Software Development Engineer Testing (SDET) -Automation

Job Title: Manual QA Tester

Location: Bangalore

Experience Required: 4+ Years

Work Mode: Onsite / Hybrid (as per company policy)

Notice Period: Immediate joiners or candidates who have completed their notice period only

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and methodical Manual QA Tester with strong analytical skills and a passion for ensuring high-quality software. You will be responsible for understanding requirements, planning test coverage, identifying defects, and ensuring a seamless user experience across web and API interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test cases based on functional requirements and specifications
• Perform manual testing of web-based applications, APIs, and mobile apps (if applicable)
• Identify, record, and track bugs using JIRA or similar tools
• Work closely with developers and product teams to understand features and resolve issues
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of test results, reports, and testing processes
• Validate bug fixes, regression cases, and perform smoke testing
• Perform cross-browser and device compatibility testing
• Analyze and debug issues using logs, browser developer tools, and relevant tools

Interview Focus Areas

• Strong BlackBox & WhiteBox testing mindset
• Ability to prioritize logically and structure test coverage effectively
• Attention to detail and discipline in documentation
• Quality of clarifying questions during ambiguity
• Ability to segregate API vs UI test cases and cover edge cases & security
• Understanding of web-based systems, APIs, and integration points

Mandatory Tools & Skills

• Postman – for API testing
• Chrome Developer Tools – for UI inspection, console & network analysis
• JIRA – for defect tracking and test management
• Log Analysis – basic familiarity with reading and debugging logs
• Strong command of test case writing, reporting, and scenario-based testing

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with tools like TestRail, Zephyr, or Confluence
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodology
• Understanding of database queries (basic SQL)
• Experience testing responsive designs and mobile UIs

1.      Prepare Test Cases

2.      Conduct self, peer review

3.      Update test cases after reviewing the comments

4.      Conduct testing in the required environments

5.      Record Test observations

6.      Log Defects

7.      Verify defect fixes

8.      Provide status to Test Lead.

9.      Knowlegde of   Java or .Net  

We are looking for a can do it attitude, and the ability to deliver with high velocity and high-quality at the same time. 

This person MUST have: 

- BE Computer Science, MCA or equivalent. 

- Experience testing IOT devices managed by cloud. 

- Manual testing experience and a desire to learn and work with the latest technologies. Web, Cloud and Mobile App testing. 

- Develop test plans, cases, and scripts; schedule and execute test cycles; contribute to testability & quality of software. 

- Reports all defects accurately; facilitate problem tracking and successful resolution; assess and communicate various risks involved and provide necessary assistance to engineers and stakeholders. 

- Basic knowledge of automation know-how [ API automation, Python] - Test to fail mindset, Solid test strategy experience, well versed with QA processes. - Hands on experience on Performance test angle. 

Experience: 

- Min 1 year experience 

- Not more than 10 year experience. 

Location 

- Remotely, anywhere in India 

Timings:

- 40 hours a week (9 PM IST to 2 AM IST(10 hours in your suitable time) , Monday to Saturday). 

Position: 

- Full time/Direct 

- We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc. 

- We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods. You will stay here because you love the company. We have only a 15 days notice period. 

• Creating detailed and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Writing manual test cases for the application against the requirements
• Handling the testing project independently
• Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
• Performing thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Troubleshooting quality issues and modifying test procedures
• Verifying test result and logging defect in the tool

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• Must have 2- 4 years of manual testing experience in Embedded Systems
• 3-6 years Embedded QA engineering experience
• Expertise in Functional and System Testing
• Experience in communication protocols such as SPI, I2C etc
• Experience in handling the LAB equipments for the embedded devices
• Strong hands-on in embedded product testing
• Knowledge of Audio Testing is an added advantage
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Self-motivation with the ability to drive features to delivery
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good logical sense, strong technical skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly    

Position Description

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

• Contributes to overall business results by making recommendations that significantly improve operational efficiency and effectiveness of Travel Industry
• Facilitate the analysis, design and programming of viable solutions to high complexity business problems according to user specifications
• Ensure that systems are functionally appropriate, technically sound and integrated
• Document and create test cases and to execute and verify those test cases as part of the overall functional testing of Information Technology products
• Contribute to test planning including API Testing
• Participate in the activities to develop and execute test to validate system functionality against specifications
• Take lead role in the testing of small to medium sized products
• Ensure that systems software is thoroughly tested
• Solid understanding of Quality Assurance methods and practices
• Deep understanding of manual and automated testing concepts
• 3 to 5 years’ experience as a QA Analyst/Engineer or similar role with a heavy focus on Automation Testing.
• Experience with high volume consumer-oriented web sites
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment
• Experience with formal test procedures, release management
• Experience in Travel industry experience, GDS’s - SABRE, Amadeus, and Travelport
• Ability to distill complex business needs into functional requirements
• Excellent follow-up, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to make good decisions
• Team player with a professional attitude and learn new products
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain tight schedules
• Ability to work effectively with a geographically dispersed team in India and United States
• Strong skill and experience analyzing data sets of all sizes.

Strategic and Development Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with Executive, Marketing, Sales and Operations teams in gathering product requirements, reporting results and managing expectations.
• Willingness to work flexible and/or extended hours as necessary and travel internationally on occasion.
• Specifically participate in the following: market research, requirements gathering and documentation, architecture design, resource allocation, issue delegation, release management, project timelines, source code protection, testing/QA (use cases) and outsourcing.
• Ability to "think outside the box"
• Ability to provide accurate and timely project estimates.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in CS, MIS, or equivalent.

