Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer This position will be a part of product engineering team with a fast paced, highly collaborative start up like environment, which will have the responsibility for the quality of software development and deployment, performing tests to ensure the features developed are fit for purpose. ​ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Build test plans that test end-to-end functionality spanning multiple services. ​ Design and execute tests of front-end applications, middle and back-end services across a variety of architectures and cutting-edge technologies ​. Test systems at the user level, both manually and with automation including performance and security testing ​. Detect, report and track software defects and inconsistencies ​. Lead/collaborate on improving engineering team's test coverage, release velocity and production health ​. Grey box testers rather than black-box testers, able to understand software internals, troubleshoot and debug problems using log files etc information ​. Collaborate with partner teams to understand customer usage patterns and develop test plans and suites that approximate real-world environments ​. Help drive the software development process towards quality-centric methodologies, always seeking to avoid defects or find them at the earliest stage possible ​. Should possess the skills to handle pressure and challenging deadline ​. Apply agile quality engineering principals throughout the Agile product lifecycle ​. Conduct post-release/post-implementation testing ​. Provide support and documentation as needed ​. You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define product features, drive the system design and architecture, and spearhead the best practices that enable a quality product. ​ IDEAL CANDIDATE SKILLS: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a related engineering field. Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer or similar role. Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and drive. Motivation to drive tasks to completion and take ownership of quality of features. Understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable application. Strong knowledge of professional software quality assurance best practices for the full software development life cycle and tools. Ability to work independently in a fast paced and agile development environment with minimal supervision. Strong troubleshooting, problem solving and analytical skills with high attention to detail. Ability to bring the fresh perspective towards modern Engineering practices & patterns. Strong ability to interact, communicate, present and influence within multiple levels of the organization with positive attitude. Working Experience with object oriented modern scripting or programming languages (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python), open-source technologies (Linux, SQLite, Spring, Hibernate), RDBMS and PL-SQL is a plus. Experience required: 8+ years