QA Engineer (Manual) - Contract

About TalentNeuron, LLC TalentNeuron is the global leader in workforce and labor market intelligence. Our solution combines external labour market data with internal workforce insights to power strategic workforce planning (SWP), skills analysis, location strategy, DEI initiatives, and talent acquisition. We ingest millions of global data points across 96% of the world’s GDP and deliver insights through SaaS, data delivery, and expert advisory services—helping the world’s leading enterprises plan, build, and deploy the workforce of the future. Our Core Values Humanity First – We lead with empathy, kindness, and respect. Customers at the Core – We deeply understand client needs and deliver exceptional value. Diverse Minds, One Team – We collaborate, debate, and succeed together. Pioneering Innovation – We take risks, learn fast, and drive change. Resilient Perseverance – We solve problems creatively and own our commitments. Role Description We are looking for a Manual QA Engineer on a 6–9 month contract to join our Strategic Workforce Planning product team. Our SWP platform combines internal workforce insights with real-time global labour market data — it’s a complex, data-rich B2B product used by HR and strategy teams worldwide. You’ll be working closely with developers, BAs, and PMs in a fully remote, English- and Ukrainian-speaking team. What You’ll Do • Analyse requirements and user stories; catch gaps and inconsistencies before development starts. • Design and maintain test documentation: test cases, checklists, and bug reports. • Execute functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across the SWP platform. • Test REST APIs using Postman; use browser DevTools for front-end debugging. • Log, track, and verify bugs in Jira; participate in triage with the development team. • Take part in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. • Communicate test progress and quality status to the team clearly and proactively. What You’ll Bring Required • 1–3 years of hands-on manual QA experience on commercial software projects. • Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile/Scrum methodologies. • Practical experience writing test cases, checklists, and bug reports. • Working knowledge of Postman for API testing. • Comfort with browser DevTools for basic front-end debugging. • Experience with Jira for bug tracking and task management. • Analytical mindset — you think beyond happy paths and ask the right questions. • Upper-Intermediate English for daily written and spoken communication. • Proactive attitude — you flag risks early, suggest improvements, and don’t wait to be told what to test next. • Comfortable owning your area end-to-end: from requirements review to release sign-off. Nice to Have • Basic SQL for data verification. • Familiarity with test automation concepts (we plan to introduce automation). • Experience in B2B SaaS, HRM, or workforce/HR-tech domains. What We Offer • Fully remote work — work from anywhere. • Flexible schedule — we care about results, not hours. • English and Ukrainian working environment. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.