Spyne - Quality Assurance Engineer - Automation/Manual Testing

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