Senior AQA Engineer

Who we are

Blackbird Lab is a software development company. While we are practicing an international working culture, we are proud representatives of Ukrainian values and traditions. We are a team of 90+ energetic, curious, smart, and open to new challenges tech pros who prefer efficient async communication, flexible working hours, a co-working office model, etc.

Being in this craft for 7+ years, we have managed to accumulate expertise and bring value to a number of clients. We cooperate with US and Canadian product companies of different sizes, from small startups to established products, in close, trusted relationships.

All team members, including management, have an engineering background. The process, participants who speak the same language and have a similar approach based on technical principles, is always efficient. It is way easier to make decisions and introduce new features in a team with engineering at heart. It is the technical DNA that lets us build high-quality products that facilitate the lives of our customers’ users.

Position & client

Our client, Toromont Cat, is a Canadian industrial company that provides equipment, power systems, and support services for industries such as construction, mining, and energy. The application is built on a Microsoft technology stack, including Azure, .NET, and an MSSQL database, and is used daily by internal staff to support core business operations.

Stack of the project

• .NET Core,

• Azure Services

• Angular

• Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for web applications and APIs.

• Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical requirements.

• Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and end-to-end testing.

• Collaborate with developers during feature development to ensure quality is built into the product.

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects.

• Analyze test results and provide clear reports to the development team.

• Participate in ScrumBan ceremonies and be ready to present your work

• Continuously improve QA processes, automation frameworks, and testing practices.

• Maintain and enhance CI/CD testing pipelines.

• Validate bug fixes and perform regression testing before releases.

• Contribute to improving software quality standards and engineering best practices.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a QA Engineer.

• 3+ years of experience in test automation.

• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and SDLC/STLC.

• Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured, or similar).

• Experience with UI automation frameworks such as: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium.

• Experience with programming languages such as: JavaScript / TypeScript, Java, C#.

• Experience with Git.

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).

• Experience testing REST APIs.

• SQL knowledge and database validation.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with performance testing (JMeter, k6, Gatling).

• Experience testing microservices.

• Experience testing cloud-based applications (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Docker knowledge.

• Familiarity with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).

Team setup & processes

• Technical Project Manager

• Senior Full-Stack Engineer

• Middle Full-Stack Engineer - open position

• Senior AQA Engineer - open position

We’re following ScrumBan ceremonies to run the project.

Interview process

HR interview (30 mins)

Technical interview with Senior Engineer (90 min)

Interview with Project Manager (60 min)

Benefits

We are all for the self-development of each team member. As a part of our team, you’ll be supported in your professional growth, work on Macs, receive certifications, and visit conferences. On top of that, you will enjoy an attractive social package, including

• Сompetitive monthly compensation

• Flexible working schedule

• Working remotely

• 18 paid vacation working days

• Paid sick leave (with 5 undocumented days per year)

• Health support with medical insurance or sports programs

• English lessons, sports activities, and charity events

• Full support of Private Entrepreneur reporting services (ФОП)