Freelance QA Engineer

About the role: 

• Outside IR35
• Fully remote (but have to be UK based)
• Contract until the end of the year

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented QA Engineer to join our team. This role involves ensuring the quality and functionality of our products through a combination of manual and automated testing, with a strong emphasis on frontend and
user interface (UI) testing. The ideal candidate will have experience in automation frameworks, programming languages like Python and JavaScript, and working in cloud-based environments such as Google Cloud with Terraform for infrastructure
management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform manual and automated testing of user interfaces to ensure functionality, usability, and visual integrity.
• Validate user interactions and responsiveness to ensure seamless user experiences.
• Develop, implement, and maintain automated test suites using tools like Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Write and maintain test scripts using Python and JavaScript, leveraging TypeScript when applicable.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality checks.
• Conduct exploratory, functional, and regression testing for various products.
• Validate bug fixes and ensure no regressions are introduced during development.
• Reproduce and document defects clearly for the development team.
• Test API endpoints for functionality, performance, and security using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or Swagger.
• Conduct end-to-end testing to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
• Collaborate with DevOps to validate environments hosted on Google Cloud.
• Ensure testing environments are consistent with production-like configurations.
• Create and maintain testing scripts using Python and JavaScript for automation.
• Prepare detailed test plans, cases, and reports to communicate progress and results effectively.
• Document defects comprehensively and track them to resolution.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve QA processes and software quality. 

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain QA tasks, deliverables, or challenges to both technical
  and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration mindset; comfortable working cross-functionally with developers, product managers, and DevOps
  teams.
• Proactive attitude – takes ownership of tasks and fo