Jr. QC Manual Engineer

This is a remote position.

About the Job

As a Jr. QC Manual Engineer at Aspire, you will support a live production Hiring Events platform that handles a high volume of client requests and active hiring workflows. You will play a key role in troubleshooting production issues, validating integrations, and ensuring platform reliability and user satisfaction through effective testing and issue resolution.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze and troubleshoot production issues impacting live hiring events.
  
• Perform functional, regression, and end-to-end testing for hiring event workflows.
  
• Validate APIs and integrations using Postman.
  
• Reproduce, document, and track defects using Jira.
  
• Collaborate with Client Support, GTM, Product, and Engineering teams to resolve client issues.
  
• Monitor production systems and support incident triage and validation activities.
  
• Validate backend data using SQL and troubleshoot data inconsistencies.
  
• Support testing for architecture changes, integrations, and new platform releases.
  
• Investigate frontend and network-related issues using browser developer tools.
  
• Ensure timely issue resolution while meeting SLA expectations.
  
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint testing, and release validation processes.
  
• Contribute to continuous improvements in testing quality, workflows, and platform stability.
  

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.
  
• 2+ years of experience in QA, software testing, or production support environments.
  
• Strong experience with manual testing and end-to-end workflow validation.
  
• Experience with regression testing and release validation activities.
  
• Hands-on experience using Postman for API testing and response validation.
  
• Experience testing REST APIs and validating backend integrations/services.
  
• Strong SQL skills for backend data validation and troubleshooting.
  
• Experience documenting defects, test results, and workflow issues using Jira.
  
• Strong understanding of business workflows, product functionality, and user journeys.
  
• Ability to design and execute effective test cases and validation scenarios.
  
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and cross-functional teams.
  
• Good communication, collaboration, and analytical skills.
  
• Experience with WCAG standards and accessibility testing tools.
  
• Ability to work across multiple U.S. time zones (PST, MST, CST, EST).
  
• Experience using Datadog for monitoring and troubleshooting.
  
• Familiarity with Kafka and asynchronous workflow validation.
  
• Exposure to MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.
  
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release validation.
  
• Experience working with SaaS or customer-facing platforms.
  
• Awareness or knowledge of IT security best practices as defined by ISO/SOC or similar.
  

• Be part of a (Remote is here-to-stay) organization
  
• Work and learn from great minds
  
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day by attending technical and nontechnical training
  
• Get market exposure by working with international tech leaders
  
• Nursery reimbursement benefit
  
• Attend virtual and onsite international tech conferences
  
• Exposure to work in an IT environment that adheres to rigorous security and compliance standards defined by ISO / SOC