Trainee QA Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Trainee QA Engineer to join our team. As a Trainee QA Engineer at Axon, you will work alongside experienced QA Engineers and software development teams to learn software testing in a real production environment. You'll gain practical experience in manual testing, test documentation, defect reporting, and Agile development while contributing to the quality of software products used by real customers.

Responsibilities

• Learn software testing processes, methodologies, and QA best practices through hands-on work.
• Perform manual functional testing of web and mobile applications under guidance.
• Execute test cases, checklists, and exploratory testing.
• Identify, reproduce, document, and verify software defects.
• Participate in regression testing before releases.
• Assist in creating and maintaining test documentation, including test cases and checklists.
• Analyze software requirements together with the team to better understand product functionality.
• Continuously improve your testing skills and learn modern QA tools and practices.

Requirements

• Strong interest in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• Basic understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Understanding of software testing fundamentals, testing types, and defect lifecycle.
• Basic understanding of client-server architecture.
• Basic familiarity with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code or Codex CLI) and an understanding of prompt writing and AI agent workflows.
• Good communication skills and willingness to learn from experienced teammates.
• Responsible, proactive, and eager to grow professionally.
• Upper-Intermediate English level or higher.

Nice to Have

• Academic education in informatics (computer or software engineering).
• Basic knowledge of REST API testing (Postman or similar tools).
• Experience testing personal, academic, or pet projects.
• Completed QA courses or internships.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation with regular performance review.
• 20 compensated vacation days during the calendar year.
• Days off during all national holidays.
• 7 days of compensated sick leaves during the year (no special medical documents are required).
• After a probationary period (3 months) additional budget for health, education, or entertainment expenses (on your choice).
• Comfortable work schedule (9/10/11AM - 6/7/8 PM your local time).
• Work fully remotely or hybrid (on your choice).

About the Company

Axon is a technology-focused software engineering company specializing in building scalable, high-quality solutions for modern businesses. We combine a strong engineering culture with a deep understanding of business needs to deliver reliable, secure, and future-ready digital products.

As a fully remote company with a global presence, we pride ourselves on transparency, ownership, and a service-oriented mindset. Our mission is to empower businesses through thoughtful software engineering and predictable delivery.

Hiring Process

The whole interview process will include 4–5 rounds (this may vary per role) of meetings with various people from your future team, hiring managers, and leadership.

Apply Online

After submitting your online application, our recruiting team will review it to see how your skills, experience, and our job needs align. If there is no fit at the moment, we will add your CV to our database and will contact you when a relevant position appears.

Recruiter Screen

If we think there could be a fit, our recruiter will contact you to set up a 30-min video call to explore your relevant skills, experience, and what you're looking for in a new opportunity. The recruiter screen also allows you to learn more about the role and Axon culture.

Technical Interview

If the recruiter determines your skill set may be a match for the role, you'll be invited to a technical interview, which is typically an hour long. You’ll meet with a hiring manager who will dive deeper into the evaluation of your technical skills and give you an overview of a project, team, and the expectations for the role.

Managerial Interview (optional)

If that goes well, you'll be invited to a final stage where you'll meet with the line Manager for your position, usually it is a 30-min video call. This call is for personal acquaintance and to assess your long-term growth potential at Axon and let you ask more questions about our strategy and vision.

Decision & Offer

It's time to finalize the hiring process. Whether you’re successful with us or not, your recruiter will reach out to you with our decision, usually it takes 1 week. If the hiring manager decides to move forward, our legal team will extend an offer in the shortest time and your recruiter will come back to you to handle negotiation and all concerns to make our future cooperation as comfortable as possible.