Hybrid Junior Quality Assurance Analyst

at Uphold Inc.

• Job title: Junior Quality Assurance Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Braga, Portugal

About the role

• Junior Quality Assurance Analyst at Uphold, involved in quality processes for financial technology products. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring product quality through testing.

Responsibilities

• Working with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborating with the Engineering team, working with an agile mindset.
• Reviewing and being part of the creation of requirements, specifications and technical design documents.
• Following the product development from conception to delivery in production.
• Writing test specifications, test case scenarios and perform continuous testing.
• Performing manual testing, including the exercise of exploratory testing techniques.
• Contributing to the planning of testing activities, ensuring that the products are effective, accurate, suitable and free from defects, operational problems and errors.
• Recording defects in such a way that developers and business analysts can reproduce and understand.
• Creating logs to document testing phases and defects.
• Spotting areas for improvement to enhance the product's efficiency.
• Helping troubleshoot issues.
• Continuously contributing to grow our automation framework.
• Ensuring that the final product satisfies the product requirements and meets end-user expectations.
• Creating and improving quality assurance policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of test automation techniques, frameworks and tools.
• Experience in specifying and running scenarios and test cases.
• Experience in bug management tools and in reporting bugs.
• Employ exploratory testing and critical thinking.
• Review users’ problems or complaints, making any issues that are experienced by numerous users a priority.
• Bear in mind the context of the application when assessing what quality attributes to focus test efforts.
• High regard for safety standards and quality control.
• Experience working in an agile/lean environment.
• Fluent written and oral English skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Passionate about breaking things, but also making sure we build the best products in the market.

Benefits

• Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
• Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.
• Engaging events and celebrations.
• Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.