow through to resolution with developers. Required Skills 5+ years of experience in web-based application testing , with strong automation skills. Hands-on experience with: Selenium WebDriver TestNG or PyTest Postman for API validation Git and version control Ability to build and scale test suites using Page Object Model (POM). Working knowledge of HTTP status codes , REST APIs , and CI/CD pipelines . Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams. Good to Have Experience with API automation using RestAssured or Python requests. Exposure to performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6). Awareness of security validations such as input sanitization and session storage checks. Prior experience in startups or small engineering teams.