Software QA Engineer

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Software QA Engineer to join our development team. The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills and a proven track record of owning the delivery of complex system components from design through deployment. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable platforms and drive engineering productivity while focusing on quality, security, and best practices.
The Software QA Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the overall quality of a product. While testing is a crucial aspect of this role, Software QA Engineers are expected to think holistically and develop and understand functional requirements, technical specifications, business workflows, and design documents.
Key Responsibilities:
· Strong Object-Oriented Programming skills, preferably in Java.
· Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code, actively participating in peer code reviews.
· Own the delivery of complex system components or applications, taking them from design through deployment.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, build scalable platforms, and enhance engineering productivity.
· Experience with optimizing queries and designing efficient data storage solutions.
· Strong database modeling and design skills, across both SQL and NoSQL databases.
· Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills to quickly identify and resolve issues.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
· Proficient in API design and development, with a focus on implementing RESTful APIs.
· Experience in designing secure solutions with a focus on accessibility and security-first principles. Knowledge of OWASP security practices is a plus.
· Up-to-date with trends in information technology, with the ability to apply best practices and standards to work projects.
· Strong understanding of common architectural and design patterns.
· Emphasis on quality deliverables, including a focus on peer reviews and implementing automated testing platforms for unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
· Continuous improvement mindset throughout the SDLC, always questioning the "why".
· Balance long-term vision with short-term priorities in design and implementation decisions.
· Ability to develop designs for moderately complex features of the applications.
Technical Skills:
Programming & Frameworks: Proficient in Java, NodeJS, Spring Framework (Boot, MVC, Data), Hibernate, React, Vue.js
Cloud & DevOps: Proficient in AWS, Azure, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD Pipelines
Databases: Proficient in MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
Testing & Monitoring: JUnit, Mockito, Postman, JMeter, New Relic
Architectural Patterns: Experience with Microservices, RESTful Services, Integration Architecture
Microservices & Architecture: Experience building microservices
Security: Experience with OAuth, JWT, Spring Security
Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication
Scheduler: Experience implementing simple Quartz jobs
Version Control: Proficient with Git workflows (branching, merging)
API Documentation: Experience documenting APIs with Swagger
Project Management Tools: Proficient in using Jira for tracking tasks