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Job Role: Senior QA Engineer

Company: Appmaker by StarApps

Location: Kochi, Kerala (On-Site)

Experience: 3–5 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

About Appmaker by StarApps

At StarApps, we build tools like Appmaker that help thousands of global e-commerce merchants turn their web stores into native mobile apps.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced QA Engineer to take overall ownership of our QA cycle. You'll do hands-on testing, build strong quality control so fewer issues reach QA in the first place, and

guide our current QA team. Your goal: catch issues early, reduce the number of QA cycles per release, and ship high-quality apps faster.

Key Responsibilities

• QA Ownership: Own the end-to-end QA cycle, from requirement review to final releasesign-off.
• Quality Control: Set up quality checks, entry/exit criteria and checklists that stop issues early and reduce repeat QA cycles.
• Team Guidance: Mentor and guide the current QA team, review their test cases and bug reports, and raise the team's testing standards.
• Test Planning: Create test plans and test cases from the requirements and designs shared, covering functional, regression and edge cases.
• Device & Design Parity Testing: Test on real Android and iOS devices, and run design parity checks against approved designs.
• Bug Management: Report, prioritise and track bugs, document regressed bugs, and verify fixes with the dev team.
• Process Improvement: Find the root causes of recurring bugs and improve QA processes, tools and documentation.
• Communication: Keep management updated on release quality, risks and issues found.
• AI-Assisted Testing: Use AI tools to generate test cases and speed up testing, while reviewing the output carefully.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 3–5 years in software QA, with strong experience testing mobile apps.
• Ownership: Proven experience owning QA for releases and reducing QA cycles or bug
• leakage.
• Leadership: Experience guiding or mentoring junior QA engineers.
• Testing Expertise: Strong knowledge of test planning, functional, regression,
• smoke/sanity testing and the bug life cycle.
• QA Tools: Hands-on experience with QA tools like BrowserStack, Appium and bug
• trackers such as Jira, and the judgment to pick the right tool for the job.
• AI Tools: Experience or strong interest in using AI tools for testing.
• Attention to Detail: You notice when a price, image, spacing or button looks off.
• Communication: Clear written and spoken English for reports, updates and working with developers and management.

Bonus Points

• Experience testing Shopify or e-commerce apps.
• Experience with test automation (Appium, Playwright or similar) or API testing (e.g.
• Postman).
• Experience setting up QA processes from scratch in a fast-moving team.

Why Join Us?

• Real Impact: Own the quality of apps used by thousands of global brands and millions of shoppers.
• Leadership: Shape how QA works at Appmaker and grow the QA team.
• Modern QA: Work with AI-driven testing tools and a modern workflow.
• Growth & Culture: High ownership and a supportive team in our Kochi office.

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated QA Automation Engineer with 5 to 8 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automated testing and a passion for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software.

Mandatory Skills:

Automation Testing (Selenium + SpecFlow + C# + TestComplete)

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile applications.
• Design, implement, and execute test cases for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure that automated tests are integrated into the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and analyze test failures to ensure issues are resolved promptly.
• Ensure that the quality assurance process is well-documented and adhered to throughout the software development life cycle.
• Review product requirements and provide feedback regarding testability, edge cases, and validation techniques.
• Work closely with developers and product managers to understand project goals and contribute to the overall quality strategy.
• Perform manual testing when necessary and ensure comprehensive test coverage.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in QA automation, with strong knowledge of test automation frameworks.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, TestNG, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, or GitLab.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner is a plus.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug test failures.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cloud-based testing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of API testing using tools like Postman or SoapUI.

Job Overview

We are looking for a detail-oriented and skilled QA Engineer with expertise in Cypress to join our Quality Assurance team. In this role, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining automated test scripts to ensure the stability and performance of our web applications. You’ll work closely with developers, product managers, and other QA professionals to identify issues early and help deliver a high-quality user experience.

You should have a strong background in test automation, excellent analytical skills, and a passion for improving software quality through efficient testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test cases using Cypress.
• Design robust test strategies and plans based on product requirements and user stories.
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify test requirements and ensure proper coverage.
• Perform regression, integration, smoke, and exploratory testing as needed.
• Report and track defects, and work with developers to resolve issues quickly.
• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum development cycles and contribute to sprint planning and reviews.
• Continuously improve testing tools, processes, and best practices.
• Optimize test scripts for performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Cypress and JavaScript-based test automation.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience in testing web applications across multiple browsers and devices.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and tools like Postman or Swagger.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright) is a plus.
• Familiarity with performance testing or security testing.
• Background in Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Basic understanding of DevOps practices.

Automation Testers

Looking for Automation Testing experts, with at least 5 years for experience in Automation Testing with strong experience in Selenium, Java and SOAP UI.

•       Experience: 5–12 Years

•       Locations: Chennai, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Cochin

•       Notice Period: Immediate to <30 days

Experience:

·      5+ years in Selenium automation tool with Java is must with good communication skills

·      Knowledge and hands on in Automation Framework definition and creation

·      Identifying the test cases that are candidates for Automation

·      Automation Test scripting using Selenium & TestNG

·      Automation Test Execution and Test Result Analysis

·      Maintenance of test scripts

·      Hands on experience in Selenium and debugging the selenium scripts

·      Hand on experience in automating webservices using SoapUI

·      Hands on experience in configuring CI tools like Jenkins or Maven, and ANT build tool

·      Knowledge on API automation

·      Hands on experience with estimation and project management

·      Working on knowledge on Devops is added Advantange

Responsibilities include

·      Identify and define the Automation test scenarios based on the requirements

·      Automation test approach defining

·      Good scripting knowledge in Java, TestNG

·      Good knowledge about Webservices automation using SoapUI

·      Designing automation test scripts

·      Defect reporting and analysis

·      Automation execution report preparation/recommendation

·      Identify candidates for automation

·      Involve in feasibility study conducting POC

·      Maintenance of the scripts

• Excellent communication (Written & Verbal), presentation skills with a positive attitude to engage with stakeholders 
• At least 4 years of hands-oncoding experience in test automation, preferably VB script (must be presently working in automation project)
• At least 1 year of experience in Mobile automation (iOS and Android)
• Design, create and maintain Automated Test Scripts for the front end and back-end systems
• Enhance existing/create automation test frameworks
• Knowledge of pipeline execution
• Experience in Agile Scrum methodologies in sprint automation Test design and automation experience in web applications client-server applications mobile applications 
• Knowledge of Jira, BDD Cucumber etc.

• Candidate must have knowledge in the testing domain and must have knowledge of testing of web-based applications.
• The candidate will be responsible for the testing of web-based applications.
  The candidate will also act as the Business Analyst for the project. 
  The eye-catching ability to find bugs from a client’s perspective.
• Exposure to Automation Testing using Testing Tools such as (Selenium Web driver, TestNG, jmeter or similar tools) will be an added advantage.
• Good understanding of software development life cycle.
• Familiar with Database testing; good reporting &amp; documenting skills.
• Good analytical skills with Out of the box thinking and can do attitude.
• Should be flexible and adaptable 
• Good Problem-solving and Troubleshooting skill
• Will be responsible for creating Test cases and creating Client &amp; Internal Reporting.