QA engineer (offline) $1200-1500

IMPORTANT! Relevant as of April 19, 2024, 1 month internship.

We are looking for a QA engineer with 2+ years of experience.
Would you like to work with TOP technical stack? Would you like to learn from colleagues with broad expertise? Do you want to get off the treadmill and develop your skills? So, complete the test assignment, pass a couple of interviews and go through a month internship period and you’ll open the door to new opportunities. It is not going to be easy, we require employees to work hard and develop their skills at a fast pace.

You will work closely with other QA engineers, front-end developers, back-end developers, designers, PMs and other employees. Our PM will make every effort to make you feel comfortable working in the company. The company has introduced an PDP program (Personal Development Plan) for each employee. Our full-time English teacher will provide support and improve your English skills.

Why we're seeking new team members:
Due to our company's growth and the successful conclusion of new contracts for the year 2024, we are actively searching for talented and motivated professionals ready to join our team. Currently, 2 vacancies are open.

Test assignment
- We look forward to you sending us your solution for our test assignment. Estimated completion time 30−60 minutes.
- The Company may, at its sole discretion, not provide applicants with the reason for being rejected and technical details of the test completed.
- Once getting to the 3rd stage of the interview, the candidate will have the opportunity to receive a feedback from a technical specialist regarding your test assignment including technical details.
- Link to the test assignment by request.

By clicking on the link (company name) in the vacancy header, you can find brief information about our company, video, photos, contacts of the HR manager and a link to our website.

Our working conditions
- Our offices are well equipped power outages: gasoline generator, EcoFlow Delta portable power station provides electricity for devices and standby lightning, Fiber optic internet provider, Starlink provide access to the internet;
- First month will be a paid internship period;
- Internship period paid as fixed monthly payment in UAH;
- Always stable and on time salary;
- We work officially (Private Entrepreneur by contract);
- Salary is calculated in $/h, with loads of 160 to 200 or more hours per month (all spent time is payd);
- Additionally: company pays Bench as 75% from rate and FuckUp pays as 50% from rate;
- Revision of the hourly rate every six months by +50% (according by regulations);
- Quarterly bonus, project performance based;
- English classes 2 times per week (groups of two people, after work hours);
- MacBook Pro 14/16, 4K monitor, stand, mouse, keyboard, headphones, comfortable chair, company branded T-shirt and mug;
- 75% of the salary is also paid for «bench». «Bench» means standby time — when you don’t have project and you work on your PDP or other personal/internal tasks to improve your knowledge and skills;
- Working day from 8:00 to 17:00 (The plan for the day is made at the stand-up meeting and must be accomplished (considering common sense) within the day according to the checkpoints. After accepting the work, the PM closes the working day);
- Breakfast, lunches and other things in the kitchen at the expense of the company (coffee, tea, cookies, sweets, yogurts and drinks in the refrigerator);
- Offices in Kyiv (5-15 minutes walking distance from metro station):
-- K1 (M) Pozniaky
-- K2 (M) Lukianivska/Kontraktova Square
-- K3 (M) Taras Shevchenko
-- K4 (M) Osokorky
-- K5 (M) Slavutych

Opportunities/benefits
- Personal Development: Employees develop their Personal Development Plan (PDP), focusing on skills and knowledge enhancement.
- Regular Salary Review: Salaries are reviewed biannually based on PDP accomplishments and other performance indicators.
- The opportunity to study automated testing within the PDP, and write autotests on our projects in the future.
- Team Support and Collaboration: Work alongside experienced colleagues and project managers who provide guidance and assistance with complex tasks.
- Learning New Technologies: Employees are encouraged to systematically explore and learn about new technologies and fields relevant to their roles.
- Kanban Methodology for Task Management: The company uses “Scrumban” (our own flavor of Kanban system with Scrum elements) for effective planning and execution of daily tasks.

Responsibilities
- Testing:
- Functional;
- Regression;
- Critical path testing;
- Smoke tests;
- UX (usability) testing;
- Studying PRD (Technical Requirements), wireframes, and mockups;
- Preparation of checklists and test cases;
- Writing bug reports;
- Maintaining documentation;
- Active communication with developers.

Would be a plus
- Experience in writing automated tests;
- Web development experience (frontend, backend);
- Experience in UX (usability) and interface testing.

About abz.agency®

abz.agency® is a a software development company. Our core business is developing complex and unique solutions based on web technologies, browser extensions, applications, high-performance and high-loads solutions.

Since 2005 abz.agency® has been working in the area of web development and work with clients from all around the globe. As a global outsourcing provider we have 75+ employees in 6 offices (Tallinn, Estonia and 5 offices in Kyiv, Ukraine).

The main activities of the company is the development of complex and custom web applications. The company also develops web sites. Providing a full cycle of work from the development of technical documentation, design, full-stack development to implementation and support. In recent years, the company has mastered the development of browser extensions. That allows you to actively expand the range of services.

The main technical stack in development is: PHP, Laravel, Node.js, React.js, Vue.js, React Native. In design, we actively use wireframing and mockuping: WireframePro, Figma. The company also actively uses paid services and licenses for work: Google, Jetbrains, Adobe and other providers. The offices created good conditions for productive work: modern equipment, including Mac Books Pro and 4K monitors, meeting rooms, a kitchen, staff lunches.

The company continues to grow with its employees. Mastering new versions of the current technical stack. Learning new technologies. The application of best practices and the use of technical specifications. All this creates the foundation for a quality product, which the customer then receives.

Company website:
https://abz.agency/