Contentstack - Senior Engineer I - Quality Assurance

Job Title : Senior Engineer I QA

About the Role :

Contentstack is seeking a Senior Engineer I QA to join our dynamic, innovative, and fast-paced engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our products through a combination of manual and automated testing. You will own end-to-end quality processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to building scalable, robust, and customer-focused solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

- Take full ownership of assigned QA tasks and deliverables across projects.

- Design and develop test cases, scenarios, and scripts based on feature requirements and specifications.

- Perform manual functional, regression, integration, and system testing to validate new features and enhancements.

- Develop and maintain automation test scripts for UI and API testing to ensure high test coverage.

- Utilize Selenium and Playwright (JavaScript) for automation testing of web applications.

- Conduct API testing using Postman with JavaScript scripting for validation, automation, and reporting.

- Accurately identify, reproduce, and log defects/bugs using defect-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla).

- Provide timely project status updates and escalate issues, risks, or bottlenecks to stakeholders.

- Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to understand domain requirements and ensure optimal solutions.

- Work within Agile/Scrum methodologies, contributing to sprint planning, estimations, and retrospectives.

- Continuously enhance QA processes and frameworks, driving improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.

- Stay open to learning new tools, technologies, and frameworks as required by evolving business needs.

Requirements :

- Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

- Proven experience in manual testing across functional and non-functional areas.

- Solid hands-on experience with automation frameworks, particularly Selenium and Playwright (JavaScript).

- Proficiency in API automation testing using Postman with scripting capabilities.

- Understanding of test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA, TestRail, or equivalent.

- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and the ability to adapt quickly in iterative development cycles.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify edge cases and potential risks.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.

- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.