QA Engineer / Software Test Engineer

QA Engineer / Software Test Engineer

Experience: 2-4 Years Employment Type: Full-Time Work Mode: On-site Location: Chennai Department: Quality Assurance / Engineering

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced QA Engineer / Software Test Engineer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Manual Testing, Mobile Application Testing, API Testing, Regression Testing, and Defect Management.

You will work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure our web/mobile applications are reliable, stable, and production-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and technical requirements and provide testability feedback.
• Prepare and maintain test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
• Perform Functional, Smoke, Sanity, Regression, System, Integration, and UAT testing.
• Test mobile applications on Android and iOS devices and different OS versions.
• Perform mobile compatibility testing across multiple devices and screen sizes.
• Conduct mobile application stability and sanity testing using emulators and real devices.
• Validate REST APIs using Postman.
• Monitor and analyze API requests and responses using tools such as Charles Proxy.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects using JIRA or similar tools.
• Provide clear defect reports with reproduction steps, expected/actual results, logs, screenshots, and supporting evidence.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce issues, troubleshoot defects, and verify fixes.
• Perform regression testing after bug fixes and new feature releases.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support release validation and production-quality checks.
• Maintain QA documentation and continuously improve testing processes.
• Contribute to improving overall product quality and test coverage.

Required SkillsManual Testing

• Strong understanding of STLC and SDLC.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Functional Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Sanity Testing
• Regression Testing
• System Testing
• Integration Testing
• UAT
• Good understanding of the defect lifecycle.

Mobile Testing

• Hands-on experience testing Android applications.
• Exposure to iOS application testing.
• Experience with device and OS compatibility testing.
• Understanding of mobile application installation, build validation, and stability testing.
• Experience with Android Studio emulators is an advantage.
• Exposure to cloud device platforms such as Sauce Labs is a plus.

API Testing

• Hands-on experience with Postman.
• Understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes, request/response validation, headers, and JSON.
• Ability to identify API-related issues during application testing.
• Experience with Charles Proxy or similar network monitoring tools is an advantage.

Defect & Test Management

• Experience with ZOHO SPRINT or similar defect management tools.
• Ability to create detailed and reproducible bug reports.
• Experience maintaining test cases, test scenarios, and test execution reports.

Automation – Good to Have

• Basic exposure to Appium or other mobile automation frameworks.
• Basic scripting knowledge in Python, Java, JavaScript, or similar languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of relevant QA/testing experience.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to independently plan and execute testing activities.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate should be someone who:

• Can independently handle QA activities for a feature/module.
• Thinks beyond happy-path scenarios and identifies edge cases.
• Has strong debugging and problem-solving ability.
• Can clearly communicate issues to developers and product teams.
• Understands both application behavior and API/backend interactions.
• Is comfortable testing mobile applications across different devices and OS versions.
• Takes ownership of product quality rather than simply executing predefined test cases.

Nice to Have

• Appium automation experience.
• Basic Python scripting.
• Experience with CI/CD environments.
• Experience with GitHub/GitLab.
• Experience with cloud-based mobile testing platforms.
• Exposure to performance, security, or database testing.

Keywords

QA Engineer | Quality Analyst | Software Tester | Manual Testing | Mobile Testing | Android Testing | iOS Testing | API Testing | Postman | Charles Proxy | ZOHO SPRINT | JIRA | Regression Testing | Functional Testing | Smoke Testing | Sanity Testing | Appium | Agile | Scrum | STLC | SDLC

Apply Now

If you are passionate about software quality and enjoy finding issues before they reach customers, we'd love to hear from you.

Send your CV to: jobs@webizze.com Subject: Application - QA Engineer

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person