Senior Manual QA Engineer (Front SEO)
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Manual QA Engineer (Front SEO) based in Germany.
This role sits within a fast-scaling product and technology environment focused on delivering high-quality web experiences for international users. You will be responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and correctness of frontend features with a strong emphasis on SEO-critical functionality. The position combines hands-on manual testing with deep analytical work across web architecture, rendering, and indexing behavior. You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to validate requirements, identify issues early, and safeguard production quality. A key part of the role involves understanding how frontend changes impact search visibility, crawling, and user experience at scale. This is a highly collaborative and detail-oriented position where quality assurance directly influences product visibility and performance in global markets.
Accountabilities:
- Analyze technical requirements and participate in task discussions to ensure clear understanding of expected functionality and edge cases.
- Create detailed test documentation including checklists, test cases, and structured test scenarios for web and frontend features.
- Perform functional, regression, and acceptance testing across web applications, with a focus on frontend behavior and SEO impact.
- Validate deployments across test and production environments, ensuring smooth releases and system stability.
- Analyze test runs, maintain existing test documentation, and continuously improve testing coverage and processes.
- Support bug tracking throughout the STLC lifecycle, ensuring clear reporting, follow-up, and resolution.
- Conduct demos and provide clear feedback and insights to development, product, and other stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to investigate and analyze production issues and ensure effective resolution.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in manual QA roles, ideally focused on web applications or frontend testing.
- Strong understanding of client-server architecture, web technologies, HTML, and CSS.
- Experience testing web applications with strong attention to detail and structured test design techniques.
- Ability to create clear and comprehensive test documentation (test cases, checklists, functional descriptions).
- Experience working with DevTools and version control systems such as Git, as well as CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitLab.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify issues in complex web environments.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Bonus: Experience in iGaming or high-traffic digital products.
- Bonus: Understanding of SEO principles such as crawling, indexing, schema markup, server responses, SSR, and rendering impact on search visibility.
- Bonus: Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as Grafana or Sentry.
Benefits:
- Fully remote or flexible work setup across Europe
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience
- Paid vacation (20 working days), public holidays, and sick leave
- Comprehensive medical insurance and mental health support coverage
- Flexible benefits allowance for personal interests, hobbies, or sports
- Individual learning budget, training programs, and English courses
- Career development support including performance reviews and mentoring programs
- Team events, workshops, and collaborative culture initiatives
- Modern, product-driven environment with minimal bureaucracy and high autonomy
