QA Engineer

TechDigital

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    Confidence in debugging and issue analysis , including reading logs, inspecting responses, and isolating root causes. Ability to hit the ground running , quickly absorb new subject areas and start delivering value.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, CA
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size100 to 499 employees

    Description

    Core Skills & Mindset

    • 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance.

    • Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills.

    • Ability to craft test cases from specifications, not just from UI behavior.

    • Comfortable reasoning about:

      • Data flows

      • State transitions

      • Business rules

      • Failure modes

    • Confidence in debugging and issue analysis, including reading logs, inspecting responses, and isolating root causes.

    • Clear communicator who can explain why something fails, not just that it fails.


    Collaboration & Process

    • Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.

    • Comfortable working closely with:

      • Developers

      • Product managers

      • SDETs

    • Able to give structured input to automation efforts without needing to write automation themselves.

    • Values quality as a shared responsibility, not a final gate.


    Tools & Technologies

    • Test Management: TestRail

    • Work Tracking: Azure Boards

    • Testing Types: Functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing

    • Nice to Have:

      • API testing experience

      • Basic understanding of test automation concepts (Playwright, API automation, CI pipelines)

      • Experience with SaaS platforms, security products, or complex configuration-driven systems


    Personal Must-Haves

    • Hands-on mentality

    • Passionate for success and execution at speed

    • Team player

    • Excellent stakeholder relationship skills

    • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

    • Ability to hit the ground running, quickly absorb new subject areas and start delivering value


    What Success Looks Like

    • Test cases clearly reflect product logic and system behavior.

    • Defects are reported with precision, context, and actionable insight.

    • SDETs receive high-quality scenario input that improves automation coverage.

    • QA work is visible, respected, and integrated into the development process.

    • Fewer surprises late in the release cycle.


    Why Join Us

    • Work on a mission-critical cybersecurity platform.

    • Be part of a QA culture that values thinking, reasoning, and engineering judgment.

    • Collaborate with experienced developers and SDETs in a mature, evolving quality practice.

    • Opportunity to grow toward Senior QA or SDET paths over time.

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