Test Engineer (API Testing)

We operate two 24/7 network operations centres and a security operations centre, staffed in three shifts. We started in 2021 and have grown to about 240 people. Certification exams are paid for, and passing one comes with a raise.

Overview:

This is a newly created position. The right person reads acceptance criteria carefully and asks the awkward questions early. The company is based in Jacksonville, the US. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. We hire in the UAE through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Day to day:

• Report on test coverage, escaped defects and release readiness
• Review user stories and acceptance criteria for gaps before sprint work begins
• Log, triage and track defects in Jira with severity and priority
• Integrate test suites into GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps pipelines
• Run exploratory testing on new features and document findings with clear repro steps
• Build API test suites with Postman, REST Assured or pytest

Minimum qualifications:

• 2-4 years of software QA experience, including test automation
• Experience with at least one UI automation framework
• Ability to write clear bug reports and test cases
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum

Preferred:

• Contract testing with Pact
• Testing payment flows or other regulated software

Salary: AED 24,500 - AED 30,000 per month

Why work with us:

• Annual salary review
• Annual team retreat
• Public holidays observed per your country
• Home office setup budget
• Two weeks of paid leave at year end

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Outcrop LLC.