Manual QA Engineer for Mobile App (Tinder)

Tinder is the world’s leading dating application that redefined how people meet online. Built on a simple yet powerful “swipe” mechanic, it empowers users to discover potential matches nearby and start meaningful conversations instantly. By blending geolocation, intuitive design, and personalization through smart algorithms, Tinder revolutionized modern dating by making introductions faster, more casual, and accessible to millions globally.
 

The platform isn’t just about dating—it’s about sparking connections. From friendships and networking to relationships, Tinder has created a cultural shift in how people approach meeting new individuals, making it one of the most recognizable consumer apps worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end QA within a sprint: create test strategies/plans, define scope & priority, estimate effort, track progress, unblock issues, and ensure on-time, high-quality releases.
• Plan and execute test cycles across feature, integration, regression, and release certification (TestFlight/Internal App Sharing/production).
• Author clear, reproducible defects with videos, logs, and device metadata; drive root cause and follow-through to resolution.
• Partner with developers & PMs to clarify requirements/acceptance criteria, risks, and success metrics.
• Network-aware testing (airplane mode, 2G/3G throttling, packet loss) using proxies and emulator/simulator tools.
• API validation for mobile backends (manual REST verification, contracts, edge cases).
• Data/analytics validation (events, funnels, attribution) against tracking specs.
• Release readiness: build verification, smoke suites, sanity checks; participate in bug triage, go/no-go, and post-mortems.
• Automation-aware: convert high-priority manual scenarios into actionable automation tickets; collaborate with SDETs on monthly audits and coverage plans.
• Lead release-team testathons for major feature launches: plan charters, coordinate cross-functional participants, track findings, and publish results.
• Work closely with the automation team on weekly release regression cycles: align scope, review flaky tests, and prioritize automation candidates from recent escapes.
• Hands-on memory profiling using Xcode Instruments and Android Studio Profiler; detect leaks/retention, analyze heap/allocations, and file actionable performance bugs with traces.
• Be metrics-oriented and deliver weekly Quality Release Reports to the Release Manager (coverage & pass rate, defect density/age/SLA, crash-free users, ANR rate, cold-start time, flakiness, known risks).

Must-Have Qualifications:
 

• 2+ years of hands-on QA for iOS and Android consumer apps (feature, integration, regression, release testing).
• Strong understanding of SDLC and mobile release trains (feature flags, build types, staged rollouts, crash & analytics tooling).
• Clear, proactive communication—align with developers and product on requirements, test plans, and test strategies without supervision.
• Proven end-to-end ownership of sprint QA (scope/priorities, daily progress, blockers, timely sign-off).
• Testing on real devices and emulators/simulators; coverage across OS versions, screen sizes, locales, accessibility setups.
• Tooling: Xcode (logs, profiling), Android Studio/ADB, Charles Proxy or Fiddler, Jira, Qase | AI-powered Test Management Software for Quality Assurance .
• Manual REST API testing (Postman/Insomnia) and solid grasp of client–server interactions (headers, auth, caching).
• Excellent written/spoken English, crisp test docs and defect reports.
   

Nice-to-Have:
 

• Accessibility testing to WCAG 2.1 AA (VoiceOver/TalkBack, color/contrast, semantics).
• Experience with IAP/subscriptions, push notifications, deep links, geo features.
• Familiarity with crash/analytics stacks (Firebase, Datadog, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Sentry, Crashlytics).
• Exposure to mobile automation (XCUITest/Espresso/Maestro) and creating high-value automation backlog.
• Client-side performance profiling (startup time, memory, jank) and battery/network sensitivity checks.