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About this QA Engineer (Mid-Level) - Manual Testing role at Alongside

Alongside · Onsite · Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Alongside partners with organizations to drive digital transformation and build high-performing tech teams.

We're looking for a Mid-Level QA Engineer with around 3 years of experience in Manual Testing who enjoys understanding how products work - and how they can fail.

You'll be involved in testing a variety of web and mobile applications, working closely with developers, product managers, and clients to ensure software quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, execute, and maintain manual test cases based on business and functional requirements.
  • Perform functional, regression, exploratory, integration, and end-to-end testing.
  • Identify, document, and track defects, ensuring clear communication with development teams.
  • Review requirements and user stories to identify risks, edge cases, and missing scenarios.
  • Collaborate with developers, Product Owners, and stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Validate APIs using Postman (or similar tools) and perform basic database validations using SQL.
  • Support release validation and production verification activities.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and testing practices.
  • Work across different client projects, adapting quickly to new products and business domains.

Requirements

  • Around 3 years of experience in Manual Software Testing.
  • Professional proficiency in English (spoken and written).
  • Experience testing web applications (mobile testing is a plus).
  • Solid understanding of software testing methodologies and defect lifecycle.
  • Experience creating test plans, test cases, and bug reports.
  • Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman (or similar).
  • Basic SQL knowledge for data validation.
  • Familiarity with at least one automation framework (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar) to understand and maintain existing automated tests.
  • Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently in a fully remote and collaborative environment.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

  • Technical guidance and continuous mentorship
  • Participation in real-world projects
  • Collaborative environment with a focus on professional growth
  • Opportunity for career progression
  • Hybrid work model: Porto office (1 day per week at the office)
  • Salary range: 25k - 28k Gross per year
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About Alongside

🚀 Alongside | Build Great Products with Great Teams Alongside helps VC-backed start-ups, scale-ups and digital-first enterprises accelerate their roadmaps by assembling elite, time-zone-aligned teams of software engineers, product managers and UX/UI designers, often in under 14 days. Our Porto HQ sits in Europe’s fastest-growing tech hub and taps a vetted global talent pool that lets you ship faster, reduce burn and stay laser-focused on product-market fit. Why high-growth companies choose Alongside
• Top 1 % practitioners: rigorously screened full-stack, mobile, blockchain & AI/ML engineers, plus senior designers and product leaders.
• Flexible engagement models: scale a single specialist, an entire squad, or an autonomous build-and-ship pod
• End-to-end ownership: discovery → design → development → launch, with weekly velocity reports and transparent KPIs.
• Cost-efficient remote talent: New York, Porto, Pune & Hanoi offices give you round-the-clock progress without Silicon-Valley price tags.
• Proven track record: core Alongside team took Arkive, the world’s first decentralized museum, from idea to funded product. We helped Circuit Security to secure 4.5M in funding and many other startups.

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