QA Engineer, Manual, Web Platform

September 28, 2026

Job Description:

Test new features end to end across frontend, backend, APIs, and third-party integrations
Run regression testing before releases and smoke testing in production after each release
Validate business and technical requirements with Product and Engineering before development begins
Investigate defects using logs, API responses, and network traffic
Write clear, reproducible bug reports
Act as first-line support for Monetization, Finance, and Product Tech requests
Reproduce issues, assess severity, and escalate with factual information
Maintain test documentation in TestRail, Jira, and Confluence
Collaborate with the Automation QA team to determine which cases to automate
Own Platform functionality quality in a startup environment with short iterations and frequent releases
Identify root causes, communicate clearly, and help improve QA processes

Requirements:

4+ years of manual QA of web applications, including frontend, backend, and API
Risk-based test design skills
API testing with Postman / Charles and Swagger / OpenAPI
Root cause investigation using Chrome DevTools, including HAR, network, storage, and logs
Hands-on experience with feature, regression, and production smoke testing throughout the full release cycle
Daily use of AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, or similar, with critical review of outputs
Experience in a product company or startup with frequent releases
Written English sufficient for documentation and bug reports
Ownership and transparent communication; ability to flag risks and delays early
Nice to have: payments and subscriptions testing, including Chargebee, Adapty, Payrails, trials, taxes, Apple Pay, and Google Pay
Nice to have: web funnels and A/B experiments
Nice to have: analytics event validation with Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and GTM dataLayer
Nice to have: Datadog / Grafana
Nice to have: testing AI-powered features
Nice to have: basic Playwright / TypeScript

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