QA Engineer – Manual

Role Overview

• You’ll be responsible for implementing and maintaining the test strategy and test plans, and manually testing the product to ensure seamless e2e experiences.
• Beyond testing stories, you will be responsible for the overall quality of the product and will ensure that the application functions flawlessly from the users' perspective.
• Collaborating closely with our Tech Lead, you'll streamline workflows and help organize releases.
• You'll be the decision-maker, giving the green light for each release.
• You’ll collaborate with Engineers to clarify product functionalities and provide them with testing data.
• You’ll be a partner to the Product Manager, gaining insights into the business and project scope to determine quality assurance priorities and to set effective testing strategies.
• Support the Product Manager with the preparation of the product specification, user stories, business analysis, prioritization, and other project management activities to enhance the team’s velocity.
• Work closely with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to define the test strategy, plan, scenarios, and cases, and collaborate on testing requirements and activities as a core part of the business rollout strategy.
• Support the engineering team with product and business knowledge and testing data.
• Actively participate in refinement ceremonies, providing estimations (from the QA side) and uncovering edge cases.
• Drive the whole QA process and testing lifecycle.
• Measure and report key quality metrics to the team and stakeholders.
• Drive the product launch checklist documentation.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in manual testing of web applications
• Experience with Postman or a similar tool for API testing
• Highly self-organized, detail-oriented, reliable team player
• Professional proficiency in English
• Ability to clearly communicate and efficiently coordinate the team
• Experience with creating test documentation (test strategy, test plan, test scenarios, and test cases)
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to uncover edge cases
• Experience with defining acceptance criteria
• Ability to provide clear estimations of QA work
• Experience working independently on a project, as the only QA, is a plus
• Experience with test automation is a plus (Typescript, Playwright or Cypress)

Tech Stack

• Cypress
• TypeScript

Benefits

• This position is hybrid, so being located in Prague is essential
• This is a long-term contract engagement
• OAK'S LAB communication, including interview requests and job offers, are only sent from an '@oakslab.com' or '@oaks-lab.com' email address.
• We will never ask for payment information or banking details via email, phone, or any other communication channel during the interview process.