Senior QA Engineer at ZappiStore

The Quality Assurance team

Our Quality Assurance (QA) team is the backbone of our commitment to delivering exceptional software products. Comprising a group of dedicated and meticulous professionals, the QA team ensures that we deliver high quality solutions to our customers.

The team is dynamic and highly collaborative, working closely with cross functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle. This approach ensures a thorough understanding of user needs and maintains the highest standards of quality. Our QA Engineers are encouraged to continually enhance their skills through professional development opportunities in the latest testing methodologies and technologies.

As we expand, we are looking for individuals who are not only skilled in identifying and solving complex problems but also passionate about improving software quality and user satisfaction. Joining our QA team offers the chance to work on exciting projects, innovate with advanced technologies, and make a significant impact in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Who we’re hiring

We seek an experienced Automation QA Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automated testing, with specific expertise in API/UI/Performance automation testing. The successful applicant will be confident in building and maintaining automation frameworks using tools like Cypress and Playwright (JS/Python) for API/UI and Locust/K6 for Performance testing. 

The successful candidate will be:

• Knowledgeable in SDLC, QA methodologies, tools and processes.
• Willing to collaborate with cross-functional agile teams to ensure end-to-end solutions requirements are delivered in high quality.
• Able to demonstrate an opinion on when to apply software quality best practices and what should be manual testing & automated.
• Enthusiastic about developing tooling and tests that proactively address ambiguous problems.
• Confident in identifying quality gaps and risks to fellow teammates & business stakeholders.
• Strong in communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiar with AWS, micro-services, micro-frontend architecture, and continuous deployment processes.
• Proactive with a ‘can-do’ attitude.

Responsibilities

• Develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test cases for API, UI, and performance testing.
• Champion a shift-left testing approach, integrating testing early and often in the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Designers & Engineers to identify and resolve defects early in the development cycle.
• Contribute to continuous integration (CI) processes, enhancing automation at all stages.
• Analyse test execution results, discuss quality metrics and trends with your teams.
• Optimise testing processes to improve efficiency and coverage in all application layers.
• Support other QA Engineers in all aspects of quality assurance.
• Stay current with new testing tools and strategies, incorporating them into the testing framework as appropriate.