Senior Software Test Engineer

About us:

Codewalla is a New York–based product studio with engineering teams in India. Since 2005, we’ve built innovative products that scale. We work at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI developing systems shaped by real business needs and tested in the real world. Our team moves fast, thinks deeply, and cares about pushing what software can do to empower people and businesses.

Role Overview:

Senior Software Test Engineer

What You’ll Do:

• Own

  test strategy and planning

  for large, multi-region projects.
• Design and implement

  automation frameworks

  for web and APIs.
• Perform

  API, performance, and security testing

  .
• Debug issues using

  logs, DB queries, and network traces

  .
• Test

  Next.js + PWA

  features (SSR, CSR, service workers, responsive/mobile).
• Mentor junior testers, review test plans, and represent QA in stakeholder discussions.
• Integrate testing into

  CI/CD pipelines

  to ensure rapid, reliable releases.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• 4–8 years’ QA experience in the E-commerce domain, with at least 2 years in senior roles.

• Proven ability to

  plan and execute test strategies

  for complex systems.
• Hands-on with

  automation tools

  (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress) and

  API testing

  .
• Familiarity with

  performance and security testing

  tools.
• Experience testing

  Next.js, PWAs, and responsive/mobile apps

  .
• Strong debugging skills across logs, databases, and networks.
• Leadership qualities: mentoring, reviews, and stakeholder communication.

Typical Problems You’ll Solve

• Adobe Commerce: checkout complexity (promos, split shipments), inventory race conditions, order lifecycle bugs, multi-store/multi-currency mismatches.
• Next.js + PWA: SSR vs CSR hydration errors, service worker stale data, offline failures, performance slowdowns, SEO & accessibility gaps.
• APIs & Integration: intermittent 5xx, token refresh failures, payment gateway timeouts, webhook idempotency issues.

Why Join Codewalla?

• Build for scale: Work on products that get investor love and scale to global audiences
• Be part of AI-native product development: Integrate AI tools into how we design, build, and ship
• Global exposure: Directly collaborate with US-based startups, VCs, and product teams
• Learn fast: Small, elite teams with zero bureaucracy and high ownership
• See your impact: Every decision you make will shape user experience and business outcomes