Software Testing Engineer

[ introduction ]

The tester ensures software quality.

The tester's task is to find errors (bugs),
consisting of simple steps:

  • review the program requirements
  • develop and execute checks — test cases
  • create a report on found bugs — bug report
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QA engineer salary level in 2025

When searching for jobs, you may often see the abbreviation QA — Quality Assurance Engineer.

QA is a tester who participates in improving processes related to product quality.

High income level and low entry threshold allow for a comfortable start in IT as a tester.

A bit of self-confidence and interview preparation, and you can expect the salary figures mentioned.


JUNIOR MIDDLE SENIOR
> 75 000 RUB > 130 000 RUB > 210 000 RUB
Data is based on job vacancy analysis using AI

Example of a testing task

The website introduces a new feature — "User Registration."

  • The analyst described the requirements: unique username, minimum password length, and so on.
  • The developer wrote the code according to the requirements.
  • The QA engineer received the task — to test user registration.

What does a QA engineer do?

  • studies the requirements
  • communicates with analysts and developers, diving into the details of the user registration process
  • sketches out a user scenario:
    1. The user enters a username, email, and password
    2. Clicks the "Sign up" button
    3. The system validates the data and confirms the registration
  • describes a set of situations, which need to be reproduced during the scenario, using checklists, test cases and others
  • verifies compliance of the implemented feature with the requirements, applying various testing approaches and methods
  • creates bug reports in case errors are found
  • verifies bug fixes and drinks coffee

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What is NOT part of a QA engineer's responsibilities?
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