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QA Engineer
Automation QA for API, web, and mobile applications

Automation-focused QA engineer with hands-on Java-based API, web, and mobile testing experience across fintech, enterprise mobile, and web application environments.

BEST-FIT USE CASE

Best suited for QA automation roles that combine API test automation, mobile automation, regression coverage, manual validation, defect tracking, and collaboration with development teams on production-oriented business systems.

Not the primary fit: Roles centered on pure software development, platform ownership, security operations, data engineering, or product management would be outside the documented core responsibility area.

EVIDENCE HIGHLIGHTS

What supports the assessment

Implemented and maintained API automation for a payment-transfer backend using Java, JUnit, Rest Assured, Postman, JMeter, CI workflows, containers, and reporting tools.

Tested a smart-building mobile application across web, mobile, and API layers, including Android and iOS automation with Appium and API automation with Rest Assured.

Automated parts of web and CRM testing for a loan-related application using Java and Cucumber, while also performing manual validation of mobile, web, and CRM workflows.

Performed web application testing with manual functional, UI, integration, regression, and repeated tests, plus Java-based Selenium and JUnit automation.

Used API tools for manual backend validation and relational databases for test data verification.

Handled QA process activities including task distribution, mentoring, interviews, and testing workflow improvements in a team context.

WORKING STYLE

How they show up

Clarifies poorly described tasks through the team hierarchy and colleagues before proceeding.
Collaborates with developers, analysts, designers, product stakeholders, and QA peers during testing and defect resolution.
Has worked with cross-review practices for automation code.
Has experience switching between projects when scheduling allows.
Has worked in Scrum environments and also in less formal delivery processes.

KEY STRENGTHS

Builds and maintains automated API tests for transaction-oriented backend systems.
Combines manual and automated testing across API, web, and mobile application layers.
Uses Java-based automation stacks with JUnit, Rest Assured, Selenium, Cucumber, and Appium.
Works with defect identification, documentation, tracking, and verification of fixes.
Creates and maintains QA documentation such as checklists and test cases.
Has experience improving testing processes and mentoring junior testers within a QA function.
Applies database checks during testing using relational databases.

PRIMARY SKILLS

Java test automationAPI testingRest AssuredJUnitMobile test automationAppiumWeb test automationCypress

ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

PostmanSwaggerSeleniumCucumberJMeterPostgreSQLMSSQLJenkinsTeamCityGitHub ActionsDockerAllure

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Enterprise SoftwareFintechIoTSaaS

ROLE MATCH

QA EngineerStrong

Backend EngineerPartial

Mobile EngineerPartial