Senior Manual QA Engineer

Why we’re a great company to work for:

Seeking Alpha is the leading online destination for engaged investors. We have an awesome product. Our crowdsourced research and cutting-edge investing tools are helping nearly 300,000 paying subscribers exceed their financial goals.

We care about work-life balance: We work primarily from home, provide lots of perks, and insist that you enjoy them.

We invest in people. We consider each employee a long-term investment, and we see value in continuously nurturing and training our teammates.

What we're looking for?

We're a group of fun, curious, out-of-the-box thinkers, who love working together to solve complex problems as much as we love hanging out together, and we're looking for a talented and experienced Manual QA Engineer to join us!

• Work in close cooperation with product owners, developers, customer support representatives
• Create and maintain test documentation (checklists, test cases)
• Estimate execution time of testing activities
• Execute manual testing of a web application: functional, cross-platform, UI (responsive design)
• Document and maintain defect reports in Jira
• Analyze and evaluate business requirements with product owners
• Communicate on any risks from a QA perspective that could affect feature delivery
• Report to stakeholders about the results of tests execution
• Provide support in issues investigation

• 5+ years of professional experience in software QA
• 4+ years of experience in web applications testing (end-to-end, UI)
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Understanding of SDLC in Agile/Scrum
• Solid understanding of test design techniques
• Understanding of web technologies: HTML, CSS, client-server architecture, API, JavaScript
• Good knowledge of SQL for testing purposes
• Upper-Intermediate level of English

Personal skills:

• Good analytical skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined, goal-driven
• Strong attention to details and accuracy
• Problem-solving mindset
• Good communication skills