Senior QC Engineer (API & QA Process)

Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a Senior QA or QA Lead role with a proven track record of establishing QA processes and test frameworks from scratch.
Solid hands-on experience testing third-party vendor services, webhooks, authentication flows (OAuth2/SAML), and external RESTful APIs.
Proficiency in REST API testing with Postman, including strong ability to write JavaScript test scripts in Postman for automated API regression suite execution. Familiarity Swagger specifications, and mock services.
Experience working with PostgreSQL (writing SQL queries for backend data verification and schema checks).
Thorough understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, bug lifecycle management, test plan creation, and structured test case design.
Experience defining deployment checklists, managing release readiness, and conducting QA sign-offs before production release.
Proven experience designing and standardizing collaboration/testing processes when working with multiple cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and external third-party vendors.
Ability to audit existing manual testing workflows, spot gaps, and implement scalable QA standards.
Strong capacity to plan sprint testing activities, assign tasks based on individual capabilities, and track overall quality metrics.
High ownership, willingness to challenge outdated practices, and drive continuous quality improvements.
Intermediate English communication skills, with the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Nice to have:
Having capability to design, plan, and contribute to establishing an end-to-end Automation Testing Process & Roadmap from scratch for a team with no existing automation setup, utilizing Playwright.
Experience with integrating automated test suites (Postman/Playwright) into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
Knowledge of evaluating Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) and using web performance profiling tools (Lighthouse, Chrome DevTools).
Practical experience with load, stress, and endurance testing for third-party endpoints using JMeter, k6, or Locust.