QA Engineer

About Penbrothers

Penbrothers is an HR & remote talent management partner and one of the fastest growing companies in the Philippines. We provide talented Filipinos with global opportunities in high-growth startups and dynamic companies, from the comfort of their own homes.

About the Role

Our client is looking for a dynamic, detail-oriented QA Engineer to join our small but mighty engineering team and help ensure the quality and reliability of our web and mobile applications. As the first dedicated QA hire, you’ll define and lead our quality assurance process across the product lifecycle—from early design validation to post-release monitoring and bug triage.

Work hours: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM PH Time

Work set-up: Remote

What you’ll do

1. Proactive QA During Design & Planning

a. Review user stories and design specs to write comprehensive test plans

b. Anticipate usability or logic issues and provide early feedback c. Define acceptance criteria and identify edge cases in collaboration with engineers and designers

2. Manual QA for Internal Builds

a. Perform smoke tests, exploratory testing, and regression testing on in-development builds

b. Log and triage issues in Jira with clear reproduction steps and severity ratings (P0–P3)

3. Post-Release QA & Monitoring

a. Investigate and validate production bugs and anomalies

b. (Bonus) Use analytics tools (e.g., Mixpanel) to track user behavior and detect drop-offs or errors

c. Recommend improvements to instrumentation and logging for better traceability

4. Build End-to-End Automated Testing

a. Design and implement a test automation framework covering Web, iOS, and Android

b. Choose and set up tools like Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, or Detox, Katalon, tailored to each platform

c. Integrate test automation into CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Bitrise)

d. Write and maintain automated test cases for regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing

e. Ensure new features are covered by automation from day one

5. QA Culture, Process, and Tooling

a. Own and evolve QA best practices and documentation

b. Maintain a prioritized bug backlog and enforce quality gates during releases

c. Collaborate on release checklists and QA sign-offs using tools like Runway

d. Champion a quality-first mindset across the organization

Requirements

What You Bring

● 3+ years of hands-on QA experience in agile or startup environments

● Proven experience designing and implementing automated tests for Web, iOS, and Android

● Proficiency with at least one automation tool for each platform (e.g., Cypress for web, Appium or Detox for mobile)

● Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines

● Strong understanding of manual QA methodologies for multi-platform environments

● Proficiency with Jira, TestRail (or equivalent test management tools)

● Excellent communicator, detail-oriented, and team-first mindset

Nice to have:

● Familiarity with analytics tools like Mixpanel or logging tools like Sentry

● Exposure to mobile test labs (e.g., BrowserStack, Firebase Test Lab)

● Experience with release orchestration tools such as Runway

● Comfort writing simple scripts (e.g., JavaScript, Python) to support test automation

Don't meet every single requirement? At Penbrothers we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but you don't feel 100% aligned with the qualifications, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right fit for this or other roles.

What You’ll Get

At Penbrothers, we are obsessed with creating positive employee experiences. Here you’ll find an environment that nurtures learning and provides opportunities for growth. You’ll have the opportunity to make an impact on fast-growing startups and dynamic companies.

• Meaningful work & Growth: We take every opportunity to stretch ourselves and deliver an excellent client experience.

• Employee as our biggest asset: We are genuinely invested in our people’s career and welfare.

• Global reach & local impact: Get to work with high-growth startups and dynamic companies from the comfort of your own home.

• Powering global startups: We’ve created 1,400 Filipino jobs that empower global start-ups to focus on growth.