Quality Assurance Engineer Software

Job Description – Senior QA Engineer (Banking & Financial Applications)Position

Job Title: Senior QA Engineer

Experience: 3+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Quality Assurance

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior QA Lead to take ownership of quality assurance across our banking and financial applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, managing, and executing end-to-end testing activities while leading a team of QA engineers.

This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership, client communication, and quality governance. The candidate will be expected to interact directly with customers and stakeholders, manage testing initiatives across multiple platforms, drive quality improvements, and lead the organization's transition from predominantly manual testing to scalable automation testing practices.

The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to confidently represent the QA function in both internal and client-facing discussions.

Key ResponsibilitiesQuality Assurance Leadership

• Own and manage the complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Define QA strategy, testing methodologies, standards, and best practices.
• Establish quality benchmarks and release readiness criteria.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality software across all products and releases.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the QA function.
• Monitor product quality metrics and provide regular reporting to management.

Manual Testing & Quality Management

• Design, review, and execute detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
• Validate complex business workflows within banking and financial systems.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects through closure.
• Ensure adequate test coverage across all business-critical features.
• Perform root cause analysis for production issues and quality incidents.

Test Automation Leadership

• Drive the organization's automation testing strategy.
• Identify manual testing areas suitable for automation.
• Build and maintain automation roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve automated test coverage.
• Establish automation frameworks, standards, and coding practices.
• Continuously improve automation efficiency and execution reliability.
• Measure and report automation coverage and effectiveness.

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers.
• Allocate work and monitor team performance and deliverables.
• Conduct test reviews and quality audits.
• Support team development through coaching and knowledge-sharing.
• Establish accountability and ownership within the QA team.
• Assist in hiring, onboarding, and training QA resources when required.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary QA representative in client interactions.
• Conduct customer calls, demonstrations, and quality review meetings.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Handle client concerns and escalations professionally and diplomatically.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps teams, and senior leadership.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships through clear and effective communication.

Banking Domain Quality Assurance

• Validate banking, financial, and transaction-based workflows.
• Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, reconciliations, and transaction processing.
• Test security-sensitive and compliance-driven functionality.
• Verify integration with third-party financial systems, APIs, and services.
• Understand business-critical workflows and identify potential quality risks.

Required Technical SkillsTesting Expertise

• Strong experience in Manual Testing.
• Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in Functional Testing.
• Regression Testing.
• Integration Testing.
• System Testing.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Exploratory Testing.
• Smoke & Sanity Testing.
• Defect Lifecycle Management.

Automation Testing

Hands-on experience with one or more of:

• Selenium
• Playwright
• Cypress
• Appium

Experience with:

• Test automation framework design
• Automated regression suites
• Cross-browser testing
• Test execution pipelines
• Automation reporting and analysis

API Testing

• Postman
• REST APIs
• API Validation
• API Automation
• JSON/XML Validation

Database Testing

• SQL
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Data Validation
• Query Analysis

Ability to:

• Write and execute SQL queries.
• Validate backend data against application workflows.
• Investigate data-related defects.

Frontend & Backend Understanding

The candidate should possess a good functional understanding of:

Frontend

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript fundamentals
• Browser Developer Tools

Backend

• API architecture
• Authentication mechanisms
• Database concepts
• Application logs and troubleshooting
• Client-server architecture

Tools & Platforms

Experience with:

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• TestRail (preferred)
• Confluence
• Git
• CI/CD Pipelines

Exposure to:

• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD

Required Soft SkillsCommunication

• Excellent verbal and written English communication.
• Ability to conduct client-facing meetings independently.
• Strong presentation and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate technical and non-technical concepts clearly.

Leadership

• Team management and mentoring experience.
• Ownership-driven mindset.
• Ability to drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Strong decision-making capabilities.

Stakeholder Management

• Professional and diplomatic communication style.
• Strong customer relationship management skills.
• Ability to handle escalations and difficult conversations effectively.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams and departments.

Personal Attributes

• Highly proactive and self-motivated.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Banking, FinTech, Payments, Lending, NBFC, or Financial Services domains.
• Experience working with enterprise-scale applications.
• Exposure to security and compliance testing.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• ISTQB Certification (preferred).
• Experience driving QA transformation initiatives from manual testing to automation-first testing.

Key Success Indicators

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Own and drive product quality across all releases.
• Lead and manage the QA team effectively.
• Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort over time.
• Ensure smooth release cycles with minimal production defects.
• Build strong client relationships through professional communication.
• Proactively identify risks and drive timely resolutions.
• Establish a scalable and mature QA process across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Execute comprehensive manual test cases for our e-commerce platform

Design and implement automated test scripts using Selenium or Playwright

Work with AI-based testing tools to enhance testing efficiency and coverage

Identify, document, and track bugs throughout the testing lifecycle

Collaborate with developers and product managers to resolve issues

Participate in sprint planning and review meetings

Create and maintain testing documentation

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of hands-on software testing experience

Strong manual testing skills with attention to detail

Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium or Playwright)

Familiarity with AI-based testing tools and approaches

Understanding of e-commerce platforms and their testing requirements

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong communication and collaboration abilities

Experience with agile testing methodologies

Selection Process

Our hiring process involves practical assessment to ensure candidates have the hands-on experience we require:

Initial screening and interview

First-round technical assessment (practical task)

Technical interview

Second-round technical assessment (practical task)

Final interview

Note: Completion of the practical assessment tasks is mandatory for all candidates as we prioritize demonstrated skills and hands-on experience.

