QA / Automation Engineer
Key Role Highlights & Focus
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled QA / Automation Engineer with 2+ years of client project experience and deep expertise in load testing, automation testing, and stress testing to ensure the utmost reliability, performance, and software quality across all client systems.
Key Responsibilities
- •Design, develop, and maintain robust automated end-to-end, integration, and regression test suites for web and mobile applications.
- •Plan and execute comprehensive load testing, stress testing, and performance benchmarking to identify bottlenecks under peak traffic.
- •Perform automated and exploratory API testing, security checks, and data validation.
- •Integrate test automation suites into CI/CD pipelines for automated regression validation on every deployment.
- •Collaborate closely with software engineers, project managers, and clients to document test plans, reproduce defects, and track issues to resolution.
- •Leverage modern AI tools and automated testing frameworks to improve testing coverage, speed, and accuracy.
Requirements & Qualifications
- •2+ years of verified professional experience in software quality assurance and test automation on client projects.
- •Strong hands-on experience in load testing, automation testing, and stress testing.
- •Proficiency with modern test automation tools and frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Postman).
- •Hands-on experience with load and stress testing tools such as k6, Apache JMeter, or Locust.
- •Solid understanding of QA methodologies, test planning, defect tracking, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- •Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- •Adept with modern development workflows, Git, and AI-assisted testing tools.
- •Ability to work in a hybrid setup with regular collaboration at our Sankhamul, Kathmandu office.
Nice to Have
- •English for Developers certification (e.g. freeCodeCamp B1 or A2 English for Developers).
- •Experience with mobile app testing (Appium or Detox).
- •Familiarity with SQL database verification and backend log analysis (CloudWatch, Datadog).
- •Experience testing distributed systems, microservices, and webhook-driven architectures.
Recommended / Plus Certifications
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Key Skills & Tooling
What We Offer at Cherdung
Modern AI & Tooling
Work with modern toolchains, AI code assistants, automated CI/CD pipelines, and high-performance infrastructure.
Hybrid Flexibility
Collaborative in-person sessions at our Sankhamul hub combined with flexible work-from-home days.
High Impact & Autonomy
Direct ownership over mission-critical client deliverables and technical architecture.
Expedited Career Growth
Continuous learning, transparent feedback, and rapid merit-based promotions.
Our Hiring Process
Application Review
Shortlisting based on portfolio, experience & skills.
Technical Chat / Task
Practical discussion & scenario-based technical review.
Team Alignment
Discussion with leadership on culture, goals & expectations.
Offer & Onboard
Offer letter, compensation rollout & welcome to team.
Job Summary
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Submissions are reviewed within 5–7 business days.
Why Cherdung?
We empower engineers and leaders with true ownership, real production deployments, and a collaborative hybrid work environment in Sankhamul, Kathmandu.
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