JetBrains
QAEngineer(ToolboxQA)
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“QA Engineer (Toolbox QA) at JetBrains. Skills: QA for complex software projects, Testing desktop applications, Client-server systems testing, Complex integration scenarios testing, UI testing, Background processes testing, Local services testing, Network communication testing, Server-side components testing, Investigating difficult problems, Testing without complete functional specifications, Cross-team collaboration, Product quality ownership, Test automation contribution, Infrastructure-relate”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive quality across subsystem boundaries; Reduce integration risks early; Improve QA processes; Improve release validation; Improve overall quality culture in the team; Make the product more user-friendly
Industry & Context.
Investigating difficult problems; Hypothesis-driven debugging; Investigating issues related to networking, process lifecycle, local environment, configuration, and OS-specific behavior
Remote work: Spend up to 30 days per year working remotely from abroad
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
At least three years of experience in QA for complex software projects, Can work independently, take initiative, and manage tasks well, Are comfortable owning a broad area of responsibility and making quality decisions at the project level, Have experience testing desktop applications, client-server systems, or technically complex integration scenarios, Understand how to test systems that include UI, background processes, local services, network communication, and server-side components, Are confident investigating difficult problems using logs, metrics, system tools, and hypothesis-driven debugging, Have experience testing without complete functional specifications and can quickly build understanding in a new domain, Can communicate clearly with developers and other stakeholders, including in cross-team projects, Care deeply about product quality and user impact, not just test execution, Solid understanding of testing methodology, including risk-based testing, regression strategy, exploratory testing, and release validation, Experience testing complex applications on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and/or a good understanding of client-server architecture, HTTP, authentication flows, and integration points between components, Ability to investigate issues related to networking, process lifecycle, local environment, configuration, and OS-specific behavior, Confidence working with logs, thread dumps, command-line tools, proxies, and other debugging instruments, Basic programming skills sufficient to read code, understand implementation details, write small utilities, and create meaningful test scenarios, Familiarity with Kotlin and/or Java, Experience with YouTrack or similar issue trackers, CI systems, and version control workflows
Nice to Have
Can write automated tests in Kotlin or are comfortable contributing to automation when needed, Have experience with integration testing, infrastructure-related testing, or validating distributed workflows, Have worked with release processes, release acceptance, and quality gates in products with frequent releases, Can define a quality approach for a new subsystem from scratch and drive it with limited guidance, Enjoy improving processes, not just following them
What You'll Do.
Own quality for several product areas and drive testing strategy within them
Participate in monthly release acceptance and help make release-readiness decisions
and acceptance testing for new and changed functionality
and reproduce complex issues
report them in our issue tracker
Work closely with developers during implementation
and decide what should be covered manually
what should be automated
and what must block a release
Contribute to test automation where it creates the highest value
Collaborate with multiple JetBrains teams to validate end-to-end scenarios and reduce integration risks early
Help improve QA processes
and overall quality culture in the team
Contribute your own ideas to improve the product
Provide developers with recommendations on how to make the product more user-friendly
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with developers during implementation; Collaborate with multiple JetBrains teams to validate end-to-end scenarios and reduce integration risks early; Communicate clearly with developers and other stakeholders, including in cross-team projects
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly with developers and other stakeholders, including in cross-team projects
Process & Methodology
Manage tasks well, Assess risks, Define test scope, Decide what should be covered manually, what should be automated, and what must block a release, Define a quality approach for a new subsystem from scratch
Full Job Description
At JetBrains, code is our passion. Ever since we started back in 2000, we have been striving to make the strongest, most effective developer tools on earth. By automating routine checks and corrections, our tools speed up production, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create. We are now looking for a QA Engineer to join the Toolbox QA team. Our team is working to evolve Toolbox into a broader part of the JetBrains ecosystem. This role covers several substantial areas at once: a desktop application, a shared local background service, and server-side and integration-heavy components that support product distribution, connectivity, and ecosystem workflows. Much of this work happens at the intersection of multiple JetBrains products and teams, so we are looking for a senior engineer who can take ownership, work proactively in ambiguous environments, and drive quality across subsystem boundaries. In this role, you will: Own quality for several product areas and drive testing strategy within them. Participate in monthly release acceptance and help make release-readiness decisions. Perform functional, exploratory, regression, and acceptance testing for new and changed functionality. Search for, localize, and reproduce complex issues, report them in our issue tracker, and verify fixes. Work closely with developers during implementation, not only after features are considered ready for testing. Assess risks, define test scope, and decide what should be covered manually, what should be automated, and what must block a release. Contribute to test automation where it creates the highest value, including writing tests for some of our server-side and infrastructure-related areas. Collaborate with multiple JetBrains teams to validate end-to-end scenarios and reduce integration risks early. Help improve QA processes, release validation, and overall quality culture in the team. Contribute your own ideas to improve the product. Provide developers with recommendations on how to
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