Jr. Software QA Tester - Manila, PHBalsam International

Company Description
Balsam Brands is a multi-brand e-Commerce retailer with roots in holiday and home décor. Based in Silicon Valley, the company operates market-leading website such as www.BalsamHill.com. We strive for excellence in everything we do and have been honored to receive the following awards as a result:
Forbes: America's Best Small Companies (2016)
Inc. 5000: America's Fastest Growing Private Companies (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
San Francisco Business Times: Fast 100 - Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Silicon Valley Business Journal: 75 Fastest Growing Private Companies (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
The company's outward focus on building trusted consumer brands along with its internal focus on excellence and being a great place to work have propelled it to consistent, rapid growth.
Balsam International is our Regional Operating Headquarters in the Philippines functioning remotely with a team of hard-working, passionate professionals who contribute significantly to the company's success. The team in the Philippines enjoy full employee benefits including mandatories (SSS, PAG-IBIG, PhilHealth), 13th month pay, healthcare coverage + 2 dependents, internet subsidy (after regularization), holiday breaks, meal subsidies, company trips and other perks on top of the work-from-home setup.
Job Description
Balsam International is looking for a Junior Software QA Tester who will be responsible for doing software testing and Quality Assurance. Our ideal candidate must be a hardworking and trustworthy individual with a keen attention to detail, excellent time management skills, and proactive communication practices.
Main Responsibilities:
Write and document BDD test cases.
Execute test cases and or scripts.
Collaborate with teammates during mind mapping sessions.
Raise defects with detailed information and replication steps including screenshots or recordings as proof.
Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. Developers, Product Managers) to identify or refine system requirements.
Collaborate remotely with cross-functional teams in the United States, Philippines, and India.
Review business requirements, acceptance criteria, technical designs to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
Perform thorough regression tests, white or black box testing of new and existing functionalities.
Attend in production or live deployments and monitor deployment status after performing sanity testing.
Other Responsibilities:
Conduct peer review on test cases.
Participate in agile ceremonies like scrum meetings, sprint planning, project retrospectives and provide personal inputs and updates.
Create a recording of user documentation of configurable components or any related functionalities for business users or as needed.
Collaborate with teammates to establish internal processes and best practices for Software Quality Assurance.
Propose and implement process improvements that could benefit not just the QA team, but the project team as well.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or relevant industry is a plus.
Minimum of 1 year experience as a Software QA Engineer or similar role.
Experience writing test plans, test reports, and test cases.
Knowledge of software QA concepts and methodology.
Experience working as embedded QA exercising AGILE methodologies.
Experience working closely with Development and Business teams.
Ability to communicate and collaborate within the team.
Must have high proficiency of the English language. Excellent written English is required.
Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Comfortable in working through a task via electronic means (email, chat and task management applications)
Our must-haves:
Must live within Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan or certain parts of Laguna only (Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Los Baños, San Pedro and Santa Rosa)
Must be willing to join occasional in-person meetings
Must have a dedicated, functional laptop that meets the following specifications:
For Windows users:
OS Windows 7 - 64 bit or higher
Processor: Intel Core i3 or better
RAM/Memory: 4GB or higher
Hard Drive: 500GB or higher
For Mac users:
Processor: 2GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Start-up Disk Macintosh HD
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536MB
Must have a back-up laptop or desktop for use, if primary laptop encounters issues
Must have a fast, reliable DSL, Fiber or Broadband connection (not mobile or broadband stick) as the primary internet connection with a minimum actual speed of 5MBPS
Must have a back-up internet connection of the same speed, if primary connection becomes spotty
Must have licensed MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) including Outlook.
Note: An online assessment will also be part of the recruitment process.
Status: Full Time.
Location: Our corporate offices are based in Northern California with a Regional Operating Headquarters (ROHQ) in the Philippines. The Jr. Software Quality Engineer is a remote working position in Manila. Team members in the Philippines are ideally located within easy driving distance to Metro Manila for occasional team meetings and trainings. They have a great working environment at home with at least 5MBPS internet connection speed. Company executives visit the Philippines regularly so team members attend in-person meetings from time to time.
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