Software Test Engineer

nXscale provides flexible outsourcing solutions for startups and scaleups. We partner with global companies to help them build teams and scale operations.Our client is a crypto market platform that is based in South East Asia with the mission to democratize access to crypto data and empower users with actionable insights. They are a global leader in tracking cryptocurrency data. Operating since 2014, they have built the world's largest cryptocurrency data platform, tracking over 10,000 tokens across more than 400 exchanges, serving over 300 million page views in more than 100 countries.

What you will do:

• Software QA: Perform execution of QA tasks based on software specifications to ensure that our software products are of the highest quality. Execute full software development lifecycles based on the department’s strategy.
• Release Testing: Perform different testing strategies including regression, functional and user acceptance tests on all software products. Participate in sprint delivery and developing test plans in release cycles. Adapt to different projects and platforms with minimal issues.
• Defect resolution: Replicate defects reported by end users and update cases to facilitate developers. Facilitates and communicates status of issues between users and engineers. Own key results in resolving defects for assigned teams.
• QA maintenance: Maintain test scripts and test automation frameworks.
• Documentation: Identify and document defects and issues in software applications as reported by external and internal users. Perform triaging based on a provided defect resolution schema and escalate issues to meet team targets. Communicate delivery status of individual tickets to technical leads.
• Team Player: Work collaboratively with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship out products and features in a timely and effective manner. Deliver independently on a scope of work with minimal instruction.
• Sharpen the Saw: Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software development and contribute to knowledge sharing. Learn advanced testing techniques or automation tools that improve the team’s productivity. Demonstrate thorough understanding of a subject matter and how to apply it effectively.
• Coaching: Mentor interns and junior software engineers, or contribute to communities, user groups and open-source projects.
• Support any ad hoc tasks as required by the company.

Who you are:

• Proven track record: Have 1-3 years professional experience in software testing for web and mobile applications in Agile teams. Is flexible to move between different projects.
• Education: Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related fields, or relevant professional-level certifications.
• Product Knowledge: User of products and demonstrates some understanding in finance, blockchain or cryptocurrencies.
• Software Testing Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of software quality assurance methodologies. Is familiar with advanced software testing techniques such as BVA and equivalence partitioning.
• Organization & Attention to Detail: Reviews technical documents to develop comprehensive test plans early in the development phase. Strong written skills in documenting work.
• People Skills: Communicates clearly and have experience working with other individuals in a team towards achieving a common goal.
• Leadership: Self-motivated and works independently with minimal supervision. Contributes to existing projects & workflows to improve team productivity.
• Scope of Work: Work mostly on clearly defined and scoped individual features or problems of moderate scope independently within guidelines set. Make reliable estimates on time and complexity of your own work.
• Problem-Solving: Passionate about solving problems faced by stakeholders with strong user empathy.
• Have experience writing code for test automation in Java or Python.
• Keen interest in decentralized technologies and its applications including cryptocurrencies.

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