QA Functional Engineer

About You

You are a quality-focused professional who enjoys influencing how products are tested, delivered, and improved. You’re passionate about ensuring reliability, usability, and performance across applications, and you thrive in environments where quality ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement are essential. You’re looking for a role where you can grow professionally while guiding teams and shaping testing strategies.

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a QA Analyst, with previous experience in a lead or coordination role (desired).
• Solid experience with API testing.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (nice to have).
• Hands-on experience testing mobile applications, including device farms, emulators, simulators, and physical devices for iOS and Android.
• Working knowledge of performance testing concepts and tools (nice to have).
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, test planning, and risk-based testing.
• Ability to define quality metrics and evaluate testing effectiveness.
• Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Advanced English proficiency, as you will work directly with US-based clients.

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Provide quality assurance services to assigned clients by designing, implementing, and executing test cases.
• Develop, review, and maintain test policies, standards, and testing strategies across projects.
• Plan testing activities based on test objectives, risks, and project scope.
• Coordinate test plans with Project Managers, Development Managers, Agile teams, and other stakeholders.
• Lead the analysis, design, implementation, and execution of tests, monitoring progress, results, and exit criteria (Definition of Done).
• Prepare and deliver test progress reports and test summary reports to stakeholders.
• Define and track quality and testing metrics to measure progress and product quality.
• Report defects, findings, and ambiguities, supporting prioritization and criticality definition.
• Support the selection, implementation, and improvement of testing tools and processes.
• Promote and advocate for quality best practices and the QA discipline across the organization.
• Coach and mentor QA team members to strengthen technical skills and testing maturity.

About Us

At Applaudo, we partner with ambitious companies to transform through technology with an AI-native mindset at the core of how we think, build, and deliver. We combine strategic clarity, world-class execution, and modern engineering practices to help clients accelerate measurable business outcomes and stay competitive.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we make decisions, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to grow fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and embracing AI as a lever for productivity, innovation, and impact.