QA Manual Tester
$ 20k/Year
Flexible
Long-term
Good fit for: Manual Tester, Software Tester, Junior Software Tester
If you are the smartest Manual Tester in your team, this one's for you… Crossover, the world’s largest #remotework company, offers a unique opportunity for ambitious and smart Manual testers to accelerate their career growth. Apart from testing enterprise-grade products, our manual-testers learn how to write razor-sharp test cases. Altering test writing and test execution enables our testers to apply their learning and become great at what they do.
Smart people get bored fast. You will get to work on a dozen different products from our portfolio every quarter using tools such as Testrail and Jira to manage the testing process. The above will accelerate your learning and enable you to reach a global level. We are a global company, and not another grade-b offshore center, joining us is a career move that opens for you an endless number of global remote-work opportunities.
If this is not enough, being a part of the #remotework revolution, you are free from the daily commute, giving you more free time at your disposal. Join our team composed of the top 1% of global remote testers today.
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We have created a work environment that is perfect for the smartest manual QA testers in the world, one that they love. We see huge benefits in connecting the responsibility of test creation to test execution - it leads to higher work quality and better insights.
When creating test-cases, you’ll take end-to-end test scenarios and break them into discrete test-cases. As you’ll be working on a dozen different products from our portfolio every quarter, it means that you’ll never get bored. You’ll continuously be extending your learning by ramping-up on new products to the level where you can write razor-sharp test-cases that focus on the essence of the functionality that is being tested.
Our manual testers execute test plans created based on functional coverage matrix both for new products as well as part of our software regression cycles. We use JIRA for bug tracking and TestRail to document and execute the test-cases.
To apply for a role at Crossover, you will go through a series of online tests, usually during the online hiring event. If you pass these tests, you will be offered the opportunity to participate in our four-full-time week Remote Camp training program. This is elite training taught by our top instructors.
Here’s what our graduates have to say about Remote Camp,
"I am very pleased to say that because of Crossover's unorthodox and unique way of transferring the knowledge through (Paired sessions, coaching sessions with CSMs), I have never been more confident in my technical skills and abilities for my role."
-Mikael F
"The CTO Remote Camp was another thing that motivated me. I wanted to see how CTOs across the globe work and learn from them."
-Javed Z
"I've been with the company since Aug (been part of the second Remote Camp) and since then I've learned SQL, databases, servers, tapes, other content management systems etc- and that's only been in 3 months. Usually when I'm in a new company, I learned a lot about their platform, their tools etc during the length of my time with them but never at this speed!"
-Monnaliza T
It is offered as soon as you want to get started. You will be compensated for 40 hrs/ week at the hourly rate for the role you are applying to. Remote Camp training is an excellent opportunity to learn about our culture, expectations, tools, processes, and procedures. It's an intensive and demanding program, but every graduate is guaranteed a job at the end of it.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Continuously learn new products from our portfolio
- Create and execute comprehensive test plans based on functional coverage
- Convert end-to-end user scenarios to test cases
- Execute defined test cases to uncover bugs and regression issues
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS- 1+ year as a full-time, hands-on manual tester
- A genuine passion for quality and desire to grow and become a great global tester
- Familiar with the manual testing concepts, terms, and definitions
- Good proficiency in the English language
- Familiarity with test writing tools like TestRail, TestLink, Confluence
- Experience of bug tracking tools like Jira, Bugzilla, HP ALM/QC
- Familiar with testing techniques like Equivalence partitioning, Boundary value analysis, Decision table testing, Exploratory testing
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Our manual testers, learn the processes and practices required to become a true world-class quality assurance engineer. These practices include how to convert well-written test scenarios to razor-sharp test cases. You learn how a test suite is managed using the best tools in the industry like Jira, TestRail, and TestLink, and how each release gets certified for quality. Since we release new software every seven days, you will get to master all these skills in a short time.
Altering test-case creation and execution provides you with an excellent opportunity to gain valuable insights and become a better QA person. Your learning as a QA tester is accelerated even further as our testers work on multiple cloud and on-prem products. Our testers constantly learn new software domains and ramp-up on new products from our portfolio of 150+ enterprise products.
The above provides you with the learning needed to become a top-performing remote tester that can work for any remote-work company in the world, making this a smart career move.
CAREER PATH
A good fit for...
8 + years of hands-on development experience with 5 + years in an architect or similar position
5+ years test automation experience
Adept at various technologies and test automation tools
Recent experience in heading test automation technical strategy
Strong communication skills (listening, questioning, talking to the point, fluent English) and ability to communicate with business stakeholders
A firm belief in well-defined processes and workflows, ability to establish them and make sure they are executed by everyone and without exceptions
Excellent knowledge of Engineering practices (CI, CD, Branching strategies, Testing types)
Excellent knowledge in application's architecture (3-tier app, SOA, Caching, AWS, Docker)
An inclination to get things done based on clear/aggressive goals setting and improving on productivity metrics
A good fit for...
5 + years of hands-on development experience with 3+ years in an architect or similar position
3+ years test automation experience
Adept at various technologies and test automation tools
Participated in teams on test automation technical strategy
Strong communication skills (listening, questioning, talking to the point, fluent English)
Very good knowledge of Engineering practices (CI, CD, Branching strategies, Testing types)
Very good knowledge of application's architecture (3-tier app, SOA, Caching, AWS, Docker)
An inclination to get things done based on clear/aggressive goals setting and improving on productivity metrics
A good fit for...
2+ years of QA experience: Test cases automation and documentation
1+ years of software development experience in Java/Typescript/Python/Ruby/C#
Hands on experience in working with automation tools such as Protractor, Selenium TestComplete, Appium and JMeter
Knowledgeable about HTML, DOM, API, Git, and Jasmine
Good proficiency in the English language
A good fit for...
3 + years hands-on testing experience
3+ year test automation experience
Strong in one technology but willing to learn new technologies
Strong communication skills (listening, questioning, talking to the point, fluent English)
Good knowledge of Engineering practices (CI, CD, Branching strategies, Testing types)
Good knowledge in application's architecture (3-tier app, SOA, Caching, AWS, Docker)
An inclination to get things done based on clear/aggressive goals setting and improving on productivity metrics
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Questions
and Answers
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How would you describe a typical day of a QA Manual Tester?
The QA manual tester plays a key role in discovering bugs in the software. You will be involved in preparing a test plan document which details the approach to be used to test the system/application and also will execute test cases - without using automation tools.
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Are there any formal certifications required in the role of QA Manual Tester?
At Crossover we are always fostering our team to learn continuously. We understand that some QA Testing certifications such as ISTQB and ASTQB certifications may help you demonstrate your knowledge and skills, but there is no particular certification required for the role of Site Reliability Engineer.
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How do you drive a team of QA engineers, located in different cities and time-zones, to be productive and deliver quality testing services?
One of our differentiators is that we know how to bring talented people together, from different cultures and time-zones. We have developed an online productivity tool that helps remote workers manage their time more efficiently and receive a fair working environment.
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How practical is this mandatory 4 weeks training for QA manual testers? Are we going to experience real day-to-day issues?
Our campers will be trained with real-life assignments. Just to give you an idea about the QA manual tester program, you will start learn how to use JIRA and TestRail to quickly and effectively execute test-cases for selected projects. As you progress you will also be learning how to use our framework and playbook to write test-cases.
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How can I get promoted to new roles?
In order to move across roles you need to apply through our crossover portal. You should also be ensuring that your manager is always knowledgeable about any active applications you may have.
