Full Description

Job Title: -Software QA Engineer

Location: - Fremont, CA

Duration: - 12+ Months

The Role

• Validate and verify applications in non-production environments before they move to production. We need a strong IC with hands-on mobile automation experience and solid testing fundamentals, who can also pick up web automation and testing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the mobile automation framework and add test scripts using Appium (Python)
• Develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality
• Execute mobile testing across iOS and Android on real devices and emulators/simulators, covering different OS versions, screen sizes, and device models.
• Validate app behavior for device-specific scenarios such as permissions, push notifications, deep links, login, network conditions, and offline mode.
• Coordinate device coverage through local devices and/or cloud device farms (e.g., Browser Stack, Sauce Labs, Firebase Test Lab).
• Work independently on assigned project tracks as a strong IC
• Develop test plans and test cases, and prepare test data
• Test mobile apps; execute functional, system, integration, and regression testing of applications
• Build automated test suites for applications; support web automation and testing when needed
• Verify data quality, confirm inbound data matches existing data, and validate functionality and data output against requirements
• Log, manage, and retest defects in the bug tracking system
• Report testing status, milestones, and issues to project stakeholders
• Identify inconsistencies and defects; support launches and system monitoring with IT teams

Requirements / Skillset

Hands-on mobile automation: building frameworks and writing test scripts with Appium (Python) Strong independent contributor with solid testing fundamentals Agile methodology Hands-on device testing across iOS and Android, including real devices and emulators/simulators. Familiar with OS version matrix testing, device fragmentation, and mobile-specific scenarios (permissions, notifications, deep links, biometrics, network/offline). Experience running automated tests on real-device clouds or device farms is a plus. Web applications and client-server testing; ability to pick up web automation (e.g., Python/Selenium WebDriver) as needed MySQL / SQL — comfortable writing DB queries, including joins, to validate backend data Data conversion testing and backend data validation Interface, system, regression, and functional testing, with automated scenarios covering key paths Black-box and/or white-box testing Bug tracking with JIRA Automated end-to-end testing using open-source tools (Appium, Selenium, Playwright) Setting up and maintaining QA environments and test data Programming experience in Python (preferred); additional exposure to C#, C++, XML