Junior QA Engineer (Manual Testing Focus) (US-based Company) - A124

Work Arrangement : Fully remote, overlapping EST working hours.

Job Type : Full-time

Work Schedule : 40 hours per week, with core hours between 9 AM – 6 PM EST

Locations : Remote, open to candidates globally.

About Pearl Talent

Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.

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Why Work with Us?

At Pearl, we’re not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, make an impact, and build a long-term career. We believe in creating environments where your potential is recognized, your voice matters, and your success is tied to meaningful work—not short-term perks. Joining Pearl means stepping into opportunities that challenge you, support you, and set you up for lasting success.

About the Company

Our client empowers anyone to become an event organizer, build a community, and bring people together through real-world experiences. Founded by a group of passionate event enthusiasts and college dropouts, they’ve developed the ultimate toolkit for creating, marketing, and monetizing in-person communities—no matter where you are in the world.

In just three years, our client has grown into a team of 60, attracted over 5 million users, secured $40 million in venture funding, and processed more than $220 million in transactions. They've achieved results that outpace companies ten times their size—proving that speed, passion, and community-driven innovation can change the game. And they’re just getting started.

Role Overview

Our Partner Company is looking for its first dedicated QA Engineer to help ensure the quality and reliability of their platform that connects people through live events.

You’ll play a key role in testing new features, finding bugs, and maintaining consistent QA processes as we continue to scale. This is a hands-on, manual testing role (around 80% manual testing ) with opportunities to grow into automation over time.

You’ll collaborate closely with product, design and engineering teams — working directly with the Head of Engineering — to test new features, write detailed bug reports, and establish QA best practices from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in daily stand-ups and collaborate with product, design, and engineering to understand new features and define test plans.
• Execute manual web and mobile testing (React / React Native) across multiple environments and devices.
• Create detailed and consistent test plans and test cases for each new feature.
• Log and track bugs and issues using our ticketing system, following clear and reproducible steps.
• Contribute to the structure and documentation of QA processes as the company’s first QA hire.
• Collaborate with developers to clarify bugs and verify fixes in subsequent releases.
• Assist in basic API testing and learn about performance monitoring tools like Grafana .
• Gradually develop exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium) as the team evolves.

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Reporting Structure

You’ll report directly to the Head of Engineering and work closely with a team of five senior engineers / developers .

This is a great opportunity for a motivated QA professional to build foundational QA practices in a growing engineering organization.

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Ready to Join Us?

If this role aligns with your skills and career goals, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to take the next step in your journey with Pearl.