Test Engineer

Location: Hyderabad (Hybrid)

At KnackLabs, the AI innovation arm of CAW Studios, we help enterprises transform their businesses through AI Agents, Voice AI, Enterprise Automation, and AI-native products.

Our team builds production-grade AI systems that solve real-world business problems using Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, and modern engineering practices.

If you're passionate about quality and excited to work on the next generation of AI-powered applications, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

● Understand business requirements and create effective test scenarios and test cases.

● Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, Exploratory, and UI testing.

● Execute end-to-end testing for web applications, APIs, and AI-powered features.

● Validate AI-based applications such as chatbots and LLM-powered workflows for expected behavior, accuracy, and usability.

● Perform API testing using Postman or Swagger.

● Identify, report, track, and verify defects using Jira or similar tools.

● Validate application data using basic SQL queries.

● Collaborate with developers, product managers, and AI engineers in Agile teams.

● Maintain test cases, test execution reports, and QA documentation.

● Participate in sprint planning, release validation, and QA reviews. Required Technical Skills

● Good understanding of SDLC, STLC, and software testing fundamentals.

● Knowledge of Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, and Exploratory Testing.

● Hands-on experience with Postman for API testing.

● Familiarity with Jira or similar bug tracking tools.

● Basic knowledge of SQL, REST APIs, JSON, and HTTP methods.

● Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

● Exposure to Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright is an added advantage.

Basic AI Knowledge (Preferred)

● Basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs).

● Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar. ● Basic understanding of prompt-based applications and AI chatbots.

● Awareness of testing AI-generated responses for accuracy, consistency, and edge cases.

● Curiosity to learn and work on AI and Agentic AI applications. Qualifications & Skills

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

● 0–2 years of experience in Manual Testing (internships, academic projects, or full-time experience).

● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

● Excellent attention to detail and documentation.

● Good verbal and written communication skills.

● Self-driven, collaborative, and eager to learn emerging technologies.

Good to Have Manual Testing

• API Testing • Postman • Jira • SQL • REST APIs • JSON • Agile • Selenium/Cypress (Basic) • AI & LLM Basics • ChatGPT/Gemini • Prompt Validation

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.

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

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 2+ years 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.

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.

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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.

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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)

Key Responsibilities:

Execute manual test cases based on project requirements.

Identify, log, and track software defects using tools like JIRA or Bugzilla.

Assist in preparing test plans, test scenarios, and test data.

Work closely with developers and Project Manager to reproduce and resolve issues.

Perform functional, regression, and smoke testing.

Support the QA team in maintaining testing documentation and reports.

Learn and gradually contribute to automation testing (if applicable).

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

1–2 years of experience in software testing .

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

Familiarity with bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA) and test management tools.

Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.

Good written and verbal communication.

Nice-to-Have (Preferred):

Exposure to automation tools like Selenium or Postman.

Knowledge of SQL and database queries.

Understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies.

ISTQB Foundation certification or equivalent is a plus.

Personal Attributes:

Quick learner with a proactive attitude.

Team player with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Strong problem-solving and time-management skills.

Compensation:

Competitive salary and performance-based growth opportunities.

We are seeking a talented QA automation engineer to design testing procedures for our software applications. In this role, will be responsible for analyzing the functionality of applications and designing automated tests to validate their performance. You will also be required to identify bugs, install databases, and collaborate with the software design team.

To ensure success as a QA automation engineer, you should have advanced programming skills, a keen eye for detail, and excellent project management skills. A skilled QA automation engineer can design and write efficient test procedures for every software application.

QA Automation Engineer Responsibilities:

• Meeting with the software design team to discuss verification protocols.
• Identifying software application weaknesses and target areas.
• Sketching out ideas for automated software test procedures.
• Reviewing software bug reports and highlighting problem areas.
• Writing automation scripts and implementing software applications.
• Designing and installing software databases.
• Troubleshooting automation software and finalizing system procedures.
• Identifying quality issues and creating test reports.
• Collaborating with the design team to solve application faults.

QA Automation Engineer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as a QA automation engineer.
• Advanced programming skills including automation systems and databases.
• Must have worked on Selenium,Cucumber,Maven
• Familiarity with programming script languages including Java and VBScript.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Detailed knowledge of application functions, bug fixing, and testing protocols.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good project management skills.