QA Engineer

# QA Engineer
> Weekday AI · Pune, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-22
**Salary:** INR 1,500,000–2,100,000
**Workplace:** on_site
**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform
## Description
**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.

## Requirements

### 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.

## Apply
[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/2FC7B1A37A/apply)
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