Senior Manual QA Engineer

About this role

Analyze business and technical requirements for new features.
Define the testing approach and scope based on product risks and business priorities.
Perform manual functional, integration, exploratory, and release testing.
Validate releases, including end-to-end scenarios.
Design, maintain, and improve test documentation (test cases, test plans, checklists).
Investigate issues using API, UI, and debugging tools.
Identify, document, and track defects throughout their lifecycle.
Analyze defects and collaborate with developers to identify root causes.
Participate in release activities and ensure product stability.
Contribute to continuous improvements of QA processes, testing practices, and documentation standards.
Requirements
Technical Skills:
3+ years of experience as a QA Engineer.
Strong knowledge of test design techniques.
Solid understanding of SDLC and defect management.
Experience with functional, integration, regression, smoke, acceptance, and exploratory testing.
Experience writing test cases, checklists, and test plans.
Experience analyzing business and technical requirements.
Hands-on experience with manual API testing (Postman, Swagger or similar).
Understanding of event-driven systems (Kafka/message queues) and API contract testing.
Experience validating data flows between services.
Experience working with SQL to validate transactional data.
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, TestRail/Zephyr/Xray.
Familiarity with Kibana, Grafana or ELK.
Understanding of Agile methodologies.
Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ownership mindset and ability to work independently.
Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication skills.
English level B2+
Benefits

28 vacation days yearly
Flexible start to the workday
Support from a professional corporate coach and psychologist
Regular internal and external activities, workshops, trips, and corporate events
Access to our internal knowledge base, meetups, and team-building activities
Ongoing training in new technologies and continuous professional development support