[VCK] QA Automation Engineer
San José - Costa Rica
Job Summary
Software Mind is seeking a detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer to join a growing QA team at one of our this role you will work closely with developers product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the quality and reliability of software products identifying issues testing new features and maintaining high standards across the platform.
In addition to a competitive salary rate and a positive work environment committed to delivering high-quality technology solutions we also offer:
- Flexible schedules and authentic work-life balance
- Opportunities for continuing education
- Social activities per country sponsored by the company
- Birthday celebration
- Payment in US Dollars
About the Role
Our client is a fast-growing fintech platform. You will join as the third member of a two-person QA team contributing to the full software development life cycle. The role requires working in the CT (Central Time) time zone.
Main Responsibilities
- Design develop and execute test plans test cases and test scripts for web applications.
- Identify document and track bugs ensuring they are resolved effectively.
- Perform manual and automated testing to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and implement testing strategies.
- Write and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright or similar frameworks.
- Use AI tools responsibly as an assistant not a replacement for human-authored and human-understood code.
- Continuously improve QA processes frameworks and best practices.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging QA tools and industry trends.
Qualifications :
Requirements:
- 90% English written and oral (B2 level minimum) strong communication is essential.
- 2 years of QA experience including hands-on work with E2E automation frameworks (Playwright preferred; Cypress Maestro Appium or Selenium also considered).
- Ability to write and maintain automated tests with clean readable structure.
- Some coding experience in JavaScript Ruby Python or similar comfortable writing functions and structuring projects.
- Experience working with GitHub or similar version control tools.
- Strong communication skills: ability to write clear bug reports reproduction steps test cases and root cause analysis.
- Experience working on projects throughout the full software development life cycle.
- Experience using JIRA or other bug tracking / project management tools.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Postman or API testing.
- Familiarity with fintech or regulated software environments.
- Experience working in small agile QA teams.
Additional Information :
Required Skills/Experience:
- E2E automation (Playwright Cypress or similar)
- JavaScript Ruby or Python (basic to intermediate)
- GitHub JIRA manual and automated testing
- Strong written and verbal communication in English
Critical Technology Proficiency: Playwright JavaScript/Python/Ruby GitHub Postman JIRA
Working Time Zone: Central Time (CT)
We are accepting applications from LATAM countries
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering te ... View more