QA Engineer - Local to Bay Area CA (ONLY W2)

Required Qualifications
•    3–5 years of Software QA or Test Engineering experience.
•    Strong hands-on experience with Python and Selenium automation.
•    Experience testing web-based and client-server applications.
•    Solid understanding of functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
•    Experience performing data validation and backend testing using SQL/MySQL.
•    Knowledge of black-box and white-box testing methodologies.
•    Experience working in Agile development environments.
•    Familiarity with bug tracking and test management tools.
•    Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
•    Experience with mobile application testing.
•    Experience creating and enhancing automation frameworks.
•    Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and release validation.
•    Additional programming experience in Java, C#, C++, or similar languages.