Swan

Freelance QA Engineer

Swan
Posted 10/21/2026contractRemote • FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in QA processes, including test automation with Playwright and Cucumber/Gherkin, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in KYC and capital deposit flows. Proficient in analyzing specifications, executing various testing methodologies, and utilizing AI tools to enhance testing efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Test Automation with PlaywrightCucumber/Gherkin FrameworkAPI Testing (GraphQL or REST)ISTQB CertificationAgile Product Team Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
GraphQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as QA reference for the KYC/Onboarding and Capital Deposit product squads throughout the contract
  • Ensure the quality of features released by both squads
  • Reduce automated-test debt on KYC/Onboarding and Capital Deposit flows
  • Learn business rules and regulatory constraints for onboarding and capital deposit flows
  • Analyze specifications and user stories with Product Managers and engineers, identifying ambiguities, missing rules, and risks early
  • Design risk-based test strategies and functional test cases using ISTQB techniques
  • Execute functional, exploratory, and regression testing across UI and APIs
  • Validate releases
  • Automate end-to-end scenarios with Cucumber/Gherkin and Playwright using TypeScript
  • Maintain existing automated test suites
  • Maintain Qase test repository and requirements repository for accurate traceability
  • Report and qualify bugs, follow them through resolution, and participate in root-cause analyses and post-mortems
  • Coordinate QA priorities across two squads and communicate test status, risks, and blockers
  • Use AI tools to accelerate test analysis, test design, and test automation while critically reviewing outputs
  • Share QA automation and AI practices with the QA team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Confirmed QA Engineer / software tester with around 4+ years of experience
  • Experience working in an agile product team, ideally
  • Ability to prioritize work across several teams and communicate status, risks, and blockers
  • Experience testing APIs (GraphQL or REST) and web interfaces
  • Hands-on experience with test automation, ideally Playwright and/or Cucumber/Gherkin
  • Comfortable reading and writing TypeScript or a similar language
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience using AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT in testing, or willingness to use them
  • Experience in banking, fintech, or another regulated industry is a strong plus
  • Knowledge and pragmatic application of ISTQB concepts and vocabulary
  • ISTQB certification is a plus
  • Fluent in English and French

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Temporarily remote work arrangement
  • Contract freelance engagement
  • Caring and inclusive work environment
  • Collaboration with an experienced, close-knit QA team
  • AI-assisted QA pipeline and access to tools including Claude / Claude Code
  • Opportunity to work with modern testing tools and frameworks

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Hard Skills
Functional TestingExploratory TestingRegression TestingTypeScript ProgrammingRisk-Based Test StrategiesAutomated Test Suite MaintenanceTest Case DesignBug Reporting and AnalysisTest Analysis with AI ToolsKYC/Onboarding Knowledge
Soft Skills
Clear Communication SkillsPrioritization SkillsCollaboration Skills
Tools & Technologies
Qase Test RepositoryAI Tools (Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT)UI Testing ToolsAPI Testing Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
ISTQB Certification
Industry Keywords
BankingFintechRegulated IndustryKYCOnboardingCapital Deposit