QA Engineer (Manual Testing)

About this role

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since our public launch, we've crossed $100M in ARR and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries. We're backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.

We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.

We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

What You'll Do:

• Own end-to-end manual testing for web and mobile products, from feature testing to release sign-off

• Write and execute test cases, test scenarios, and regression suites to ensure smooth releases

• Perform API testing using Postman and validate backend flows, responses, and data

• Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to understand requirements and catch issues early

• Identify, log, and track bugs using JIRA, ensuring clear reproduction steps and quick resolution

• Test across multiple browsers, devices, and platforms using tools like BrowserStack and LambdaTest

• Participate actively in Agile rituals including sprint planning, stand-ups, demos, and retros

• Help with UAT, release validation, and production sanity checks

• Analyze logs and dashboards to assist in debugging and improving product stability

What We're Looking For:

• 2 to 5 years of hands-on experience in manual testing

• Strong fundamentals in STLC, SDLC, and Agile/Scrum

• Experience testing web and mobile applications (Android and iOS)

• Comfortable with API testing (REST APIs, status codes, request/response validation)

• Experience using JIRA or similar tools for defect tracking

• Exposure to functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and UAT testing

• Basic understanding of SQL and database validations

• Clear communication, attention to detail, and a strong ownership mindset

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup culture and willing to roll up your sleeves

Good to Have:

• Exposure to log and monitoring tools like Grafana, Kibana, Mixpanel, or CleverTap

• Basic knowledge of Java or API automation (REST Assured)

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, ArgoCD)

• Experience with mobile debugging tools (Android Studio, Charles, Proxyman)

• Prior experience with high-scale consumer products

• Interest in mentoring junior…