Middle AQA (Cypress) engineer

We are looking for a Middle AQA Engineer, specializing in Cypress (Manual/Automation ~50/50), with at least 2 years of experience in manual/automated testing of web applications, and Upper-Intermediate English for a platform that helps households transition to renewable energy sources.

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About the project:
The platform supports the installation of equipment and related systems to enable a complete household transition to renewable electricity. The equipment includes solar panels, inverters, and home energy storage units (“home power banks”). The project has been active for over 6 years, continuously adding new features and improving existing functionality.

The project consists of several applications:

• Installer Portal – for the installation teams
• Admin Portal – for partners
• Customer Portal – for property owners

Together, these portals cover the full cycle of equipment installation, commissioning, and payment processing.

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Client: One of the leading US companies specializing in financing the installation of renewable energy equipment.

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Tech stack for project: Clojure (Compojure, Reitit, Ring, Clojure Spec, Malli), PostgreSQL, ClojureScript, Reagent, Material-UI, Reframe, Kee-Frame
Tech stack for QA: JavaScript + Cypress. Automation covers ~70% frontend tests and ~30% API tests. Manual testing and other QA activities take roughly 50% of the time.

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Team:
Our side: 3 AQA engineers, 5 Clojure developers, Project Manager
Client side (USA): 8 in-house development teams (60+ specialists), including 20+ developers, 10+ generalist AQA engineers (including QA Team Lead), 5+ Product Managers, and Scrum Masters

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Development methodology: Scrum with 1–2 week sprints depending on the team
Meetings: Daily Scrum meetings in English
Preferred working hours for this project: 11:00–20:00 / 12:00–21:00

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Responsibilities:

• Writing automated tests for frontend and backend using Cypress
• Creating Pull Requests with automated test code and resolving conflicts in them
• Performing automated and manual regression testing
• Manually testing new features and bug fixes
• Preparing test documentation (test plans, test cases)
• Participating in SCRUM events (daily meetings, sprint planning, team demos, retrospectives) and providing updates on completed work in English

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Requirements:

• 2+ years of commercial experience in manual and automated testing of web applications
• Experience with JavaScript
• Experience with Cypress
• Practical experience with PostgreSQL
• Skills in API automation testing
• Hands-on experience with regression, ad-hoc, exploratory, black-box/grey-box, and smoke testing
• Upper-Intermediate level of spoken English

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We offer:

• Remote work and flexible schedule (you can start your day between 9:00–12:00, with preferred project hours 11:00–20:00 / 12:00–21:00)
• Flat organizational structure and zero bureaucracy
• No time trackers
• Paid vacation (20 working days) and sick leave (10 working days)

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Interview stages:

• ‍‍Interview with a recruiter and English check (30–60 min)
• Technical interview with Lead AQA and PM from Freshcode (1–1.5 h)
• Interview with Lead AQA from the client’s side (1 h)

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