QA Engineer at Social Discovery Group

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - Dating.com, DateMyAge, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.

SDG invests in IT startups around the world. Our investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, Clubhouse, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia.edu, and many others.

We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.

Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.

In August 2024, we achieved Great Place to Work US Certification™! This achievement reflects our core belief that a truly exceptional workplace is built on trust, pride, and camaraderie—not just great perks.

We are looking for a QA Engineer
with strong expertise in testing complex systems and the ability to work effectively across multiple projects and time zones. This is a fully remote role with early-hour availability required (4–6 AM GMT+0, Australian time zone).

Your main tasks will be:

• Perform full-cycle testing: from task acceptance to release.

• Estimate testing efforts and ensure deadlines are met.

• Test legacy systems with limited or outdated documentation.

• Identify and manage bugs (including regression testing and early-stage localization).

• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams.

• Expand and refine test coverage, including edge cases.

• Maintain test documentation and assist in automation requirements.

• Set up and configure environments via GitHub.

• Test APIs with Postman, including validation and documentation checks.

• Work with RabbitMQ to monitor message queues.

• Use AWS Console for cloud-based testing and debugging.

• Analyze logs and system performance using Grafana.

• Validate data and troubleshoot database queries.

• Support early morning releases to ensure smooth deployment.

We expect from you:

• 2–3+ years of experience in QA.

• Proficiency in testing web, mobile, and backend systems.

• Experience working with legacy systems and incomplete documentation.

• Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and high-load environments.

• Strong skills in bug tracking, analysis, and log-based debugging.

• Experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Allure TestOps).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, GitHub.

• Confident use of Postman, RabbitMQ, and Grafana.

• Strong database querying skills (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).

• Knowledge of AWS Console for testing in the cloud.

• Ability to work autonomously and prioritize in multi-project setups.

• English level B2 or higher.

• Willingness to work early hours and on a digital nomad calendar.

If you are passionate about quality, ready for early-hour work, and excited to contribute to a growing remote-first product team — we’d love to hear from you.

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• Full payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;
• Corporate discount for English lessons;
• ​Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• ​Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for time off, merch, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Sounds good? Join us now!