Senior QA Manual Engineer
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Engagement Type: Full-Time / Contractor
CodeRoad's standard text
About CodeRoad
CodeRoad is a technology execution partner trusted by companies across North America since 2002. We work alongside our clients to engineer, modernize, and scale the technology that powers their businesses, combining deep technical expertise, specialized teams, and shared accountability for outcomes. Our capabilities span product engineering, platform engineering, legacy modernization, and AI engineering.
Our engineers, designers, delivery leaders, and technology specialists collaborate through Velocity Studios: specialized teams developed within CodeRoad to deliver complex technology initiatives. Being assigned to a project means you become part of a collaborative environment where you can strengthen your expertise, take ownership of meaningful work, and grow alongside experienced professionals.
Why Build Your Career at CodeRoad?
High-Velocity Work & Client Exposure: We work close to the technology, teams and roadmaps that move real outcomes. Direct engagement with U.S. client teams and roadmaps.
Career Continuity & Long-Term Opportunity: Your career here can outlast any single project. Continuous multi-project pipeline; long-tenure CodeRoaders.
Engineering Autonomy & Technical Mastery: We invest in the skills that shape what's next. Agentic AI tools and training, Coursera Enterprise, Studio practice labs, L1-L7 Career Framework.
High-Trust Employee Experience: You grow in an environment built on trust, transparency and recognition. High-touch onboarding, transparent leadership communication, community recognition, psychological safety.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Execute Test Strategies: Own the quality assurance lifecycle by designing, documenting, and executing comprehensive test plans, test suites, and complex edge-case scenarios across web and mobile platforms.
Validate APIs & Systems: Perform rigorous functional, regression, integration, and RESTful API testing using tools like Postman, Charles Proxy, or Swagger to ensure resilient end-to-end software delivery.
Manage Defects & Root-Cause Analysis: Log, track, and prioritize complex defects in Jira, Zephyr, or TestRail with precise steps to reproduce, partnering directly with developers to drive root-cause resolutions.
Bridge Manual & Automated Testing: Identify repeat testing flows ideal for test automation transition and collaborate with automation engineers to define robust script requirements.
Perform Database & Data Validation: Execute SQL queries to validate backend data integrity, verify state transitions, and ensure system reliability under varying operational conditions.
Elevate Quality Culture: Drive test case reviews, lead risk assessment sessions, and provide technical mentorship to mid-level and junior QA engineers on modern testing methodologies.
What You Bring
Core Experience: 5+ years of dedicated software quality assurance experience with a primary focus on manual testing in fast-paced, client-facing software environments.
QA Methodologies & API Mastery: Deep expertise in functional, regression, boundary, exploratory, and acceptance testing, alongside hands-on proficiency in API testing (Postman, Swagger, Charles Proxy).
Automation Familiarity: Foundational understanding of automation concepts and tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or basic scripting) to effectively identify and bridge manual-to-automated testing workflows.
Tooling & SQL Skills: High proficiency with test management tools (Jira, Zephyr, TestRail) and solid SQL skills for database validation.
Quality Mindset: Strong ownership mentality with exceptional attention to detail, proactive risk detection, and analytical troubleshooting capabilities.
Language Proficiency: Advanced English skills (both written and spoken) are mandatory for direct collaboration with U.S.-based product managers and engineering leaders.
What You’ll Love
USA Contractor / 100% Remote
Competitive Pay (USD)
Holidays Off & Paid Time Off
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Health insurance assistance program
Opportunity to work with high-growth US-based companies and cutting-edge tech stacks.
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What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Jira · OpenAPI · Playwright · Postman · Selenium
Rare in CodeRoad's other 21 open postings.
Standard for QA / testing roles
Test Automation
Common in QA / testing postings at any company.
57% of this description is written for the role. The rest is CodeRoad's standard text, folded away below.
Read against CodeRoad's other open postings on this site.
The team: CodeRoad HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 22 open in CodeRoad. 8 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in January: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Azure (14 of 22), CI/CD (13 of 22), Python (11 of 22), REST (11 of 22), AWS (10 of 22), SQL (9 of 22), LangChain (8 of 22)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Frontend Engineer posted Oct 8
- Senior AI Product Owner posted Oct 8
- Mid Azure DevOps Engineer posted Oct 7
- Lead Agentic AI Engineer posted Oct 7
- Senior Blazor / .NET Developer posted Oct 6
- Senior .Net/Blazor Developer posted Oct 2
- Senior Data Engineer posted Sep 22
- Agentic AI Engineer posted Sep 22
- Agentic AI Engineer posted Sep 15
- Senior .NET Engineer posted Aug 20
- Senior Agentic AI Engineer posted Aug 19
- Senior React Engineer posted Aug 11
- Lead Backend Java Developer posted Jul 22
- Senior QA Automation Engineer posted Apr 8
- Senior .NET Developer posted Mar 5
- Senior Data Engineer posted Mar 4
- Senior Java Developer posted Mar 4
- Senior DevOps Engineer posted Mar 4
- Senior QA Automation Engineer posted Mar 3
- Senior Agentic AI Engineer posted Jan 27
- Machine Learning Operations Engineer (MLOps) posted Jan 26
From the team and dates on CodeRoad's own job board.
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