This role is for one of the Weekday's clients Salary range: Rs 1500000 - Rs 2100000 (ie INR 15 - 21 LPA) Min Experience: 4+ years Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India JobType: full-time We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced QA Engineer with 4–8 years of experience in testing desktop applications .
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, test planning, defect management, and end-to-end testing of desktop-based software products.
You will work closely with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of reliable, high-quality desktop applications that provide an exceptional user experience.
This role requires excellent analytical skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to identify potential issues before they impact end users.
If you are passionate about software quality and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for desktop applications.
Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and exploratory testing to ensure product quality.
Validate application functionality, usability, stability, and performance across supported desktop environments.
Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects using bug tracking tools while collaborating with developers to resolve issues.
Participate in requirement analysis and design reviews to provide quality-focused feedback early in the development lifecycle.
Verify bug fixes and perform regression testing before software releases.
Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective test strategies.
Ensure software meets defined quality standards, acceptance criteria, and release readiness.
Maintain detailed test documentation, execution reports, and defect metrics.
Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, testing methodologies, and quality standards.
Support release validation and post-release verification activities.
Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
Required Skills 4–8 years of professional experience in Software Quality Assurance (QA) .
Hands-on experience testing desktop applications on Windows and/or macOS platforms.
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC, and STLC.
Experience creating detailed test plans, test cases, and defect reports.
Strong knowledge of functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
Experience using defect tracking and test management tools.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to identify edge cases and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.
Good to Have Exposure to test automation concepts and automation frameworks.
Experience with API testing and basic database validation.
Familiarity with performance, security, or compatibility testing.
Basic scripting knowledge for test automation or utility creation.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
Understanding of version control systems such as Git.
Knowledge of usability and accessibility testing best practices.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
Relevant QA certifications are an added advantage.
