Senior QA Engineer

Job Title & Summary

We're seeking a **Senior QA Engineer** to join our innovative fintech team working on Lendflow, a cutting-edge business lending marketplace. This fully remote position offers the opportunity to ensure quality across complex financial workflows while collaborating with a dynamic, cross-functional team building software that connects borrowers with funding sources.

About the Role

As our QA Engineer, you'll be the quality gatekeeper for a sophisticated financial technology platform that processes business loan applications, manages complex underwriting workflows, and facilitates connections between borrowers and funders. You'll work day-to-day testing full-stack applications built with React/TypeScript frontends and Laravel/PHP backends, validating integrations with third-party financial services, and ensuring seamless user experiences across multiple platforms (Borrower Platform, Workflow Live for Funding Advisors, and Admin Dashboard). Your work will directly impact the reliability of financial transactions and the user experience of businesses seeking capital.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• **End-to-End Testing**: Execute comprehensive testing of complex financial workflows from application intake through underwriting, offer generation, funding, and loan closing processes

• **Cross-Platform Quality Assurance**: Perform thorough testing across web browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox), mobile responsive interfaces, and multiple screen sizes to ensure consistent user experiences

• **API & Integration Testing**: Validate RESTful APIs, third-party integrations (Vouched, Clear ID, AI document processing services), webhooks, and real-time WebSocket communications using tools like Postman

• **Multi-Environment Validation**: Coordinate testing across QA environments (qa1, qa2), staging, and production systems while managing database migrations and deployment validations

• **Performance & Security Testing**: Assess application performance including load times, query optimization, rate limiting, and validate authentication/authorization systems including OAuth, JWT, and Laravel Sanctum

• **Database Testing**: Verify data integrity, test complex MySQL queries, validate OpenSearch/Elasticsearch functionality, and ensure proper Redis caching behavior

• **Bug Documentation & Collaboration**: Create detailed bug reports with screenshots/videos, provide clear reproduction steps, and work closely with frontend, backend, and product team members

• **Regression Testing**: Maintain comprehensive test coverage for existing features while validating new functionality across the platform's complex business rules and custom attributes

• **Production Monitoring**: Monitor production releases, perform smoke testing, and validate customer-facing functionality in live environments

• **Test Planning**: Develop and maintain test plans for complex financial software features, considering edge cases and regulatory compliance requirements

• **Code Review Participation**: Review pull requests from a QA perspective and provide testing validation for development team members

• **Documentation**: Maintain testing documentation, create user acceptance criteria clarification, and provide structured status updates on quality assurance activities

Required Skills & Qualifications

**Technical Skills:**

- 4+ years of QA engineering experience with full-stack web applications

- Strong experience with React.js, TypeScript/JavaScript frontend testing

- Backend testing experience with PHP/Laravel, MySQL, and RESTful APIs  

- Proficiency with API testing tools (Postman, Insomnia, or similar)

- Cross-browser and responsive web testing expertise

- Experience with database testing and SQL query validation

- Understanding of authentication systems (OAuth, JWT, session management)

- CI/CD pipeline experience and automated testing integration

- Performance testing and optimization awareness

**Experience & Education:**

- 4-6 years of software quality assurance experience

- Experience with financial software, fintech, or regulated industries preferred

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

- Experience working in agile development environments with cross-functional teams

**Soft Skills:**

- Excellent written communication for detailed bug reporting

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

- Methodical approach to testing with attention to detail

- Collaborative mindset for working with developers and product managers

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and test automation development

• Knowledge of financial services, lending, or banking software workflows  

• Familiarity with document processing and identity verification systems

• Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and Redis testing

• Understanding of compliance requirements in financial technology

• Background with B2B SaaS platforms and multi-tenant applications

• Experience with analytics platforms (PostHog, Google Analytics)

• Knowledge of security testing practices and vulnerability assessment

• Previous work with real-time applications and WebSocket testing

• Figma experience for design handoff validation

Salary & Compensation Recommendations

**Base Salary Range:** $65,000 - $135,000 annually