Manual QA Engineer – Senior

Overview:

SOFTSWISS is growing, and we are seeking a skilled Manual QA Engineer to join our team. If you are driven by excellence and share our values, we would love to hear from you.

About Product:

SOFTSWISS Sportsbook Platform
A sports betting platform that allows you to operate a sports betting business online

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Key responsibilities:

• Review and validate requirements, technical specifications, and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Develop, review, and execute detailed test plans and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create, maintain, and update test documentation using TestRail, Jira, Confluence, Figma.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to validate new features, verify bug fixes, and conduct regression testing.
• Manage and prioritize testing efforts within defined timeframes, ensuring timely delivery.
• Share knowledge and best practices, mentor, and provide training to fellow QA Engineers.
• Analyze test results and overall product quality to suggest improvements or optimizations.
• Support, design, develop, and enhance testing processes, particularly for microservices and distributed systems.
• Develop and execute test strategies specifically for microservices architecture, including API, contract, and integration testing.
• Monitor, analyze, and validate application performance using tools like Sentry, Grafana, and other monitoring tools.
• Optimize routine workflows using AI.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in both front-end and back-end testing of complex web applications, including integration and microservices testing.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong knowledge of software testing processes, methodologies, and standards.
• Solid understanding of Agile (Scrum) methodologies and experience working in an Agile environment.
• Proven experience in API testing (HTTP/WS) and related tools (e.g., Postman, Swagger).
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, including the ability to test service-to-service communication, data flows, and fault tolerance.
• Proficiency in SQL for data validation and test data preparation, including complex queries and data aggregation from multiple tables.
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools like Sentry, Grafana, and others to detect issues and analyze system behavior.
• Proficiency with LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to accelerate test documentation creation and optimize testing processes.
• Fluency in Russian and Intermediate (B1) or higher proficiency in English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka) and testing their integration.
• Experience in performance testing and related tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
• Basic knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of version control and GitLab flow.