Speechify is seeking a Manual Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of its Web Core Product. The ideal candidate will develop and execute manual test plans, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and contribute to maintaining high product standards in a fast-paced, distributed environment.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute detailed manual test plans and test cases for the Speechify Web app, ensuring strong functional coverage across core user flows and edge cases.
- Perform hands-on manual testing across browsers and devices to validate new features, bug fixes, and releases.
- Collaborate closely with engineers and product teams to identify, reproduce, isolate, and document defects, providing clear steps, expected vs. actual results, and supporting evidence.
- Maintain clear and organized QA documentation, including test cases, regression suites, test reports, and release validation summaries.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Customer Support to ensure issues are triaged correctly and prioritized based on user impact.
- Participate in Agile workflows including daily standups, sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives, ensuring QA is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
- Execute regression testing and release validation to ensure product quality and stability prior to launch.
- Continuously identify ways to improve manual QA processes, test coverage, and communication between teams.
What We're Looking For
- B.S. in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in manual QA testing, with a strong focus on Web applications
- Strong understanding of QA fundamentals including test planning, test case design, regression testing, exploratory testing, and bug reporting
- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating cross functionally with engineering and product teams
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to isolate root causes and communicate issues clearly
- Strong written communication skills, especially when documenting defects and test results
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Linear, or similar bug tracking/project management systems
- Experience using browser developer tools to assist with debugging and issue reproduction
Nice to Have
- Experience with accessibility testing and familiarity with WCAG guidelines
- Familiarity with text-to-speech technologies or audio-based products
- Exposure to test automation tools (even if not responsible for building automation)
- Experience validating APIs using tools like Postman
Technical Stack
- Jira
- Linear
- Browser developer tools
- Postman
Team & Environment
- Team size: nearly 200 people globally
- Structure: 100% distributed, cross-functional teams including frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from top tech companies and academic institutions
Benefits & Compensation
- A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product.
- An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
- A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work.
- An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
- Competitive salaries
- A friendly and laid-back atmosphere
- A commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
- Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use
- Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more
- Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio
Work Mode
- Full-time remote role and can be based anywhere globally
Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
