Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Tile - Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Location - Pune, Hybrid

Budget - INR 53 lacs

What You'll Do

Build and maintain automated test frameworks for end-to-end testing from UI to backend APIs

Create comprehensive UI test suites using Cypress for device fingerprinting components and user flows

Develop API test automation for REST / gRPC services and integrate with CI / CD pipelines

Test cloud infrastructure components including CDN caching, network latency, and platform bottlenecks

Lead quality initiatives for high-scale services, ensuring reliability and performance

Execute security testing and red team exercises to validate fraud prevention mechanisms

Partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot production issues and drive system improvements

Establish QA best practices and mentor junior engineers on testing methodologies

What You'll Need

8+ years of QA experience with 3+ years in a senior / staff role

Strong experience with UI / frontend testing and E2E test automation (Cypress, Selenium, or similar)

Proven experience testing large-scale distributed systems

Hands-on programming skills in Go, Python, or JavaScript

Strong API testing expertise (REST, gRPC) with automation framework experience

Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure

Experience with security testing methodologies and fraud detection systems

Performance testing expertise with ability to identify bottlenecks at scale

Self-directed problem solver who can work independently on complex challenges

Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases and vector databases

Nice to Have

Understanding of device fingerprinting, bot detection, and anti-fraud techniques

Knowledge of CORS policies, CDN behavior, and middleware architecture

Cross-browser testing experience and familiarity with browser automation tools

Mobile testing experience across iOS and Android platforms

Background in red team exercises and adversarial testing