AgileEngine

QA Automation Engineer ID90600

AgileEngine Siuna, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees

Oct 21
Remote qa Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Nicaragua
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About the role

The QA Automation Engineer will build and execute regression, smoke, and performance automation scripts to ensure software quality. They will also document feature behavior, identify defects, and collaborate with product teams throughout the SDLC.

What they look for

QA Automation JavaScript TypeScript Gherkin BDD Regression testing Smoke testing Integration testing Performance testing Prompt engineering Harness engineering Agentic skills SQL GitHub Jest Playwright

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in software quality assurance and automated testing. Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Gherkin-based BDD is required, along with strong communication skills.

Benefits

Professional growth Mentorship TechTalks Personalized growth roadmaps Competitive compensation Education budget Fitness budget Team activity budgets Flexible schedule Remote work options

Full description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a QA Engineer to build regression automation and drive quality practices across a growing platform. This person combines manual testing with automated scripts, executing smoke, integration, and performance tests while documenting feature behavior and correlating failures to defects. Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and comfort with Gherkin-based BDD are central to the role.

MUST HAVES

- 3+ years of experience in a software quality assurance role.

- 3+ years of experience in automated testing.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Possess a mindset focused on holistic quality.

- Experience with programming languages such as JavaScript and TypeScript.

- Experience writing and working with Gherkin for behavior-driven development.

- Experience with prompt engineering and harness engineering.

- Experience building Agentic skills focused on Quality Engineering.

- Upper-intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

- Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Playwright, Postman, JMeter or any other object-oriented based automated testing framework.

- Experience with testing support functionalities such as GitHub Actions, LambdaTest, SendGrid, Datadog, PagerDuty.

- Proficiency in SQL.

- Experience with Ruby on Rails and backend development.

- Understanding of quality management systems and quality control processes.

- Background in data-based testing and/or security-based testing.

- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other relevant experience.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Build regression automation scripts that support app functionality.

- Manually test software for validation and accuracy based on defined set of criteria.

- Execute smoke, regression, integration, performance and other testing types to ensure proper behavior of software.

- Record detailed documentation of feature behavior.

- Record pass/fails conditions of tests and correlate failures to bug identification.

- Identify and escalate any risk to quality of the product or the process.

- Collaborate with the product team to ensure quality throughout the SDLC and product release cycles.

- Collaborate with customer-facing teams to incorporate user feedback in the testing strategy.

- Participate in refinement and estimations of effort to promote accurate planning.

- Utilize GitHub to maintain automation repositories, run custom scripts, and facilitate automated quality practices.

- Participate in On-Call rotation.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.

- Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.

- Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

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