simspace-corporation - QA Engineer, Costa Rica

• In this position, you'll help ensure the quality and reliability of our platform through thoughtful manual testing and close collaboration with engineering. Specifically, you'll be responsible for: • Performing manual and exploratory testing across new features, existing functionality, APIs, and user interfaces. • Developing comprehensive test plans and executing regression testing to support high-quality software releases. • Identifying edge cases, integration issues, and failure scenarios before they impact customers. • Partnering closely with Engineering and Product teams to improve testability and overall product quality throughout the development lifecycle. • WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AS A QA ENGINEER AT SIMSPACE? • Perform manual and exploratory testing across web applications, APIs, backend services, and end-to-end workflows to validate functionality and identify defects. • Create clear, organized test plans and detailed test cases that provide thorough coverage for new features, enhancements, and regression testing. • Identify edge cases, integration gaps, usability concerns, and failure scenarios by thinking critically about how systems behave under real-world conditions. • Write detailed, reproducible bug reports that enable engineering teams to quickly understand, prioritize, and resolve issues. • Reproduce, investigate, and help diagnose customer-reported issues by working closely with engineers to isolate root causes. • Collaborate with engineering teams early in the development process to improve feature testability and reduce quality risks before implementation. • Support release readiness by executing regression testing, validating fixes, and ensuring product quality prior to deployment. • Leverage modern testing tools, including AI-assisted workflows, to improve test design, increase coverage, and enhance overall testing efficiency. • To be successful as a QA Engineer, you need to have: • Strong bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, with excellent written and verbal communication skills for daily collaboration with U.S.-based engineering teams. • 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or manual QA roles. • Strong experience performing manual and exploratory testing across web applications, APIs, and user interfaces. • Experience creating structured test plans, executing test cases, and documenting software defects with clear reproduction steps. • Experience working within Agile development environments and CI/CD-based software delivery processes. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks, investigate complex issues, and think beyond expected user workflows. • Demonstrated attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a high level of ownership over product quality. • Ability to collaborate effectively with distributed engineering teams in a nearshore environment. • Experience with basic automation tools, scripting, or test automation concepts is a plus. • Familiarity with distributed systems, networking concepts, cloud-native applications, or AI-assisted testing workflows is highly desirable. • WE'RE PROUD TO OFFER A COMPETITIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT YOUR WELL-BEING, GROWTH, AND SUCCESS: