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Raushan K.

Birkenhead, New Zealand

$45/hr
5.0
1 jobs

Profile overview Technical Architect and Consultant based in New Zealand with 14+ years of experience designing, developing, testing, and scaling eCommerce and enterprise platforms. Alongside architecture and engineering, I bring a strong quality mindset developed through validating complex user journeys, APIs, payment systems, integrations, and high-traffic applications. I’m available for flexible, project-based QA assignments involving websites, mobile applications, APIs, eCommerce platforms, fintech products, and localized New Zealand experiences. 🔍 QA & Testing Capabilities Execute structured test cases and compare actual results with expected outcomes Test sign-up, login, checkout, payment, cancellation, return, and account-management flows Perform exploratory, functional, integration, regression, API, usability, and localization testing Identify functional defects, edge cases, inconsistent behaviour, and usability issues Produce clear bug reports with severity, reproduction steps, evidence, and expected results Test REST APIs using request/response data, status codes, authentication, and error scenarios Validate web applications across browsers, devices, and real-world usage conditions Investigate technical issues using browser developer tools, logs, and API-testing utilities 🔧 Technical Expertise AI and intelligent workflows: AI integrations, MCP-based systems, and conversational agents APIs and integrations: Java, Spring Boot, Python, REST APIs, and AWS API Gateway Cloud and DevOps: AWS Lambda, IAM, S3, EKS, Docker, Redis, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and CI/CD eCommerce and payments: Checkout, order management, BOPIS, cancellations, returns, payment gateways, fraud detection, and customer identity Front end: Hands-on experience with Angular and browser-based troubleshooting Security and performance: Secure system design, data integrity, failure testing, and high-traffic performance 📈 What I Bring to Testing Projects My engineering and architecture background helps me look beyond happy-path testing. I understand how systems fail across the user interface, APIs, integrations, data, security boundaries, and third-party services. I can communicate issues clearly to both technical and non-technical teams and provide concise, reproducible evidence. I’m detail-oriented, comfortable following precise instructions, and equally confident exploring a product independently to uncover defects and usability problems. Whether you need a New Zealand-based tester, technical QA support, API validation, payment-flow testing, or an experienced architect for a larger delivery, I can provide practical and well-documented results.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Web Development
  • Product Development
  • Ecommerce
  • Ecommerce Website
  • Web Application
  • International Development
Sheenam C.

Wellington, New Zealand

$7/hr
4.9
16 jobs

I’m a dedicated Quality Assurance professional with 4 years of experience in manual testing, performance testing passionate about delivering stable and user-friendly applications. * Strong Knowledge in SDLC and STLC process . * Hand on experience in Smoke , Functional, Regression, System, Integration Testing. * Experienced in doing detailed end-to-end Manual Testing. * Expertise in designing and execution of Test cases for Features Enhancement. * Effective Defect tracking and reporting to improve communications and reduce delay. * Good Knowledge in Bug Reporting, Bug Verifying & Bug Tracking . * Exposure in Agile methodology . * Sound understanding of API testing. * Involved in Sprint, Review and Retrospective meetings . * Practical experience in Performance Testing. * Good exposure on Bug Life Cycle. Types of Testing I Perform: UI/UX testing, Smoke testing, Retesting, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Acceptance testing, Performance Testing. Why to Choose Me? Strong Attention to Details ,Commitment to Product Quality, Effective Communication Skills, Analytical Mindset, Deadline-driven and Passionate about improving user experience. Let's connect and work together to make your product flawless and user-friendly.

  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Sanity Testing
  • Smoke Testing
  • Performance Testing
  • QA Testing
  • Agile Project Management
  • Responsive Design Testing
  • Mobile App Testing
  • BrowserStack
  • Unit Testing
  • Bug Tracking & Reports
Jogender S.

Auckland, New Zealand

$50/hr
5.0
1 jobs

* Career Objective I am a passionate and proficient ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level' and 'Test Manager' Level) with 15 years of experience in testing code to a consistently high standard. I am constantly honing my skills within the software testing arena and applying my knowledge to implement a range of practical and efficient solutions. I possess a proven track record as a 'Testing Professional' and am seeking a role that will utilise and expand on these skills. * Summary * Qualifications: Completed Diploma in Computing (Level-7) at NTEC, Auckland and holds a Masters in Computer Application. * Experience: with 15 years of work experience in the domain of manual and automation testing. * Software skills: Strong knowledge of STLC and SDLC with experience in writing and executing test cases and test scenarios.

