Senior QA Engineer

Hudle up! We're looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our team, both at work, and at play! We take the work hard, play harder philosophy way too seriously out here. We're an ambitious bunch, we're hungry, and we've only just begun. Get ready to board the Hudle train as we prepare for the next step in our journey of taking our philosophy across the country! About Hudle At Hudle, work is literally Play! We are a sports tech company on a mission to enable 100 million Indians to play active sport as a way of life through a combination of cutting edge technology and on-ground expertise. We are a fast-growing platform with Indian cricket legend Ajinkya Rahane as brand ambassador. Job Responsibilities Create test plans, testing strategy, and automation frameworks. Review and re-evaluate the test strategy to adjust for new information, changing risks, shifting priorities, and schedules. Work in a 60% automated testing and 40% manual testing environment. Design, build, and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, and end-to-end) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines. Oversee quality review of various applications across consumer, partner, and admin surfaces. Ensure all products/features are shipped on time with maximum quality and minimal bugs. Oversee implementation and execution of functional, regression, smoke, and acceptance tests. Oversee the creation and maintenance of test data and test documentation. Test complex API, web, and mobile applications that reference database back-end systems, and reproduce, debug, and isolate problems and verify fixes. Leverage modern and AI-assisted testing tools to improve coverage, speed, and reliability of the QA process. Assist in formulating QA standards and best practices, organizational policies and processes, and strategic plans. Understand business use cases/user stories and develop comprehensive test cases. Participate in the review and analysis of business requirements, functional specifications, and design documents. Partner with engineering teams to stay informed of new technologies being introduced and to ensure that system components are designed for testability. Help set and fulfill the QA hiring plan for the team, including screening and interviewing. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. 3–5 years of relevant software testing experience, with at least one year of team-leading experience. Strong hands-on automation experience is required — building and maintaining automated tests using tools such as Playwright, or Selenium (web) and Appium or Maestro (mobile), in any modern programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python, or Dart). Solid working knowledge of Manual Testing (Web and Mobile on both iOS and Android). Experience integrating automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar). Solid knowledge of QA testing methodologies, concepts, processes, and documentation. Good knowledge of API testing, database testing, performance testing, and security/vulnerability testing. Hands-on experience testing web UIs, mobile apps, and APIs using Postman or similar tools. Working knowledge of Git and version-control workflows. Familiarity with AI-assisted/AI-augmented testing tools and workflows is a strong plus. Strong debugging skills; knowledge of networking/debugging tools like Charles Proxy, Fiddler, or similar is a big plus. Working experience with Agile methodology. Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter, k6) is a plus. Strong and fluent communication skills. Experience in internet/startups/product development companies is preferred. Tech Stack App: Flutter (Bloc, GetX) Backend: PHP (Laravel), Node.js / NestJS Other Frameworks/Libraries: React.js, Vue.js, Next.js Benefits Start-up environment with plenty of learning and growth opportunities Great exposure — the candidate will work closely with senior management Employee-first culture Market salaries