Remote Junior QA Engineer

HireLatam is a premier recruitment agency that places top Latin American talent in independent contractor roles in US companies. With a proven track record and a commitment to excellence, we're your trusted partner in the pursuit of career success. Our extensive network, personalized approach, and supportive guidance ensure that you're in the best hands to find your next job opportunity. Job Title: Remote Junior QA Engineer (100% Work From Home) Location: Remote from Latin America Position Type: Full-time Salary: $1,700 USD/month Schedule: Monday through Friday, business hours Central Time (40–50 hours per week) Position Overview: Our Client is a forward-thinking technology company utilizing a modern software stack to deliver high-performance applications. Operating with a React-based frontend and a Go/Python backend, they prioritize system stability and seamless user experiences. They foster a collaborative and fast-moving engineering environment where quality is integrated into every stage of the development lifecycle. The Role Our Client is seeking a detail-oriented Junior QA Engineer to help ensure the quality and reliability of their web applications. In this role, the successful candidate will work closely with the engineering team to test new features, identify critical bugs, and improve overall system stability. This is an ideal position for a foundational QA professional who is comfortable testing web applications and APIs and is eager to grow within a production-scale environment.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Executes manual test cases across web applications to ensure functionality and performance.
• Identifies, documents, and tracks software bugs with high clarity and accuracy.
• Performs thorough regression testing before all scheduled releases to prevent service interruptions.
• Validates new feature deployments to ensure they meet specified requirements and brand standards.

Technical Collaboration & Documentation

• Tests APIs using tools such as Postman to ensure backend reliability.
• Collaborates directly with developers to reproduce issues and verify resolutions.
• Maintains clear, organized, and up-to-date test documentation and reporting.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of the testing process within the engineering team.

Qualifications, Skills, and Key Competencies

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 0–2 years of experience in software testing or a QA-focused role.
• Core Knowledge: Strong understanding of software testing concepts, including test case creation, the bug lifecycle, and regression testing.
• Technical Skills: Basic experience testing web applications and familiarity with API testing (Postman or similar).
• Communication: Good English communication skills; ability to write clear and detailed bug reports that are easy for engineers to interpret.
• Availability: Ability to work consistently during EST business hours to overlap with the primary engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to automation testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Basic understanding of JavaScript or other programming languages.
• Experience testing React-based applications.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and JSON structures.

What Success Looks Like

• Precision: Bugs are clearly documented and easy for the engineering team to reproduce and resolve.
• Reliability: Features are tested thoroughly before release, resulting in minimal production issues.
• Growth: The candidate actively participates in the collaborative environment, moving toward mid-level QA or automation responsibilities.
• Documentation: Test documentation is kept audit-ready and reflects the current state of the application.

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