Manual QA Engineer - Senior

Overview:SOFTSWISS continues to expand the team and is looking for a Manual QA Engineer to join our BackOffice team. We need a true, experienced, and accomplished professional who shares our culture and values.About Product:SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator Learn MoreKey responsibilities:Own QA for your product team end-to-end: test strategy, checklists, test cases, etc.Measure product quality with meaningful QA metrics and indicators (not vanity numbers)Report QA status, risks, and plans to your team and product stakeholdersReview feature requirements early; surface gaps, ambiguities, and risks before developmentLead releases as the responsible QA; monitor deploy results in productionDiagnose defects and track them from discovery to resolutionValidate data directly in the databases- you will work with databases on daily as part of this roleCollaborate closely with product, infrastructure, and businessGive product demos to the Product OwnerResearch and adopt new QA approaches and tools, includingAI-assisted QA(agents, skills) to speed up routine workContinuously improve the team’s QA processRequired Experience:4+ yearsin QA of server-side / backend applicationsStrong test design & analysis- risk-based prioritization, solid test-design techniques, and exploratory testingSystematic mindset and independence- proven experience improving QA processes and driving them, comfortable in a mixed Scrum / non-Scrum environmentStrong hands-on experience with microservice-based systems-this is the core of the role. You understand the trade-offs of microservice architecture (pros and cons)API testing- confident with Postman and REST APIsCI/CD- understands pipelines and can read them (GitLab CI)Bug tracking- Jira, structured defect management and reportingStrong troubleshooting- can localize a failure (frontend vs backend vs data vs infra)Logs / observability- able to investigate via ELK / GrafanaEnglish - Upper-Intermediate (B2)or higher; good communication skillsNice to have:Prior ClickHouseexperienceWeb UI testingand familiarity withdesign systems(component libraries)Test automation tools- experience using test automation tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or similar technologiesAI for QA productivity- using agents / skills / LLM tooling to automate and speed up routine workProduct / iGaming domainexperienceOur Benefits:Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hoursPrivate insuranceAdditional 1 Day Off per calendar yearSports program compensationComprehensive Mental Health ProgrammeFree online English lessons with a native speakerGenerous referral programTraining, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.Originally posted on Himalayas