Mobile Application QA Engineer

As a Mobile Application QA Engineer at Zeal Group, you will be tasked with conducting functional testing for our mobile apps, keeping all test documentation up to date, participating in sprint planning for quality assurance, and maintaining communication across our cross-functional teams. Your role is essential in ensuring the quality of our deliverables.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Mobile App Testing. Additionally, fluency in English and Chinese, along with experience in Agile methodologies, is required.

At Zeal Group, you will engage in various testing methods, including functional testing, API testing, and integration testing. Familiarity with client-server architecture, mobile app testing for both iOS and Android, as well as background knowledge in SQL, will be highly beneficial.

Collaboration is crucial for a Mobile Application QA Engineer at Zeal Group. You will interface with developers, DevOps teams, and product owners to advocate for quality and contribute to a smooth and efficient testing process, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

Familiarity with mobile testing emulators and simulators such as Android Studio and Xcode is essential. Experience with traffic sniffers like Charles or Fiddler, as well as knowledge of message brokers like Kafka or RabbitMQ, will also be beneficial in your mobile application testing role.

In answering this, share specific projects you've worked on, detailing the types of mobile applications you tested, the methodologies you employed, and the tools you used. Highlight your contributions to these projects, focusing on outcomes.

Discuss your approach to prioritization by connecting it to project requirements, risk assessment, and collaboration with team members. Mention that you consider user impact, high-risk areas, and release schedules when prioritizing tasks.

Talk about the importance of maintaining detailed test case documentation. Provide examples of how you used Gherkin format or other documentation practices to create, maintain, or improve test cases and plans.

Explain your process for logging, tracking, and communicating bugs. Discuss your use of defect tracking tools and emphasize the importance of collaboration in resolving issues efficiently.

Share specific examples of how you've worked in Agile environments, emphasizing your role in sprint planning, participation in daily stand-ups, and how you ensure quality throughout the Agile process.

Demonstrate your understanding by describing methods and tools you have used for backend API testing. Share a relevant project where you successfully conducted API testing, focusing on outcomes and lessons learned.

Discuss methods for ensuring compatibility across different devices and operating systems, such as using emulators, real devices, and automated testing tools. Emphasize the importance of testing under various conditions to ensure a smooth user experience.

Illustrate your approach to maintaining quality through collaboration with developers and product owners. Explain how you communicate testing results and advocate for quality in discussions about features and deadlines.

Identify specific challenges you've encountered, such as tight deadlines or difficult stakeholder communication. Discuss how you addressed these challenges and what you learned from the experience.

Explain your methodology for reviewing and analyzing requirements prior to testing. Discuss how this analysis informs your approach to test case development and ensures alignment with user expectations.