Associate QA Engineer, Gradient Specialist

Overview of 66degrees

66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience we help the worlds leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.

At 66degrees we believe in embracing the challenge and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way.

Role Overview

As an entry-level QA professional youll play a vital role in ensuring our software meets quality standards. Youll learn to create well-structured manual test cases based on acceptance criteria and user stories collaborate with developers and help deliver reliable software

This exciting opportunity is based out of our Bengaluru office.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze acceptance criteria and user stories to understand test coverage requirements.
• Design and execute manual test cases (functional regression integration) using clear thorough documentation.
• Identify log and track defects effectively ensuring proper reproduction steps and severity.
• Collaborate closely with developers product managers and other stakeholders to support issue resolution and product improvement.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning and reviews to stay informed on project goals and deliverables.
• Assist with UAT and post-release testing to ensure any issues are captured before deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science IT or a related discipline (or equivalent)
• Understanding of SDLC and STLC phases and common testing techniques (functional regression integration smoke sanity)
• Familiarity with test planning scenario creation and test case design techniques (e.g. BVA equivalence partitioning)
• Basic knowledge of SQL (SELECT statements) for backend data validation
• Comfortable reading code or technical specseven if not actively programming
• Familiarity with version control concepts (e.g. Git) is advantageous
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical thinking to identify edge cases and defects
• Strong written/verbal communication skills for clear bug reporting and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to work effectively in a team-focused Agile environment
• Eagerness to learn quickly adapt to new tools/methods and grow within a QA team
• Basic exposure to test management or bug-tracking tools such as JIRA Bugzilla or Mantis (Nice to have)
• Introductory grasp of automation frameworks and scripting (e.g. Selenium Python Java) (Nice to have)

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race color religion sex gender gender identity national origin age weight height marital status sexual orientation veteran status disability status or other legally protected class.