qa engineer (auto) for web applications and APIs

Kake is a remote-first global community of senior engineers that contributes to innovative products for Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing businesses. Its community spans more than 45,000 engineers across over 55 countries.

• Design and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases;
• Perform manual testing to identify functional, integration, usability, and edge-case issues;
• Create, maintain, and improve automated test suites and testing frameworks;
• Test web applications, APIs, and backend services for functionality, reliability, and performance;
• Validate AI-generated code and features against quality, maintainability, and business requirements;
• Investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with developers on solutions;
• Contribute to quality best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across projects;
• Participate in requirement reviews and help identify risks early in the development process.

• 5+ Years of experience in Quality Assurance or Software Testing;
• Strong experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies;
• Experience testing web applications, APIs, mobile apps, and backend systems;
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebdriverIO, or similar;
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development workflows;
• Ability to review application code and understand system behavior when investigating issues;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment;
• Nice to have: Experience testing software developed with AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT, programming experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, or similar languages, experience with performance, security, accessibility, or load testing, experience contributing to test strategy, QA processes, or quality initiatives at a senior level, comfort working flexible hours to overlap with distributed teams across different time zones.

• Contract employment;
• US timezone overlap of 5h–6h daily PST;
• Competitive pay in USD;
• Better Me Fund for personal growth and passions;
• Community investment in social good.