Quality Assurance Engineer - Manual & Automation Testing

Responsibilities : - Design, write, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test data for web, API, and AI-driven features. - Perform functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across releases. - Build and maintain automated test suites for UI and API layers. - Validate AI/ML outputs - accuracy, consistency, edge cases, bias, and graceful failure handling. - Test REST APIs and data pipelines, verifying data quality and integration correctness. - Log, track, and triage defects clearly, and verify fixes through to closure. - Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and report on quality metrics. - Partner with product, data science, and engineering to embed quality throughout the sprint. Requirements : - 2+ years in QA / software testing, covering both manual and automation testing. - Hands-on automation experience with a framework such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar. - Experience testing AI/ML or data products (validating accuracy, consistency, edge cases, bias, graceful failure handling). - API testing experience with tools like Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent, and experience testing REST APIs and data pipelines. - Working knowledge of Python, JavaScript, or Java for test automation. - SQL and data skills - able to write queries to validate data and back-end behaviour. - Strong grasp of QA methodologies, SDLC/STLC, and Agile/Scrum practices. - Analytical mindset with sharp attention to detail and clear defect communication. - Strong communication skills. - Willingness to work during EST shift (9.30 PM-6.30 AM) if needed.