THE ROLE:
As a Manual QA Engineer (2–4 Years Experience), you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and usability of software products through structured and exploratory testing approaches. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and designers, to validate requirements, identify defects, and enhance overall user experience. In this role, you are expected to independently handle testing tasks, contribute to test strategy, and ensure timely delivery within an agile environment.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Design, develop, and maintain detailed test cases, test scenarios, and test data based on business requirements and user stories.
- Execute manual testing across web/mobile platforms to validate functionality, usability, and performance.
- Identify, log, prioritize, and track defects with clear documentation (steps to reproduce, screenshots, severity, impact).
- Perform exploratory testing to identify edge cases and usability gaps beyond defined test cases.
- Conduct regression and integration testing to ensure stability after code changes.
- Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to understand requirements and resolve issues.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
- Review requirements and provide early feedback from a QA perspective.
- Maintain and update test documentation, reports, and QA metrics.
- Contribute to process improvements, test optimization, and quality best practices.
- Support basic API testing and validate backend integrations where required.
WHAT YOU BRING:
- Manual Testing Expertise: Strong understanding of test design techniques, defect lifecycle, and QA methodologies.
- Requirement Analysis: Ability to interpret functional and technical documents and derive comprehensive test coverage.
- API Testing (Basic to Intermediate): Hands-on experience with tools like Postman or similar.
- Bug Tracking Tools: Experience with JIRA, Bugzilla, or equivalent tools.
- SDLC & STLC: Good understanding of development and testing lifecycles.
- Agile Methodology: Practical experience working in scrum/agile environments.
- Cross-Browser & Cross-Platform Testing: Experience in validating applications across different environments.
- Communication Skills: Ability to clearly articulate issues, risks, and testing progress to stakeholders.
WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU:
DEPT® is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is its best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves. We’re committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace, regardless of anyone’s identity, background, beliefs, lifestyle or disabilities. So tell us about any accommodations you need. It’s totally confidential and only used to make sure you feel fully supported at every step.
DEPT® participates in E-Verify, meaning your Form I-9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.
We are a B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work. Our hope is that you can feel good about the contributions DEPT® is making to the world and we always have an open door for your ideas in making the world a better place.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: ₹400,000.00 - ₹600,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Where are you based in Mumbai?
- Are you comfortable to commute to Borivali for Full time opportunity?
- What is your notice period? if serving, what is your last working day?
- What is your current CTC?
Work Location: In person
