Meaning
A quality assurance specialist who designs tests, identifies bugs, and verifies that software meets acceptance criteria before release.
Three examples from work
Pre-release testing
DevThe discount code feature is ready on staging.
QA EngineerI will run our end-to-end regression tests and check expired coupon edge cases.
Bug reporting
QA EngineerI logged a critical bug: mobile users cannot tap the checkout button on iOS.
LeadThanks for catching that before the App Store release.
Test automation
EMHow much of our test suite is currently automated?
QA EngineerAbout seventy percent of core user journeys are covered by Playwright scripts.
QA Engineers protect users from regressions. Clear bug reports include steps to reproduce, expected results, and actual behavior.