Junior/Mid-level QA Engineer

Summary

Join Zipdev as a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure the reliability of our client's Learning Management System (LMS) and its supporting services. This full-time, 100% remote role is perfect for someone with strong manual testing skills looking to expand into automation. You will collaborate with a distributed team, executing functional, regression, integration, and exploratory tests. Responsibilities include designing test cases and scripts, automating tests using Selenium and PHPUnit, logging defects, and contributing to sprint planning. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 1–3 years of manual testing experience for web applications. This position offers various benefits, including remote work, paid time off, parental leave, and several reimbursements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience
• 1–3 years of hands-on manual testing experience for web applications
• Exposure to writing or maintaining automated tests with Selenium/WebDriver and PHPUnit (or comparable frameworks)
• Solid grasp of software-testing concepts, defect lifecycles, and Agile/Scrum workflows
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Laravel, VueJS, RESTful APIs, and version-control systems (Git)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; meticulous attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating in a fully remote environment using Slack, Zoom, and modern ticket-tracking systems

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, regression, integration, and exploratory tests on the LMS’s web and mobile experiences
• Design clear, reusable test cases, test scripts, and data sets; maintain comprehensive test plans and reports
• Automate high-value test scenarios using Selenium-based UI frameworks and PHPUnit (or similar) tests
• Log, prioritize, and track defects in a collaborative ticket-tracking system; work closely with developers to reproduce, debug, and verify fixes
• Contribute to sprint planning by estimating test effort, identifying risks, and suggesting acceptance criteria
• Monitor CI pipeline executions and analyze automated-test results, raising alerts when instability appears
• Participate in continuous-improvement initiatives—enhancing QA processes, tooling, and documentation
• Stay current on QA best practices, accessibility requirements (WCAG 2.1), and security considerations (OWASP)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing LMS, CMS, or other education-technology platforms
• Knowledge of performance- or load-testing tools (JMeter, Gatling) and mobile-testing frameworks (Appium)
• Familiarity with SQL for basic data validation and troubleshooting
• Understanding of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Benefits

• Work Remote Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
• Vacation: 10 business days a year
• Holidays: 5 National Holidays a year
• Company Holidays: 5 Company Holidays a year (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day, Zipdev Day)
• Parental Leave
• Health Care Reimbursement
• Active Lifestyle Reimbursement
• Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement
• Payroll Deduction Purchase Plans
• Longevity Bonus
• Continuous Learning Bonus
• Access to Training and Professional Development Platforms