QA Engineer (Manual + Automation)

Location: Hyderabad

Work Schedule: 6 Days (Monday–Friday: Work from Office | Saturday: Work from Home)

About Hala:

Hala Mobility is one of India's leading EV Mobility-as-a-Service (EVaaS) companies, enabling sustainable last-mile transportation through technology-driven fleet solutions. Operating across major cities including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi, Hala manages a fleet of over 15,000+ electric vehicles, providing end-to-end solutions encompassing vehicle leasing, battery swapping, fleet operations, servicing, financing, and technology. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of electric mobility by building scalable, reliable, and innovative mobility solutions for businesses and gid workers across India

Role Overview & Mission

We are looking for a passionate and detail-oriented QA Engineer to help build reliable, scalable, and high-quality software. This role goes beyond executing test cases - you will play a key role in improving product quality, reducing production incidents, and ensuring every release meets our quality standards. 

We operate in a fast-paced product environment where features are developed and deployed rapidly. The ideal candidate should be able to understand the product, business workflows, and user journeys, identify risks early, and proactively catch both technical and functional issues before they reach production. 

We are looking for someone who has worked on large-scale systems, understands the challenges of complex applications, and can thrive in a startup environment where ownership and collaboration are highly valued. 

Improving production stability and release confidence. 

Preventing technical, functional, and business logic bugs before production. 

Ensuring every feature meets business expectations and user needs. 

Increasing automation coverage to enable faster and safer releases. 

Collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to build quality into every stage of development. 

Quality is not the final step of development - it is an integral part of the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Product Understanding

    Understand product requirements, business workflows, and user journeys.

    Review requirements, identify gaps, and validate business logic.

    Ensure features meet customer expectations and acceptance criteria.

Manual Testing

    Create test plans and test cases.

    Execute Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, End-to-End, and Exploratory testing.

    Validate UI/UX, verify bug fixes, and ensure release readiness.

Automation Testing

    Design, develop, and maintain automation test suites.

    Automate critical business flows and improve test coverage.

    Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and monitor execution.

API Testing

    Test REST APIs using Postman or similar tools.

    Validate API requests, responses, authentication, and error handling.

    Perform API regression testing.

Collaboration

    Work closely with Product Managers, Developers, and cross-functional teams.

    Participate in sprint planning and release activities.

    Report defects with clear reproduction steps and business impact.

Continuous Improvement

    Improve testing processes, automation coverage, and release quality.

    Identify recurring issues and recommend preventive solutions.

    Contribute to QA standards and best practices across the organization.

Requirements

    3+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing.

    Experience testing large-scale web and mobile applications.

    Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and software testing best practices.

    Hands-on experience with API testing and automation frameworks.

    Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

    Ability to understand business requirements and deliver high-quality test coverage.

    Experience working in Agile, startup, or product-based environments.

    Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

    Software development or MERN stack experience is a plus.

Manual Testing

    Strong understanding of software testing principles and QA methodologies.

    Experience in functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and exploratory testing.

    Ability to design test scenarios, execute test cases, and manage defect lifecycles.

Automation Testing

    Hands-on experience with automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or Appium.

    Experience in developing and maintaining automated test suites.

    Familiarity with integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

API Testing

    Experience testing REST APIs using Postman or similar tools.

    Understanding of API validation, authentication (JWT/OAuth), and JSON.

What Makes You a Great Fit  

    Think from the customer's perspective and take ownership of product quality.

    Understand business requirements and identify functional gaps early.

    Have a strong eye for detail, edge cases, and risk-based testing.

    Work independently and thrive in fast-paced, product-driven environments.

    Collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, and Design teams.

    Continuously improve quality through automation, innovation, and best practices.