Quality Assurance Engineer, LanguageWire

• 3+ years of hands-on QA experience with a strong focus on automation testing
• Proficiency with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium for test automation
• Solid understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., Vue)
• Experience testing REST APIs and understanding backend systems, preferably written in Python
• Experience with asynchronous processing (e.g. RabbitMQ)
• Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of QA methodologies, techniques, and best practices
• Experience producing and maintaining key test assets: test plans, checklists, bug reports, and test data
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

Desirable

• As QA Engineer, you will ensure the quality and reliability of our applications by designing and executing test plans, identifying bugs, and driving automation
• You will work in the Machine Learning Products & APIs Team, where we build APIs and products around LanguageWire Machine Learning models.
• You will be ensuring the performance and quality of internal APIs and how they integrate with other products and services.
• You will be also responsible for the quality of customer-facing products like LanguageWire Translate, LanguageWire's machine translation (MT) solution.
• We constantly explore and apply state-of-the-art approaches and advancements in the field. With a research-based approach and the use of the latest technologies, we push boundaries to deliver innovative solutions
• You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Full-Stack Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers and reporting to your Team Lead
• Driving quality initiatives in a cross-functional team of 10–12, shaping and improving our QA strategy and automation coverage
• Identifying and resolving usability issues, bugs, and edge-case scenarios
• Contributing to the continuous evolution of our testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Ensuring seamless performance of web interfaces (esp. Vue) and API integrations (Python)
• Owning the QA lifecycle from planning to release validation for various applications
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test scripts using Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools
• Writing clear and actionable test cases and scenarios, ensuring maximum test coverage
• Defining and documenting test strategies and testing approaches, along with creating test plans
• Performing regression, integration, exploratory, and usability testing across web and backend services
• Performing manual testing for complex scenarios where automation is not feasible
• Collaborating closely with PMs & engineers to define acceptance criteria and improve testability
• Contributing to post-release testing, performance benchmarking, and root cause analysis of production issues
• Supporting a shift-left testing culture by coaching developers on quality practices
• Motivational and engaging with a "Can do" attitude, fostering a positive team environment