Software Test Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Strategy & Planning: Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans for the e-commerce gift card product, covering functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Manual Testing: Conduct thorough manual testing when necessary, focusing on critical paths, edge cases, and user experience.
• Bug Management: Identify, document, and track bugs using JIRA or similar tools. Work with the development team to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and UX/UI designers, to understand requirements, provide feedback, and ensure product quality.
• Performance Testing: Lead efforts to test the scalability and performance of the gift card platform, ensuring it can handle high volumes of transactions and users.
• Documentation: Create and maintain detailed test documentation, including test cases, test scripts, and test reports.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest QA tools, trends, and best practices. Continuously seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of QA processes.

 Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute detailed test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios based on functional and technical specifications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing of web, mobile, or desktop applications.
• Identify, document, and track defects using a bug tracking tool (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.) and verify fixes.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure software quality.
• Assist in creating and maintaining test documentation, such as test plans, test data, and test summary reports.
• Work with the automation team or independently to write, execute, and maintain basic automation test scripts.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and help reproduce customer issues as needed.

🔷 Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in manual testing, particularly functional testing of software applications.
• Good understanding of SDLC, STLC, and defect lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with test management and bug tracking tools (like JIRA, TestRail, HP ALM).
• Knowledge of automation concepts and exposure to automation tools (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, Cypress, etc.).
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries for data validation.
• Basic scripting/coding knowledge (preferred) to support automation efforts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

🔷 Good to Have:

• Experience in API testing using tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (like Jenkins) and version control (like Git).

Roles and Responsibilities :-

● Test the overall system using appropriate testing techniques and

instruments.

● Applying the appropriate test measurements and metrics in the product.

● Execute all levels of testing (Integration, Regression and Sanity).

● Design and develop automation scripts when needed.

● Detect and track software defects and inconsistencies.

Skill set required :-

● critical thinking and analytical skills to examine bug reports and prioritize

necessary tests

● Logical and creative mindset.

● Should be able to work on testing tools and technologies.

● Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle

● Knowledge of Software Test Life Cycle

About us:

TAPPP is leading the charge in bringing premium digital entertainment content & live sports to global consumers via its prepaid platform.

We are available across platforms via the Web, Mobile, and Tablets. Building out this brand presents significant product and engineering challenges. At the center of solving those challenges is the TAPPP Product Engineering team which is responsible for the TAPPP product end to end.

The organization is flat, processes are minimal, individual responsibility is big, and there is an emphasis on keeping non-productive influences out of the everyday technical decision-making process. Upholding these philosophies will be imperative as we execute our aggressive plan of global expansion over the next 2 years.

Who are we looking for:

We are looking for a QA engineer experienced in writing test cases based on user stories, creating reports, testing the application from a design & usability perspective, and supporting both manual and automated testing throughout the lifecycle of the product. As a QA Engineer, you will ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved in our defect tracking system.

Mandatory technical skills:

• Proven working experience (Min 3 years) in software quality assurance
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Hands-on experience with both white box & black box testing and automated testing tools
• Technology hands-on Selenium, Javascript, and SQL Scripting is a must
• Experience with Restful API testing – Postman jetpack, RestAssured
• Experience with performance/load/stress testing
• Experience in all stages of application testing including UI, backend, functional, regression
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Other

Strong independent contributor and an unquenchable desire to learn, attention to detail a can-do attitude

Comfortable working in a start-up environment

The position is based in Pune, India.

Responsibilities:

-       Conduct thorough manual testing of software applications across various functionalities.

-       Develop and maintain automated test scripts using MSTest framework.

-       Identify and report bugs and defects through a bug tracking system.

-       Analyze test results, diagnose issues, and collaborate with developers to resolve them.

-       Participate in code reviews to identify potential defects early in the development process.

-       Stay up-to-date with the latest QA methodologies and best practices.

-       Contribute to the improvement of existing testing processes and documentation.

-       Work effectively within an Agile development environment.

-       Clearly communicate test findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications:

-       Proven experience in manual testing methodologies (e.g., black-box testing, exploratory testing).

-       Expertise in developing and maintaining automated test scripts using MSTest.

-       Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.

-       Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

-       Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.

-       Strong written and verbal communication skills.

-       Experience with API testing is a plus.

-       Familiarity with other automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium) is a plus.

• Managing the solving of problems concerning the test automation infrastructure
• Understand and maintain Test Automation Frameworks.
• Follow the coding standards and code walk through.
• Maintain Automation Standards and Processes documentation.
• Write automated test scripts under the direction of the Test Automation Lead.
• Ability to work independently on tasks / modules assigned related to automation
• Monitoring of and reporting on the progress of the test automation process
• Reporting on the quality of the test object
• Raise risks on time and provide alternate solutions to mitigate the risk
• Advice and support for the implementation of all types of tools

• Experience in testing web-based applications.
• Experience in developing test cases and scenarios based on PRD/BRD/Use cases.
• Experience in testing Web Services
• Logging defects/bugs in the defect management tool
• Tracking the defects and retire them with appropriate test execution
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Tools and Technologies:

• Should have strong knowledge and hands-on with SQL, Java, and Selenium
• Good/Fair knowledge of angular framework and Protractor with JavaScript/TypeScript
• Hands-on with any of the defect management tools like Jira/Bugzilla
• Knowledge of J-meter, Soap UI is a plus