Senior QA Engineer

Overview

About Us

We are building an innovative app designed to help students showcase their achievements, connect with peers, and explore new opportunities.
Our platform includes features like customizable profiles, a resume generator, event management, and much more.
With a working product and growing traction, we are focused on delivering a high-quality user experience at scale.

Role Overview

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will take ownership of the quality assurance process, ensuring the delivery of a reliable, seamless app experience across platforms.
You will be responsible for developing and implementing robust testing strategies, mentoring a small team of testers, and working closely with product and engineering teams to identify and resolve issues.
This is a hands-on role that requires expertise in modern app testing tools, Flutter-specific testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Quality Assurance Strategy:
- Define and implement QA strategies and best practices to ensure high-quality app releases.
- Design test plans, test cases, and testing frameworks for mobile apps and APIs.
2. Hands-On Testing:
- Perform hands-on testing of app features across Android and iOS platforms.
- Conduct functional, regression, performance, and usability testing to identify and resolve issues.
3. Automation & CI/CD:
- Develop and maintain test automation frameworks, with a focus on Flutter-specific tools like Integration Test and Golden Toolkit.
- Integrate automated tests into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous testing and faster release cycles.
4. Flutter-Specific Testing:
- Leverage Flutter’s built-in testing frameworks for unit, widget, and integration testing.
- Use tools like Golden Toolkit for UI consistency testing and DevTools for debugging and profiling.
5. Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with the product and engineering teams to understand requirements and resolve bugs.
- Ensure timely reporting of bugs and issues, and manage their lifecycle from identification to resolution.
6. Team Leadership:
- Mentor and guide a small team of QA testers (in-house or outsourced) to achieve high productivity and quality outcomes.
- Promote a culture of accountability and ownership for delivering bug-free releases.
7. Process Optimization:
- Continuously improve QA processes, workflows, and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Stay updated on the latest trends in testing, Flutter development, and CI/CD technologies.

Required Skills and Experience

- 5+ years of experience in QA, with at least 1–2 years in a lead or senior role.
- Strong experience in mobile app testing across Android and iOS platforms.
- Hands-on expertise with test automation frameworks like Appium, Selenium, or Flutter Integration Test.
- Proficiency with GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
- Solid understanding of API testing tools like Postman, REST Assured, or Swagger.
- Knowledge of performance and load testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Experience with Flutter-specific tools like Golden Toolkit, DevTools, and Mocktail.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and team collaboration abilities.

Nice-to-Have

- Experience working with real-time systems or event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka).
- Familiarity with Firebase or other backend services commonly used with Flutter apps.
- Exposure to cloud environments like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Knowledge of end-to-end test management tools like TestRail or Zephyr.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Quality Assurance: 5 years (Preferred)
• Mobile applications: 5 years (Preferred)
• Flutter: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person