Middle Manual QA Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for a Middle Manual QA Engineer who loves digging into details, catching bugs before they bite, and making sure everything works like a charm.

Responsibilities

• Guard product quality end-to-end: track, triage, and report issues across the QA cycle;
• Validate releases: run pre-release regression on Staging and post-release health checks on Prod;
• Investigate production and Support-reported issues, distinguish new defects from known issues, and create or update bug reports with supporting evidence;
• Create and maintain test scenarios, cases, checklists, and bug reports that actually help the team move faster;
• Summarize testing results, highlight remaining risks, and communicate release readiness;
• Collaborate tightly with Product Managers, Devs, and UI/UX team to ensure features work as intended and users stay happy;
• Don’t just test – think. Suggest product and process improvements, raise risks early, and use AI tools and automation where they help simplify QA workflows and reduce repetitive work;
• Be ready to adapt – our world moves fast, and flexibility is part of the game;
• Stay honest, open, and direct – no corporate nonsense, just teamwork and clarity.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in manual testing of web applications;
• Strong understanding of Steam trading mechanics, including trade offers, restrictions, holds, Steam Trade Protection, and trade reversals;
• Strong knowledge of software testing principles;
• Ability to apply test design and test analysis early in the SDLC;
• Ability to investigate issues using browser DevTools, API responses, logs, and database queries, and localize problems across frontend, backend, and third-party integrations;
• Experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman or Bruno;
• Experience with databases and SQL query writing;
• Ability to prepare test data and set up user and transaction states using APIs, SQL, and internal tools;
• Understanding of HTTP and WebSockets;
• Ability to analyze requirements, identify gaps and inconsistencies, and translate them into effective test scenarios;
• Understanding of Agile principles and practices, Kanban method;
• Experience testing iOS and Android applications, including device compatibility, permissions, app lifecycle, and network-related scenarios;
• You’re proactive, curious, and responsible.

Nice to Have

• Practical familiarity with skin marketplaces and their core flows;
• Have an unstoppable passion to improve products and processes around;
• Experience with payment integrations, KYC/AML, and anti-fraud systems;
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Git;
• Experience with performance and security testing.

We Offer

• 20 Days of Vacation & Extra Holidays
• 7 Days of Paid Sick Leave
• Computer Equipment
• Well-being Budget
• Cool Quality Merch
• Courses & Level-Up Budget
• Tax Coverage & Accounting Support
• Bonuses for Recommendations
• Bonuses for Personal Celebrations
• English Learning Compensation

About the Company

Hi! I’m the QA Team Lead, and we’re looking for a Middle Manual QA Engineer who doesn’t just test, but thinks. You’ll check releases on Staging and Prod, investigate issues from production and Support, and work closely with Product Managers, Devs, and the UI/UX team to make sure features work as intended.

If you understand Steam trading mechanics, have experience with APIs and SQL, and are proactive, curious, and responsible, you’ll feel right at home with us. Teamwork, clarity, and no corporate nonsense: that’s how we play 🚀

Vladyslav

QA Team Lead