Position: Junior Manual QA Engineer
Company: Exadel
Experience required: 1y
English level: intermediate

The Customer is the leading provider of vehicle lifecycle solutions, enabling the companies that build, insure, repair, and replace vehicles to power the next generation of transportation forward.

The company delivers advanced mobile, artificial intelligence, and connected car technologies through its platform, connecting a vibrant network of 350+ insurance companies, 24,000+ repair facilities, OEMs, hundreds of parts suppliers, and dozens of third-party data and service providers. The collective set of Customers’s solutions inform decision-making, enhance productivity, and help clients deliver faster and better experiences for end consumers.  
The Customer’s company was ranked #17 in the Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago in 2020 by Built in Chicago, an online community for digital technology entrepreneurs in Chicago.  And, was named to Forbes best mid-sized companies to work for in 2019 – an important accolade and retention tool for the 2,600+ full-time company employees (alongside 350 dedicated contractors).  
The Company’s corporate headquarters is in downtown Chicago within the historic Merchandise Mart—a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building that is also known to be a “technology” hub within the broader metro.  

About the Project:
The Project is a client mobile application. It has three versions: Android, iOS and HTML5/JavaScript.

The apps are supported by multiple backend components and it requires an understanding of overall web application architecture. It’s a blend of traditional server-based application and individual microservices. Understanding of application security and performance is also crucial for supporting the back end.

The solution is powered by different AI based APIs that processes the client data provided via app. These APIs are running as Micro services on a hyper scale server and an understanding of API gateway, Nginx, Load balancer and Okta would be an added advantage.

Project Advantages:
It is a core project that provides a great learning opportunity with Java frameworks such Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Dropwizard, etc. with Cloud technologies such S3, EC2, IAM, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, SES etc.
You will get a unique experience on a blockchain project
You'll get to see development from scratch 

Project Team: 
1 Delivery Manager, 1 Lead Java Developer, 1 Lead JavaScript Developer, 3 Senior Java Developers, 2 Middle Java Developers, 2 Senior JavaScript Developers, 2 UI/UX Designers, 2 Senior DevOps

Project Tech Stack:
Java 11, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Spring Cloud, OAuth2, Redis

Project Stage: 
Active Development

Requirements: 
6 months of prior manual QA testing experience 
Diagnose bugs and perform root cause analysis
Develop test cases and bug reports
Understand SQL and scripting
Work in an Agile/Scrum development process
A quick learner and keen to learn new technologies
Strong written and verbal skills
Strong analytical skills

Nice to have:
Experience providing QA for the mobile, web, and back-end services
Desire to learn how to develop automated testing programs and processes

English level:
Intermediate +

Responsibilities:
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
Review and analyze scope requirements and create detailed test plans
Prepare test data and oversee readiness of test environments
Perform functional and non-functional testing and analyze test results.
Identify and track defects to closure
Create and update test artifacts (Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Status) for newly developed and legacy applications