QA Engineer

You will impact our users directly! This job requires you to constantly hit the ground running and your ability to learn quickly and work on disparate and overlapping tasks will define your success. Your job will often require coordination between multiple Development, Product,  Operations and Business groups, so you get to experience a breadth of impact with various groups.

The ideal candidate must be detail oriented, obsessed with customer experience, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, able to juggle multiple tasks at once, able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure. You must be able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages. You must be able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done.

Position Overview

• You will be responsible for all testing of an entire project across various platforms
• You will own the development and execution of test plans and test cases for multiple features of an application
• You will develop and maintain testing strategies, including manual and automation testing.
• You will ensure comprehensive test coverage by working closely with the product and engineering teams to prioritize testing execution and report on test execution progress and results.
• You will participate in design and specification reviews, and use this information to design test plans.
• You will promote QA productivity through automation, tools, and other best practices.
• You will promote a culture of quality throughout the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ year of experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer
• Experience in manual testing across android app, mobile web and desktop applications
• Bachelor's Degree
• Expertise in test methodologies and test processes.
• Ability to understand technical specifications and generate test cases from them
• Good in communicating with developers and technical leaders, even if they are remote.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to track multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesize the results
• Shows creativity and initiative to improve product coverage and effectiveness.
• Should be able to generate test reports and dashboards for management communication.

EmReach is one of the leading companies in Critical Event Management and Mass Notification solutions. We are hiring a talented QA Testing Analyst professional to join our team. If you're excited to be part of a winning team, EmReach is a great place to grow your career.

This is a Test Analyst role for System, System Integration or End-to-End testing for projects that require changes to one or several systems.

• Participate in project Test requirement analysis
• Under minimal supervision, creates Test ware –scenarios, cases, data, automated test scripts, assist in estimates creation.
• Executes Tests and collates evidence
• Defect reporting and tracking.
• Demonstrate implementation of process, strategy and/or testing improvement/efficiencies.

• Functional & Technical expertise role in developing & identifying tools that will optimise and improve the quality of testing
• Assist to impact analysis, test estimations, test planning for project
• Create test scripts (manual/automated) & test data based on test model (test scope) defined by test architect
• Understand the Functional requirements, Systems Architecture, Test Environments landscape and share your understanding within the team
• Set up and Execute tests using both automation tools and manual methods as applicable aligning to overall test strategy defined.
• Should have knowledge on Automation with at least one automation framework
• Raise defects, provide sufficient details and logs readily for further analysis and work with development teams to close the defects with appropriate root cause analysis documented.
• Use Test Automation tools as per Automation Approach defined by the Programme/Portfolio leads, come up with own ideas to innovate and automate all testing activities applicable to support the Automation and Continuous Improvement journey.
• Escalate any issues to Test Manager/Portfolio Test Lead as appropriate and in timely manner and provide options to resolve the issues

Mumbai

• Graduate with software engineering background
• Hands on Experience in Agile methodology.
• 2-4 years of experience in software testing.
• Domain/Testing/Technical certification will be an advantage

• Understanding of Cloud Technologies like Aws, Azure would be an added advantage
• Knowledge on micro services would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge on DEVOPS tools and process would be an added advantage.
• Should be able to handle work assigned/issues with minimal supervision.

Skills:

* Should have excellent manual testing skills.
* Good knowledge in automation testing using Selenium WebDriver.
* Should have good written & communications skills to write the test cases and documentation.
* Good Analytical skill, Proactive, Capability of thinking through a scenario.
* Knowledge in mobile automation testing using Appium is a plus point.

Responsibilities:

• Creation of automated test scripts to reduce the amount of time and effort spent on testing.
• Strongly adhere to specification and style guides.
• Ensure the application meets the performance, quality and targets.
• Leverage new and established testing methodologies.
• Translate the given design document into proper Test Cases for maintainability.
• Work hand-in-hand with developers to understand the flow of modules and document it.

• Execution of test cases/test scripts for manual/automation testing.
• Should have working knowledge of SQL server.
• Design and create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases.
• Analyze data and results of tests, record defects, provide status.
• Document, track and escalate issues as appropriate, using JIRA or similar tools/means.
• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution.
• Build Deployment on Test Environment.

Requirements:

• Experience in end-to-end user testing for minimum 1-2 yrs.
• Have prior experience with manual testing in web and Android applications.
• Logging bugs, detailed test reports, screenshots, and videos in the bug tracker during pre-release and post-release testing.
• User & usability testing on the design prototypes being passed to the development team.
• Well versed with Agile testing methodologies.
• Opportunity to define, design, tool and implement entire Automated testing using Selenium/TestNG/Appium or any other tool of choice.
• Ability to stick to deadlines.
• Manage regular exploratory testing campaigns by employing a large number of short-term remote testers.
• Ability to operate in white-spaces where ambiguity or lack of knowledge might be imminent in tackling problems. In short, love the entire startup experience.
• Good Knowledge of Core Java.
• Good Knowledge in Selenium.
• Troubleshoot problems related to scripts, framework components,application changes, etc., and repair issues.
• Experience in working with Agile Projects and Scrum Process.
• Enable and/or perform development of test automation by designing and writing automated test scripts based on defined test cases,including the definition of test data for consumption by scripts during test execution.
• Must have experience in writing TDD and BDD test cases.
• Analyze test logs, and report test results/metrics.