  • Software Testing
  • Test Results & Analysis
  • Quality Assurance
  • Performance Testing
  • LoadRunner
  • Apache JMeter
  • Postman
  • Functional Testing
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • Test Plan
  • Test Strategy
  • Investment Banking
  • Behavior-Driven Development
  • Requirement Analysis
Jessica W.

Te Araroa, New Zealand

$100/hr
5.0
12 jobs

I’m a New Zealand-based Software Developer and QA Tester with more than three years of ongoing QA experience through Upwork, completing weekly tests for Testa and QA Test labs. My work has involved thoroughly testing Igaming websites, identifying functional and visual defects, reproducing issues, following testing instructions, and submitting clear bug reports with detailed reproduction steps, screenshots, and video evidence where required. This ongoing experience has strengthened my attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to identify issues that can negatively affect gameplay and the overall user experience. Alongside my gaming QA experience, I have designed and developed FarmHUB, a comprehensive web-based farm management platform. My involvement covers the full development process, including product planning, feature design, frontend development, database integration, authentication, role-based access, mapping tools, farm-management workflows, and AI-assisted functionality. Because I actively develop FarmHUB, I also carry out extensive quality assurance testing across the platform. I regularly test new features, identify and reproduce bugs, investigate unexpected behaviour, validate fixes, perform regression testing, and assess the platform from both a technical and end-user perspective. This combination of software development and ongoing QA work gives me a strong understanding of the complete software lifecycle. I do not simply identify that something is broken—I understand how features interact, how bugs can affect connected systems, and what developers need in order to reproduce and resolve an issue efficiently. My experience includes: * Software and web application development * Frontend development * React and JavaScript applications * Database and backend integration * Supabase authentication and data management * Product and feature development * Gaming QA testing * Manual and exploratory testing * Functional testing * Regression and smoke testing * UI and usability testing * Bug reproduction and documentation * Detailed bug reports * Screenshot and screen-recording evidence * Test-case execution * Feature and fix validation * Cross-device and responsive testing I am reliable, highly detail-focused, and comfortable working independently. I take pride in building practical software, finding issues others may overlook, and helping turn early-stage products into stable, user-friendly applications. I am very interested in software development, QA testing, product testing, and combined developer-tester opportunities. I bring real-world experience from both sides of the development process and can add value from the planning stage through to final testing and release..

  • Audio Transcription
  • English
  • New Zealand English Dialect
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Writing
  • New Zealand English Accent
  • QA Testing
  • iGaming
  • Voice Recording
Hema M.

Christchurch, New Zealand

$25/hr
5.0
12 jobs

Objective A Software Test Engineer seeking a challenging and progressive position to gain knowledge and experience from it. Professional Summary I love to pursue a career in the working field and get a sharp edge over the others by unleashing my skills and creativity to its fullest extent. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

  • Agile Software Development
  • Software Development
  • QA Testing
  • Data Entry
  • Transaction Data Entry
Sukeerth M.

Auckland, New Zealand

$25/hr
5.0
9 jobs

I have 9+ years of software testing experience in various domains, including Healthcare, Retail, Registry Systems, and e-commerce. I have experience in all phases of the software life cycle, including requirements gathering, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting. My experience includes but is not limited to • 9+ years of Manual and Automation Testing experience • 3.5 years of Integration Testing experience(Manual and Automation) in the Healthcare and e-commerce domain • Perform Integration testing validating messages in ActiveMQ queues and Topics generated from Mule applications • Experience performing integration testing to validate file transfers from source to Azure Blob storage • Perform integration testing to validate that transformed messages are successfully delivered to 30+ downstream clinical application • Create test scenarios, and test cases, in Zephyr for requirements in confluence • Developed automation scripts for the Patient Administration System using Playwright (JavaScript) • Automated AngularJS social e-commerce applications using Protractor (JavaScript) • Automated web applications using Selenium Webdriver (Java + Cucumber) • Writing Automation Test scripts for Registry Systems using Robot Framework (Python) • Writing Integration Automation scripts in Java and Cucumber • Developing Test Strategies for the project and Test Plans for the Integration, System, and UAT phase • Using Postman to perform API(REST) testing • Writing and executing SQL queries to validate DB records • Creating defects and tracking them to closure in JIRA • Managing code changes using GitLab, Bitbucket • Solid experience with AGILE methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, and testing techniques (ATDD, TDD, BDD) • ISTQB-certified Agile Tester • ISTQB-certified Software Tester • Create test scenarios, test cases, and test steps for new requirements • Developing Test Strategies and Test Plans

  • Alpha Testing
  • Beta Testing
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • Cucumber
  • TestNG
  • Integration Testing
  • Jira
  • Apache ActiveMQ
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • System Testing
  • Postman
  • Manual Testing
  • Test Plan

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