Manual QA Engineer

About the client

Our client is a security startup on a mission to stop data leaks, especially those caused by careless or malicious insiders. They ’ve got first-of-a-kind technology that sees through everything insiders could do to steal the data, detecting data exfiltration and providing precise human-readable explanation of what has happened and how. They are working with some of the largest companies in the world to help them stop leaks ranging from innocuous product specs leaks to the press, to serious industrial espionage

About the Manual QA role

We need you to make sure we are shipping a shiny and polished product, free from hitches, glitches, snags, hiccups, crashes, or any other defects. You'll be architecting and developing a safety net that makes it hard for bugs to sneak through. This involves manual testing, defining quality assurance procedures, and using any other weapons you have in your arsenal. You won't be afraid to speak up for quality when a deadline is approaching and there is pressure to roll features out. You’ll be in close contract with the development and product teams as well as company founders and executives.

Exciting stuff is waiting for you! We’ve got a pretty cool tech stack over here and making sure everything is tested inside out is not exactly a routine task. There’s a rich UI, a microservices-based backend with steep performance and scalability requirements, deep integration with Windows and MacOS, and a diverse set of cloud APIs for integration with SaaS applications.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a testing strategy.
• Implementing manual testing procedures.
• Help prepare product releases.
• Participating in product management discussions, keep close track of how the product specifications are implemented.
• Following product deployments at customers.
• Frequent communication with the local engineering team in Kiev and the remote engineering team in Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as company founders and executives in Palo Alto, USA.

Requirements

• Break-it mentality: can identify, anticipate, and prevent subtle software defects and various corner cases where things can go wrong.
• Attention to detail and focus on the highest product quality standards.
• Experience with techniques for manually testing Web and desktop applications.
• Expertise in modern CI/CD methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and client-server architecture.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
• Excitement to work with a dynamic team.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive compensation, based on experience.
• Stock options – get your part of the success of the company.
• Excellent benefits such as private health insurance.
• Flexible schedule.

Great office space and support to make sure you can comfortably work from either home or the office, depending on your preference.