QA Engineer

About the job (HR Tech) QA Engineer

About Our Client

Their mission is to create the world's most indispensable technology companies and revitalize Japan as a digital superpower. It provides Japan's leading tech companies with the resources to solve their biggest problems.

Overview
The creators of the award-winning skill evaluation and training platform. They are currently tackling the exciting mission of modernizing Japan's hiring culture and help companies build and maintain strong engineering teams. Through this year and beyond we plan to expand our product lineup, enhance our UI/UX, roll out new microservices, and build new features which you'll be a big part in the planning and building.

Location: Japan 

The Attractiveness of the Position

#Awesome tech!
One particular aspect that makes us proud of our team is the fact that we use modern technologies with development practices such as code reviews, continuous integration, unit tests, etc. Engineers feel welcome here.

#Work-life balance
We encourage team members to have other activities and responsibilities in life, the average engineer works 40 hours a week. We have flex time, maternity/paternity leave, etc which is something a lot of our proud new parents really appreciate.

#Choose where you work
Weare set up for remote work, but you are more than welcome to come to our modern office in Shibuya, Tokyo.

#International environment
We have people from all corners of the world working together to build the best products possible.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and procedures for web applications and APIs, ensuring comprehensive coverage and efficient testing processes.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and designers, to understand requirements and ensure seamless integration of testing processes.
Design, develop, and maintain manual and automated test cases, scripts, and tools to validate functionality, performance, usability, and security of web applications.
Perform hands-on manual and automated testing, as required, to identify, document, and track defects.
Analyze test results, report on testing progress, and provide recommendations for improvement.
Continuously improve QA processes and practices, incorporating industry best practices and emerging technologies.
Foster a culture of quality and accountability within the team, ensuring that testing is an integral part of the software development lifecycle.

Technology Stack

• Serverside: Scala
• Frontend: React, Typescript
• Database: PostgreSQL (RDS)
• Infrastructure: AWS（ALB, ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda), Docker, Redis, Terraform

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in QA engineering, with a focus on web applications.- Proven experience in both manual and automated testing, with fluency in modern automation tools such as Chromatic,
• Playwright, WDIO, Cypress or similar.- Solid understanding of locators and locator strategies.
• Strong knowledge of web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and RESTful APIs.
• Solid familiarity with test automation best practices (page object models, waiting strategies, artifact management, report generation, etc.)
• Business level language skills in English