Senior QA Engineer (Web)

Accountabilities

• Drive quality assurance for business features from technical hand-off through successful production release, ensuring functionality, stability, and user experience meet expected standards.
• Review technical specifications, identify testing requirements, prepare test plans, and create comprehensive test cases and checklists before stabilization begins.
• Estimate testing efforts accurately, communicate expectations clearly, and consistently deliver committed QA work within agreed timelines.
• Execute functional, exploratory, regression, UI/UX, cross-browser, responsive, and end-to-end API testing across modern browsers and viewport configurations.
• Validate web applications across Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and mobile-responsive environments, identifying browser-specific and device-related issues.
• Perform API testing using REST and GraphQL interfaces, including test-data preparation and validation of backend behavior.
• Support web test automation initiatives and contribute to automated coverage where appropriate, including through frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Maintain thorough test documentation, participate in peer reviews, and review test automation code when involved in automation activities.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Front-End and Back-End Engineers, Architects, and other stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support production releases by validating builds, conducting smoke and regression testing, and monitoring live application errors and performance after deployment.
• Investigate defects using browser developer tools and debugging proxies, helping teams identify root causes and reproduce issues efficiently.
• Track and improve key QA metrics, including escaped defect rates and test coverage, using data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of QA processes, standards, documentation, and testing practices across the product development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in QA methodology, test design, defect management, and the overall software testing lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience testing modern web applications, with a solid understanding of client-server architecture and technologies including HTTP/HTTPS, REST, DOM, cookies, cache, and local storage.
• Hands-on experience with cross-browser and responsive testing across Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and mobile viewports.
• Comfortable using browser DevTools and debugging or interception proxies such as Proxyman, Charles, Fiddler, or equivalent tools.
• Practical API testing experience with Postman, REST and/or GraphQL, including the ability to work effectively with test data.
• Experience using Jira, Allure TestOps or a similar test management platform, and Git.
• Experience with web test automation using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium is a strong advantage.
• Basic scripting knowledge in JavaScript/TypeScript or Python is a plus, particularly for supporting automated testing and QA tooling.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues systematically and assess their potential impact.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple testing activities and meet delivery commitments.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and product teams.
• Fluent Russian and good English are both required for effective communication within the international working environment.

Benefits

• Fully remote, full-time work from Slovenia.
• The initial compensation level or salary range will be communicated to candidates during the recruitment process and before employment begins.
• 28 calendar days of vacation per year.
• 7 wellness days annually, providing additional paid time off for personal matters, recovery, or household needs without requiring sick leave.
• Referral bonuses of up to $5,000 for successfully recommending candidates who join the organization.
• 50% reimbursement for professional training, international conferences, and professional meetings.
• Corporate discounts for English-language lessons.
• Health support of up to $1,000 gross per year per employee where corporate medical insurance is not available, which can be used toward self-purchased health insurance or eligible medical expenses for the employee and close relatives.
• Workplace setup support, including an equipped workplace and necessary equipment in available offices or coworking locations.
• Reimbursement of home-office or coworking expenses of up to $1,000 gross once every three years, based on eligible expenses, including desk, chair, internet, or coworking costs.
• Internal gamified recognition and appreciation system, allowing employees to receive rewards from colleagues and exchange them for merchandise, team-building activities, massage certificates, and other benefits.
• International and fully distributed working environment with opportunities to collaborate across cultures and regions.
• Professional development opportunities through training, conferences, language learning, and knowledge-sharing activities.