Specialist - Quality Assurance Backend Engineer

We re hiring a Backend QA Engineer to test and automate APIs, validate data, and ensure backend reliability. You ll work with developers to catch issues early, improve test coverage, and support high-quality releases.

Responsibilities:
Design, write, and execute API test cases for RESTful services
Build and maintain automated API test frameworks using Java (e.g., REST Assured, TestNG/JUnit)
Test complex backend workflows, including data integrity and system integration points
Backend data validation for SQL and non SQL DBs (Mongo db)
Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers in Agile teams
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines with test automation integration (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Perform regression, smoke, integration and exploratory testing of backend systems
Log detailed, reproducible bugs and work on test coverage improvements
Review sprint requirements and specs to ensure complete test coverage by contributing any missing details.
Execute load and stress testing using Gatling or JMeter
Comfortable working with AI editors and optimizing output through effective prompt design

Profile Requirements:
4+ years of experience in API testing
Proficient in Java for test automation
Hands-on with REST Assured, Postman, or similar tools
Experience with test frameworks: TestNG / JUnit
Knowledge of JSON/XML parsing and schema validation
Familiarity with SQL and non relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo DB)
Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git)
Knowledge of performance testing metrics and tools
Experience with Docker, Kafka, or message queues
Agile familiar and have the ability to remote work
Travel and Tourism experience is a plus
Working knowledge of AI editors and the ability to craft effective prompts is a nice-to-have