* This position is hybrid, so being located in Prague is essential

* This is a long-term contract engagement

ABOUT US

We are a leading product development partner specializing in custom web and mobile application development. With Silicon Valley founders and top-tier European tech talent, we operate from Prague and have successfully delivered over 65 software products for early-stage startups, scaleups, and global enterprises.

• Founded in 2016

• Headquartered in Prague

• Built and launched 65+ products

• 90+ team members

• Driving product innovation for leading US companies

OUR PROJECTS

Here are a few from our portfolio:

• Nasdaq Private Market (Series C, Finance)- nasdaqprivatemarket.com

• Blackpoint Cyber (Series B, Cybersecurity) - blackpointcyber.com

• OpenLoop (Series A, Healthcare) - openloophealth.com

THE ROLE

You’ll be responsible for implementing and maintaining the test strategy and test plans, and manually testing the product to ensure seamless e2e experiences. Beyond testing stories, you will be responsible for the overall quality of the product and will ensure that the application functions flawlessly from the users' perspective.

Collaborating closely with our Tech Lead, you'll streamline workflows and help organize releases. You'll be the decision-maker, giving the green light for each release. You’ll collaborate with Engineers to clarify product functionalities and provide them with testing data. Most importantly, you’ll be a partner to the Product Manager, gaining insights into the business and project scope to determine quality assurance priorities and to set effective testing strategies.

If you're highly proactive, well-organized, and passionate about quality products, this position is perfect for you!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Product Manager with the preparation of the product specification, user stories, business analysis, prioritization, and other project management activities to enhance the team’s velocity

• Work closely with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to define the test strategy, plan, scenarios, and cases, and collaborate on testing requirements and activities as a core part of the business rollout strategy.

• Support the engineering team with product and business knowledge and testing data

• Actively participate in refinement ceremonies, providing estimations (from the QA side) and uncovering edge cases

• Drive the whole QA process and testing lifecycle

• Measure and report key quality metrics to the team and stakeholders

• Drive the product launch checklist documentation

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

• 2+ years of experience in manual testing of web applications

• Experience with Postman or a similar tool for API testing

• Highly self-organized, detail-oriented, reliable team player

• Professional proficiency in English

• Ability to clearly communicate and efficiently coordinate the team

• Experience with creating test documentation (test strategy, test plan, test scenarios, and test cases)

• Strong analytical thinking and ability to uncover edge cases

• Experience with defining acceptance criteria

• Ability to provide clear estimations of QA work

• Experience working independently on a project, as the only QA, is a plus

• Experience with test automation is a plus (Typescript, Playwright or Cypress)

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