About the role
About the company
A well-established US education-technology company with a global presence, providing digital learning content and platforms to a large user base for over two decades. Distributed, international team working on products used by millions of active users worldwide.
About the role
Senior QA Engineer with Automation needed to join the Engineering team. This is a QA role with a meaningful automation component: the focus is on strong testing fundamentals, solid software design foundations, and identifying where automation adds real value, rather than a pure automation-first approach.
The role involves testing complex integrated web applications across both UI and API layers. Initially, most of the work will be manual QA; in the mid term, the expected split is roughly 70/30 automation-to-manual.
Responsibilities
UI and API testing of complex integrated web applications
Developing and refining test plans
Writing and maintaining automated tests, primarily using Cypress
Close collaboration with developers in an Agile environment
Tracking and managing test cases using JIRA, TestRail, and Qmetry
Identifying areas where manual testing processes can be automated for reliability and maintainability
Requirements
4+ years of experience as a Manual QA, at a senior level
Some hands-on experience with QA automation: writing or maintaining automated tests for UI or API scenarios
An automation-oriented mindset: comfort with programming concepts and logical problem-solving
Understanding of HTTP, HTML, AJAX, JSON, REST APIs, and client-server architecture
Basic knowledge of SQL
Strong written and spoken English (interviews are conducted in English)
Ability to freely communicate in Russian or Ukrainian
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium
Understanding of CI/CD systems
Experience with Agile methodology
Experience with JIRA, TestRail, and Qmetry
Basic knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu command line)
Basic Git knowledge
Benefits
Compensation: Up to $4,500 gross/month
What's Offered
Stable, long-term position with a well-established American company (many team members have 5+ years of tenure)
Competitive compensation
Friendly and supportive team culture
Good vacation policy
Contract type: Independent contractor (sole proprietor / IP), incubator arrangements are not accepted.
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