QA Engineer I

Job Title: Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

About the role: Our QA engineers support the QA function within their respective squads at Careem. We're seeking passionate and experienced QA professionals brimming with enthusiasm, creativity, and exceptional testing ideas. As a QA Engineer, you'll be responsible for ensuring the highest quality standards for our products, while actively collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What you'll do:

• Review and deeply understand functional, technical, and design specifications to deliver accurate testing.
  
  
• Provide reliable testing estimates for project planning and timelines.
  
  
• Facilitate test plan and test case reviews with cross-functional teams to align on test scope and approach.
  
  
• Execute, evaluate, and maintain both manual and automated test cases, clearly documenting and reporting results.
  
  
• Lead and facilitate effective bug triage meetings to prioritize and resolve defects promptly.
  
  
• Participate in root cause analysis to uncover underlying issues and prevent recurrence.
  
  
• Validate and confirm that deliverables meet customer requirements and quality expectations.
  
  
• Proactively contribute to sprint ceremonies, grooming sessions, and other agile processes to ensure early involvement of QA (shift-left testing).
  
  
• Advocate continuous improvement in testing practices and processes.
  
  

What you'll need:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  
  
• 2.5 to 5 years of hands-on experience in software testing and QA.
  
  
• ISTQB - CTFL certification preferred.
  
  

Characteristics:

• Passionate about delivering exceptional quality and embracing a quality-driven testing mindset.
  
  
• Ability to effectively problem-solve, multitask, and meet deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  
  
• Self-driven, highly dedicated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  
  
• Adaptable with a proactive, "get-it-done" attitude.
  
  
• Motivated to learn, grow, and continuously improve.
  
  
• Strong team player, effectively collaborating across various departments and roles.
  
  

Knowledge and experience in:

• Deep understanding of QA/Testing processes, including SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycle.
  
  
• Programming skills in languages such as JavaScript, Python, and Java.
  
  
• Testing methodologies: Agile, Kanban, Waterfall.
  
  
• Testing practices: integration testing, end-to-end (E2E) testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), UI testing.
  
  
• Testing approaches: exploratory testing, risk-based testing, boundary-value analysis, equivalence partitioning.
  
  
• Generating comprehensive test cases from requirements and user stories.
  
  
• Defect management and tracking best practices.
  
  
• Mobile (Android, iOS) and web application testing.
  
  
• API testing: familiarity with different API methods, response validation, and error code differentiation.
  
  
• Understanding and applying test pyramid concepts: unit, integration, and E2E test levels.
  
  

Technical skills:

• Practical experience with test automation tools such as Sofy, BDD frameworks, Maestro, JMeter, Postman, Rest-assured, Selenium, and K6.
  
  
• Experience with backend acceptance testing tools (e.g., Tavern, Postman).
  
  
• Exposure to chaos engineering and load testing concepts.
  
  
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Bitrise, and cloud deployments.
  
  
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
  
  
• Hands-on experience with distributed version control systems, especially Git.
  
  

Desirable skills:

• Experience or interest in AI-driven testing tools or approaches (AI test generation, defect prediction).
  
  
• Awareness of shift-left testing principles, actively promoting early-stage QA involvement in software delivery.
  
  

Join us and contribute your passion, skills, and ideas to a collaborative team dedicated to delivering exceptional quality in innovative ways.