You can directly contact us on nine three one six one two zero one three two

🚀 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

🚀 Hiring: Manual Tester

⭐ Experience: 5+ Years

📍 Location: Pan India

⭐ Work Mode:- Hybrid

⏱️ Notice Period: Immediate Joiners

(Only immediate joiners & candidates serving notice period)

Must-Have Skills:

✅5+ years of experience in Manual Testing

✅Solid experience in ETL, Database, and Report Testing

✅Strong expertise in SQL queries, RDBMS concepts, and DML/DDL operations

✅Working knowledge of BI tools such as Power BI

✅Ability to write effective Test Cases and Test Scenarios

FOY for you is a hyper-personalised Smart Beauty and Personal Care e-commerce

platform with the vision of revolutionizing the BPC industry with immersive experiences

and innovative solutions. FOY aims to become India’s first customer centric retail

ecommerce platform which helps in making informed and quick purchases. We foster a

collaborative and results-oriented environment where innovation is encouraged and

employees are empowered to make a real impact on the future of beauty and personal

care.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an API Tester with UI Testing experience to join our QA team. If

you’re passionate about ensuring the quality of web and mobile applications, and have

experience testing APIs alongside UI, we want to hear from you!

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements, PRDs, and functional specifications.

• Design, review, and execute test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.

• Perform functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and UAT testing.

• Conduct end-to-end testing for web and mobile applications (Android & iOS).

• Perform app-based testing, including UI/UX, functionality, compatibility, and device-specific testing.

• Execute cross-browser and cross-device testing.

• Perform API testing using tools like Postman / Swagger.

• Identify, log, track, and verify defects using JIRA / ClickUp / Azure DevOps.

• Validate backend data using basic SQL queries.

• Collaborate with developers, product, and business teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Support automation testing efforts by writing, executing, or maintaining test scripts (if applicable).

• Perform production sanity testing post-release.

• Prepare test execution reports, defect reports, and release sign-offs.

______________

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Assurance.

• Strong knowledge of SDLC & STLC.

• Hands-on experience in manual testing for web and mobile applications.

• Well-experienced in app-based testing (Android & iOS).

• Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman.

• Basic to intermediate exposure to automation testing (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.).

• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools.

• Good understanding of Agile methodologies.

• Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills.

______________

Good to Have (Preferred Skills)

• Experience in performance testing using JMeter.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience in eCommerce domains.

• Experience in mobile automation testing (Appium).Experience:

● 3+ years of experience in API testing and UI testing, preferably in a fast-paced

environment.

● Hands-on experience with API testing tools (Postman, Rest Assured, etc.) and UI

testing tools (Selenium, Appium, etc.).

● Familiarity with both manual and automated testing techniques for APIs and UI.

Technical Skills:

● Experience in scripting languages like Python for automation.

● Should have knowledge of databases, SQL and its query methods like SELECT,

INSERT, UPDATE, JOINs, DELETE.

● Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and web services.

● Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating tests into automation workflows.

● Should have working experience on Agile (Scrum or Kanban) methodologies and

test management tools (JIRA, etc.).

Nice to Have:

● Familiarity with cloud-based testing environments and tools like AWS Device

Farm or BrowserStack or LambdaTest.

● Knowledge of performance testing tools for APIs (JMeter, LoadRunner)

Job Description:

• Works with team to drive improvements in code quality via manual testing
• Works to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed corporate quality goals
• Delivers on capabilities for the product suite automation strategy
• Develops manual and automated test cases and configurations needed to meet testing of business requirements
• Executes test cases/scripts to ensure delivery of quality software applications, including Systems Integration, Regression, and Performance Testing 
• Generates test data to support the requirements and test case for various test phases
• Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards
• Creates logs to document testing phases and defects
• Monitors and tracks resolution of defects and takes part in daily standup 
• Designs, monitors, and analyzes quality assurance metrics such as defect, defect counts, test results, and test status
• Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative testing technologies and techniques
• Looks beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities

Qualification and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical disciplines, or equivalent work experience required
• 3+ years of experience in Technology, with an emphasis on QA, and proven ability in writing test cases, running functional or performance tests, and managing defects
• Solid experience in test-driven development, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing
• Must have proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate, verify, communicate & report software application issues
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC and STLC
• Working knowledge of test management software like Jira
• Strong in analytical skills and should be a team player
• Competent in executing test cases and passionate about quality
• Ability to handle conflict effectively

Candidate should have experince in L2 L3 Testing
Experience in Automation, Manual and Rgression Testing
Scripting language Python
Experience in Networking