QA Engineer

Location: Iraq (Hybrid)

Company: Swibit

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports To: Engineering Manager, Platform

About Swibit

Swibit is an AI solutions company operating in the MENA region, the UK, and the US. We specialise in delivering high-end consulting and building scalable digital platforms, AI-powered products, and strategic solutions across sectors such as real estate, marketplaces, logistics, education, and public services.

Our model is global design and local execution — combining international expertise with deep local market understanding to deliver impactful, future-ready solutions.

Role Overview

We are looking for a QA Engineer to join our Platform team in Iraq. You will own quality assurance across Swibit's products — designing test strategies, writing and executing test cases, building automated test suites, and ensuring nothing ships to production that doesn't meet Swibit's quality standards.

Swibit operates a Dual Quality Gate system — every deliverable passes through both an automated gate and a human review gate before release. You will be a key enforcer of this process, working across Backend, Frontend, AI, and mobile teams to catch issues before users do.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Planning

• Design test strategies and test plans for web, mobile (React Native / Expo), and API-based applications

• Define test coverage goals and acceptance criteria in collaboration with Product Owners and Business Analysts

• Identify edge cases, boundary conditions, and risk areas based on requirements and architecture

• Maintain and prioritise the test case library across projects

Manual & Exploratory Testing

• Execute manual test cases for functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing

• Perform exploratory testing to uncover issues that scripted tests miss

• Test across platforms — iOS, Android, web browsers, and API endpoints

• Validate RTL (Arabic) interfaces, localisation, and bilingual content

• Test accessibility compliance for mobile and web applications

Test Automation

• Build and maintain automated test suites for APIs (Postman / pytest)

• Contribute to mobile E2E test automation (Detox, Maestro, or similar)

• Write integration tests for backend services

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)

• Monitor test results, flaky tests, and test infrastructure reliability

Quality Processes & Collaboration

• Enforce the Dual Quality Gate process — ensure every release passes automated and manual gates

• Report, track, and verify bug fixes in Jira

• Participate in sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

• Work closely with Frontend, Backend, AI, and DevOps engineers

• Contribute to quality metrics — defect rates, test coverage, release quality

• Advocate for quality across the engineering organisation

Requirements

Essential

• Based in Iraq (able to work from the office on a hybrid schedule)

• 2–4 years of professional QA / software testing experience

• Strong experience with manual testing — test case design, execution, and defect reporting

• Experience testing mobile applications (iOS and Android)

• Experience testing REST APIs (Postman, curl, or similar)

• Understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies

• Familiarity with bug tracking and test management tools (Jira or similar)

• Ability to read and understand code (Python, TypeScript) — enough to write meaningful test cases

• Strong attention to detail and a quality-first mindset

• Fluency in Arabic and English (spoken and written)

Preferred

• Experience with test automation — pytest, Jest, Detox, Maestro, or Cypress

• Experience testing React Native / Expo applications

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration (GitHub Actions)

• ISTQB Foundation or similar testing certification

• Experience with performance testing (k6, Locust, JMeter)

• Experience with security testing basics (OWASP, vulnerability scanning)

• Familiarity with database testing (SQL queries, data validation)

• Experience testing Arabic / RTL interfaces

• Previous experience in a startup or fast-paced product environment

Tools You'll Work With

What You'll Gain

• Own quality across a diverse product portfolio — mobile, web, API, and AI systems

• Work at the centre of Swibit's Dual Quality Gate process — a critical, respected role

• Exposure to a wide range of technologies and testing challenges

• Close collaboration with an international team of engineers, designers, and AI specialists

• Clear career growth path (QA Engineer → Senior QA → QA Lead / Platform Lead)

• Structured mentorship and access to the Swibit Academy learning programmes

• A fast-paced, ambitious environment where quality is a first-class priority

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives

How to Apply

Send your CV to [email protected] with the subject line: QA Engineer (Iraq)