Job description
Description
GK8 is looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Senior QA Engineer to join our growing team.
In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our products. You will be responsible for designing test strategies, developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, and driving a quality-first mindset across engineering teams. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about test automation, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated tests for desktop, server, API, and mobile applications.
Develop, maintain, and enhance existing test automation frameworks and infrastructure.
Collaborate closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and DevOps teams to define testing requirements early in the development lifecycle.
Perform exploratory, functional, regression, and integration testing to identify edge cases and ensure product stability.
Analyze test results, investigate defects, and work with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Drive QA best practices and promote a quality-first culture across the organization.
Participate in code reviews for automated tests and contribute to test strategy, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Monitor, improve, and expand test coverage while ensuring reliable CI/CD pipeline integration.
Continuously evaluate and introduce new testing tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve efficiency.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, including at least 2 years of hands-on experience with test automation.
Strong understanding of QA methodologies, testing processes, and software development life cycle (SDLC).
Hands-on experience with REST API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar.
Strong technical knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes (K8S), networking, containers, and software troubleshooting.
Proficiency in Python for test automation and scripting.
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and test automation integration.
Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
Advantages
Experience testing security, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Familiarity with blockchain technologies and popular blockchain protocols.
Experience working in cloud-native or Kubernetes-based environments.
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