Junior QA Engineer

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of hands-on experience in software quality assurance.
• Solid background in manual testing, including functional, smoke and regression testing -Familiarity with a range of testing methodologies and best practices.
• Strong analytical thinking and a structured approach to troubleshooting.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Practical experience with tools like Jira, browser DevTools, Git, and test management systems.
• Confidence in testing APIs using tools such as Postman or Swagger.
• Understanding of relational databases and ability to write basic SQL queries.
• Ability to create and maintain clear, concise test documentation (test cases, checklists, bug reports, etc.).
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (both written and spoken).

Nice to have:

• Basic understanding of automation concepts.

Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive manual testing of product features, focusing on functionality, UX, edge cases, and business logic.
• Validate new functionality and ensure stability of existing features through regression and exploratory testing.
• Analyze complex requirements and identify potential inconsistencies, ambiguities, or edge cases.
• Report and track bugs with clear documentation, including steps to reproduce, expected vs. actual results, and environment details.
• Collaborate closely with developers, business analyst, designer, and product owner and other stakeholders to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and high-quality releases.
• Participate in test planning, design syncs, refinement sessions, and defining test strategy for new features.
• Investigate and perform root cause analysis of issues to support effective troubleshooting and resolution.
• Keep QA documentation structured and up-to-date: test cases, checklists, bug reports, release notes.
• Contribute to improving QA processes, test coverage, and quality standards across the product.

What we offer:

• Annual paid vacation of 18 working days;
• Extra vacation days for long-lasting cooperation;
• Annual paid sick leave of 10 days;
• Maternity/Paternity leave;
• The opportunity for sabbatical leave;
• Marriage and Parenthood Package;
• Compensation for sports activities (up to 250$ per year) or health insurance covering — after the trial period;
• Internal education(corporate library);
• Career development plan;
• English and Spanish classes;
• Paying taxes and managing PE (Private Entrepreneur);
• Technical equipment;
• Internal Referral program;
• Opportunity to take part in company volunteering activities;
• Sombra is a “Friendly to Veterans” award-holder.