QA Lead

🚀 Hiring: QA Engineer at Deqode

⭐ Experience: 3+ Years

📍 Location: Mumbai and Banaglore

⭐ Work Mode:- 5 Days Work From Office

⏱️ Notice Period: Immediate Joiners

(Only immediate joiners & candidates serving notice period)

We are looking for a Backend API Automation Engineer with strong experience in API testing and automation. The candidate should be skilled in scripting and capable of handling both manual and automated testing.

Key Skills Required:

• Backend API automation testing experience
• Strong scripting skills in Python or JavaScript (Java acceptable)
• Hands-on experience with REST Assured and Postman
• Experience in manual testing along with test automation



Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for backend APIs
• Perform manual and automated API testing to ensure quality and reliability
• Collaborate with development teams to identify, report, and resolve issues

Role Summary

The Junior Manual Tester will support the QA team in testing Android, iOS, and web

applications. This role is suited for someone starting their career in software testing who is

eager to learn test design, execute manual test cases, identify defects, and collaborate with

the development team. Training and guidance will be provided to help the candidate grow

within the QA function.

Key Responsibilities

1. Requirement Understanding

●Review basic business and functional requirements to understand feature

expectations.

●Ask questions and clarify uncertainties with senior testers or product managers.

●Participate in requirement review meetings when needed.

2. Test Planning Support

●Assist in preparing simple test plans under guidance.

●Help identify key areas that require testing.

●Contribute to preparing basic test datasets.

3. Test Case Creation & Documentation

●Write simple, clear, and structured test cases for assigned modules.

Maintain and update test cases in tools such as JIRA or Zephyr Scale.

●Document expected vs. actual results with accuracy.

4. Test Execution

●Execute manual test cases on web browsers and mobile devices

(Android/iOS).

●Perform basic functional, UI, usability, and regression testing.

●Carry out cross-browser and cross-device testing as instructed.

5. Defect Reporting & Management

●Identify and log defects with clear steps to reproduce, screenshots, and observations.

● Track defects using JIRA and coordinate with developers for retesting.

● Verify fixed defects and ensure proper closure.

6. Exploratory Testing

●Conduct exploratory and ad-hoc testing to uncover additional issues beyond scripted scenarios.

●Highlight unusual behaviors and potential edge cases to the QA team.

7. Test Reporting

●Provide daily updates on test progress, issues, and blockers.

●Assist in preparing concise test summary reports at the end of each test cycle.

8. Basic Non-Functional Testing Exposure

●Perform basic checks related to performance, compatibility, and security under guidance.

●Validate application behavior across different browsers, OS versions, and devices.

9. Test Environment & Test Data Support

●Assist in setting up test devices, browsers, and environments.

●Prepare simple test data for positive, negative, and edge case scenarios.

●Inform developers or DevOps teams about any environment-related issues.

10. Collaboration & Continuous Learning

●Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

●Work closely with senior testers, developers, and product owners.

●Learn and adopt new testing tools, techniques, and QA best practices.

11. Optional (Preferred but Not Mandatory): Automation & API Testing Exposure

●Understand basic automation concepts by collaborating with automation engineers.

● Execute simple automated scripts if required.

● Perform basic API testing using Postman (status code and response validation).

Required Skills

● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

● Completion of a Manual Testing Course covering software testing fundamentals

● 1 year of experience in Manual Testing

● Basic understanding of software testing concepts, SDLC, and STLC.

● Familiarity with mobile and web applications.

● Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

● Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.

● Basic knowledge of JIRA or any bug-tracking tool (training can be provided).

● Good Proficiency in English, written and verbal, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

● Exposure to Postman or basic API testing.

●Understanding of JSON/XML data formats.

●Familiarity with automation tools such as Selenium or Espresso.

Why Join SurveyHeart

At SurveyHeart, we’re building a platform that empowers creators, educators, and businesses to engage through intelligent surveys and quizzes.

As part of our Testing team, you’ll work in a collaborative environment where Accuracy, speed, and accountability drive everything we do.

You’ll be trusted to take ownership, experiment boldly, and directly impact the growth of one of India’s most loved SaaS platforms.

What does the role look like?

We are looking for a high-energy, detail-oriented, and technically-savvy Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE). Should be an excellent individual contributor capable of understanding and driving test execution with minimal help. Who can work towards understanding application performance, functionality, and features to great depth enabling them to report issues, take ownership and drive them to closure.

What will you be doing?
 Develop and execute automated tests and test plans
 Efficiently execute test cases across all functional areas of the products(API and App)
 Review product user interface for conformity to design guidelines
 Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution
 Interpret and report testing results, and be a vocal proponent for quality in every phase of the development process
 Work with Engineering and product to understand the overall product requirements and technical architecture and how each feature is implemented
 Ensure the highest quality product delivery with security.
 Evaluating and integrate open source and in house developed toolsets

What will you need ?
 Bachelor/Master degree in CS or related field from a reputed college
 Experience in manual testing for Application and APIs
 Experience in automation testing using available framework.
 Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, testing frameworks and tools
 Demonstrated experience in test planning, test design, test execution and reporting.
 Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical partners.
 Understanding & experience with software design pattern, restful APIs and microservice architecture
 Prior experience in start-ups or health-tech will be a plus

• Design appropriate test strategy and test cases
• Timely delivery of software projects, support incident fixes
• Effective communication of requirements, issues, reports on regular basis
• Proven experience in manual testing
• Solid understanding of QA processes, approaches, methodologies and software development life cycle, and ability to apply the knowledge in daily operations
• Experience specifying, establishing, and managing test environments and test data for Manual testing projects
• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors
• Experience in delivering software using Agile methods
• Expertise in using Jira
• Ability to analyze & maintain existing solutions
• Knowledge or experience in Selenium, Java, BDD Test Design

• Reviews design specifications to understand the scope, requirements, and function of the software product.
• Preparation of test data and execution of test cases (including functional, system, regression, performance, API and database layer etc.)
• Identifies appropriate processes, parameters, functions, and data to test and validate; parameters may include general function, the validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and compliance with industry standards.
• Lead and participate in test case reviews with Business, Developers, other team members
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Ensure that user expectations are met during the testing process
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• When a product does not perform within specifications, reporting defects to programmers while identifying and recommending solutions, improvements, and updates.
• Identifies, logs, and recreates error codes, bugs, and defects.
• Draft quality assurance policies and procedures
• Investigate production issues
• Conducts testing to ensure products perform according to product requirements and within established guidelines.

Job Brief:

Strong experience as a Developer, QA Engineer, Software Developer in Test or similar QA role.
Minimum 1-2 years strong experience with iOS and/or Android testing frameworks (XCTest, KIF, JUnit, Espresso).

Requiremnets

Experience with web testing frameworks (Selenium, HPQT).

Experience with API testing tools (Restlet, Postman).

Experience with Git, continuous integration and deployment tools.

• Health Memberships 
• Sports Subscriptions 
• Entertainment Subscriptions 
• Key Conferences and Event Passes
• Learning Stipend 
• Team Lunches and Parties 
• Travel Reimbursements 
• ESOPs 

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