Junior Software QA Engineer

Cloudways - A DigitalOcean Company is hiring for people who have already done an amazing job in a Software Quality Assurance capacity, and are ready to take on a next level, exciting challenge. Our ideal candidate is a customer focused individual with hands-on functional and automated testing experience.

• Build, Manage and Execute functional and automated test suites to exercise our software to verify the growing feature sets and customer requirements.
• Automate tasks through the creation and maintenance of scripts and tools.
• Develop functional stress and systemic level test suites and test infrastructure in manual and automated ways to measure coverage.
• Participate in requirements review and understand new feature development.
• Collaborate with the software engineering team on QA/Testing topics.
• Perform platform testing to find out flaws within the interface.
• Update the testing procedure to provide better testing analysis and user experience.
• Contribute to our quality projects, including automation of test cases, with a focus on feature deployment.
• Actively participate in agile meetings with product management and development teams.
• Gather requirements, build testing solutions and troubleshoot issues to deliver a high-quality product.
• Communicate technical concepts/issues clearly to internal teams.
• Develop, document, and maintain test cases and validation reports.

• 1-2 years minimum, of job related experience as a QA engineer, preferably with Selenium/ Cucumber/BDD 
• Hands-on experience in test infrastructure/test suite development
• Experience in Web Applications and API testing
• Ability to diagnose and debug issues
• Understanding of web protocols and tools
• Experience with build systems and version control systems (e.g., Jenkins/Git/TFS)
• Strengths in SQA methodologies include coverage analysis and commitment to quality
• Strong communication and documentation skills

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This is a Hybrid role based in Karachi, Pakistan

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