QA Engineer

Remote | Contractor | $60–$112/hour
Annualized Equivalent: $124,800–$232,960/year based on 40 hours/week

About the Role

We are looking for QA Engineers with strong software testing expertise to support high-volume engineering evaluation work.

In this role, you will apply your quality assurance experience to review, evaluate, and improve the quality of technical outputs. You will draw on strong QA fundamentals, testing experience, and prior experience working with human data workflows to assess technical work against defined quality standards.

This opportunity is well suited to QA professionals who are highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable identifying issues, documenting findings, evaluating technical outputs, and providing clear feedback.

What You’ll Do

Test Design & Execution

• Design and execute test cases covering functional, regression, and edge-case scenarios.

• Perform both manual and automated testing.

• Document testing results with clear, detailed, and reproducible steps.

• Apply established QA principles to assess technical outputs and identify quality issues.

Bug Identification & Tracking

• Identify bugs, defects, and other quality issues.

• Log and track bugs using structured reporting processes.

• Clearly document findings so issues can be understood, reproduced, and evaluated.

• Apply strong attention to detail when reviewing technical outputs.

Technical Output Evaluation

• Evaluate and rate technical outputs against defined quality criteria and rubrics.

• Assess outputs consistently against established standards.

• Provide detailed written feedback and annotations that can be used to improve output quality.

• Identify areas where technical outputs do not meet the required quality criteria.

Collaboration & Quality Standards

• Collaborate with project teams to refine evaluation guidelines.

• Contribute to improving testing standards and evaluation processes.

• Communicate technical findings clearly through written reports and verbal discussions.

• Support consistent, high-quality evaluation across engineering workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven professional experience as a QA Engineer, SDET, Test Engineer, or in a similar role.

• Strong understanding of QA fundamentals, including:

  • Test case design

  • Bug tracking

  • Regression testing

  • Manual testing

  • Automated testing

• Expertise with test case design, bug tracking systems, and test management tools.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly through written reports and verbal discussions.

• Proactive and self-motivated approach to work.

• Strong commitment to quality, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate brings professional QA experience and a strong understanding of software testing practices. You should be comfortable designing thorough test cases, executing manual and automated tests, identifying and tracking bugs, and evaluating technical work against defined standards.

Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, clear communication, and a consistent commitment to quality are essential for success in this role.