Role Description
Great software depends on reliable quality engineering that keeps every release stable, secure, and customer-ready. The Senior QA Engineer (Offshore) plays a strategic role in strengthening software quality through scalable automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Supporting a respected Australian technology environment, this opportunity offers a long-term global career with Emapta, designed for top 1% talent seeking meaningful impact, professional growth, and work-life balance.
Qualifications
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Minimum 3 years of commercial QA experience in an automated testing role within a software engineering team
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Proficiency in writing reliable, maintainable automated functional test scripts using Cucumber, Capybara, Selenium, and RSpec (Playwright is an advantage), executed in Jenkins CI against the platform
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Strong debugging skills with the ability to diagnose test failures across the full stack (UI, API, and database) and distinguish environment issues from genuine defects
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Familiarity with Datadog for monitoring test environment stability and proactively identifying performance degradation
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Security-focused mindset with experience supporting change risk analysis and penetration test remediation validation
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Experience collaborating with cross-functional squads to understand sprint backlogs and define the test scope for each release cycle
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Ability to provide accurate test effort estimates, commit to sprint delivery timelines, and communicate variances proactively
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Experience supporting pre-release end-to-end (E2E) and sanity testing while communicating test status updates to the squad lead
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Strong communication skills with the ability to proactively identify and raise test coverage gaps, environment instability, and release readiness risks
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Hands-on experience with Jenkins, Cucumber, RSpec, Ember Exam, Git/Bitbucket, Docker, and GCP-hosted CI environments
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Experience testing Ruby on Rails API backends and Ember.js frontends is highly regarded
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Strong attention to detail with a quality-first mindset focused on preventing defects through automation rather than manual verification
Requirements
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Develop and maintain automated functional test suites across core platform microservices, ensuring consistent and reliable coverage with every release
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Interpret and clarify requirements to determine the appropriate test scope, including functional and regression test coverage
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Contribute to the test strategy by recommending the appropriate mix of automated tests across functional layers for each change
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Triage and investigate test failures, distinguish flaky tests from genuine regressions, and escalate issues to the appropriate squad
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Share knowledge, test patterns, and tooling improvements across the QA squad and the broader technology team
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Deliver test automation work independently, navigate ambiguity, and proactively communicate blockers and risks
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Coach and mentor Development and QA team members by sharing test techniques, reviewing automation code, and providing guidance as opportunities arise
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Communicate test status, test failures, and release readiness (Go/No Go) proactively to relevant stakeholders
Benefits
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Day 1 HMO coverage with free dependent
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Competitive Salary Package
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Day Shift schedule
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Fixed weekends off
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Permanent WFH arrangement
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Salary Advance Program through our banking partner (Eligibility and approval subject to bank assessment. Available to account holders with minimum of 6 months company tenure.)
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Unlimited upskilling through Emapta Academy courses
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Free 24/7 access to our office gyms (Ortigas and Makati) with a free physical fitness trainer!
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Exclusive Emapta Lifestyle perks (hotel and restaurant discounts, and more!)
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Unlimited opportunities for employee referral incentives across the organization
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Standard government and Emapta benefits
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Total of 20 annual leaves to be used at your own discretion (including 5 credits convertible to cash)
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Fun engagement activities for employees
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Mentorship and exposure to global leaders and teams
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Career growth opportunities
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Diverse and supportive work environment