QA Engineer

Upstack is a friendly team of the world’s most talented freelance developers, working remotely for some of the coolest start-ups. It’s fun and challenging to join the top 1% of the world’s developers. We have a strong focus on quality clients and developers and try to work on software that we love! Upstack is officially based in New York City and we have offices in NYC and LA. We also have development hubs opening up all around the place with our first in Brasov, Romania. Our developers work from home and co-working spaces and sometimes even on the beach!

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and/or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years’ hands-on experience serving as a Quality Assurance Engineer
• Experience working for small/start-up companies, preferably from the USA
• Experience working in a remote environment, as part of a distributed team, using Agile methodologies and processes
• Strong experience with any of the following: SQL, Selenium, Java, Rest Assured, Postman, Jira, GIT, Jenkins, TestNG, Junit, etc.
• Strong knowledge of QA best practices
• Experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as Manual Testing, Automated Testing, UI Testing, Test Driven Development Strategies, etc

What is preferred:

• Proven work experience inside of a distributed team, in a remote environment
• Outstanding communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to details

What you should be able to demonstrate:

• Comfortable working independently and as a member of a cross-functional team
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Have a high degree of honesty and integrity
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Team-player with a positive attitude

 Deadline for applications: 15.02.2022.