Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) Remote Job in India (9+ Years)

About this Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) Remote Job

Hackerkernel is actively hiring a Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) who can test smart, find important bugs early and help the team release with confidence. The Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) Remote Job involves working closely with developers, product managers and other testers across the full software testing life cycle.

Because this is a remote role, you can work from anywhere in India (or abroad, if the company allows it) while collaborating with distributed engineering and product teams over video calls, Slack and Jira.

Work type: Remote, Automation.

Key skills for the Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) role

These are the skills the hiring team highlighted for this opening. Make sure your resume shows each one with a real example.

• Manual testing – write strong test cases, explore features and report clear defects.
• Test automation – choose what to automate, keep tests stable and measure coverage.
• QA strategy – define test approach, risks, metrics and release readiness.
• Bug Tracking – show real project experience with Bug Tracking in your resume and be ready to explain it with an example.
• QA Delivery – show real project experience with QA Delivery in your resume and be ready to explain it with an example.

Want to sharpen these skills? The official ISTQB syllabus is a great free reference for testing fundamentals.

A typical day in this role

• Join the daily stand-up to review sprint progress, blockers and what needs testing today.
• Write and maintain automated tests, fix flaky scripts and review test results from the CI pipeline.
• Test new features against acceptance criteria and explore edge cases users might hit.
• Log clear, reproducible bugs with steps, screenshots and logs, then re-test fixes.
• Review test plans, mentor teammates and share quality updates with product and engineering leads.

Who should apply

This opening suits senior QA engineers who design frameworks, review test strategy and guide juniors while still writing quality tests themselves.

If you match most of the skills above, apply for this Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) Remote Job even if you do not tick every single box – hiring teams value strong fundamentals and a clear, honest resume.

How to apply for this Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) Remote Job

1. Open the Daily QA Jobs list – a fresh list goes live every day at 9:00 AM IST.
2. Find the Freelance / Vendor QA Tester (Automation & Manual) opening at Hackerkernel and copy the HR email ID.
3. Send a short, polite email with your updated resume and a 3–4 line summary of matching skills.
4. Follow up once after 3–5 working days if you have not heard back.

Looking for more options? Browse all QA job openings or check the live LinkedQA jobs feed.

Interview preparation tips

• Be ready to walk through one real project: the app, your testing approach, tools used and the toughest bug you found.
• Expect a live coding round – practise writing a small UI or API test, handling waits and explaining your framework structure.
• Prepare test case design techniques – boundary value, equivalence partitioning and decision tables.
• Prepare examples of test strategy, metrics you tracked, risks you flagged and how you improved release quality.
• Keep your resume ATS-friendly and matched to the skills listed in this job description.

Career growth after this role

Senior QA engineers often move into QA Lead, Test Architect or SDET Lead roles – shaping test strategy and quality culture across teams.

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