Spyne - Quality Assurance Engineer - Automation/Manual Testing

<p><p><b>Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer)</b><br/><br/> <b>Who are we?</b><br/><br/> We are Spyne, redefining how cars are marketed and sold with cutting-edge Generative AI.<br/><br/> What started as a bold ideausing AI-powered visuals to help dealers sell online fasterhas evolved into a full-fledged AI-first automotive-retail ecosystem.<br/><br/> Backed by $16 million in Series A funding from Vertex Ventures, Accel, and other top investors, were scaling fast:<br/><br/> - Expanded across the US & EU markets<br/><br/> - Launched industry-first AI-powered Image & 360 solutions<br/><br/> - Achieved a 5 revenue surge in 15 months; aiming for 3-4 growth this year<br/><br/> - Know our are we looking for?</b></p><br/> Were searching for a Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer) who lives and breathes quality.<br/><br/> Youll design robust manual & automated test suites that guarantee our AI-powered products work flawlessly across web, mobile, and API layers.<br/><br/> If you love breaking things before customers do and guiding teams to ship bug-free, lightning-fast softwarewe want to meet you!<br/><br/> - Location: Gurugram (Work from Office, 5 days a week)<br/><br/> - Role: Full-time, Quality Assurance Engineer (3-5 years experience)<br/><br/> <b>What will you do?</b><br/><br/>- Design & Own Test Strategy Craft end-to-end test plans covering functional, regression, performance, security, and usability scenarios across web & mobile.<br/><br/>- Build Automated Test Suites Develop scalable UI/API/mobile automation frameworks (Selenium / Playwright / Appium, etc.) integrated into CI/CD.<br/><br/>- Execute Manual Exploratory Testing Proactively hunt for edge-case defects and validate new features against acceptance criteria.<br/><br/>- API & Data Validation Verify REST/GraphQL endpoints with Postman / JMeter, including schema, payload, and performance checks.<br/><br/>- Shift-Left Quality Participate in grooming & design reviews, adding testability requirements early in the SDLC.<br/><br/>- Track & Triage Defects Log clear, reproducible issues; collaborate with developers to isolate root causes and drive fast resolution.<br/><br/>- Monitor in-Production Quality Set up smoke tests, synthetic monitors, and dashboards to catch issues before customers do.<br/><br/>- Mentor & Champion Best Practices Share QA insights, conduct walkthroughs, and elevate the overall quality mindset across squads.<br/><br/>- Continuously Improve Analyse metrics, automate repetitive tasks, and recommend tools/tech to boost coverage & speed.<br/><br/> <b>What you must have?</b><br/><br/>Education & Experience :<br/><br/>- BTech/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.<br/><br/>- 2-4 years hands-on QA experience covering both manual and automation testing.<br/><br/>Technical Expertise:<br/><br/>- Automation Frameworks Strong command of Selenium/WebDriverIO, Playwright or Cypress for web; Appium for mobile.<br/><br/>- Programming/Scripting Proficiency in Python or JavaScript/TypeScript for writing robust test scripts & utilities.<br/><br/>- API Testing Tools Postman, Rest-Assured, JMeter (performance); familiarity with contract-testing a plus.<br/><br/>- CI/CD & DevOps Experience integrating tests into GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar; basic Docker/K8s know-how to spin test environments.<br/><br/>- Databases & Logs Ability to query SQL/NoSQL stores and parse logs to validate data integrity & diagnose issues.<br/><br/>- Cross-Browser & Responsive Testing Hands-on with BrowserStack, Percy, or Applitools for visual and responsive checks.<br/><br/>- Version Control Git mastery with collaborative workflows (PR reviews, branching strategies).<br/><br/>Problem-Solving & Collaboration :<br/><br/>- Proven bug-hunting instincts and root-cause analysis skills.<br/><br/>- Excellent communicationable to translate technical findings into business impact.<br/><br/>- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams; comfortable pairing with devs, PMs, and designers.<br/><br/>- Mentoring mindset to uplift junior testers and instil quality standards across teams.<br/><br/>Work Setup & Mindset :<br/><br/>- Thrive in a high-performance, office-first culture.<br/><br/>- Ownership-driventake charge from Day 1 and push quality gates proactively.<br/><br/>- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Zephyr/Xray (or equivalent) for test management.<br/></p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)