Test Engineer (Manual QA)

Location: Bangalore

Company: smallest.ai

About Smallest.ai

smallest.ai is building next-generation AI infrastructure and voice technology designed to power intelligent products and applications at scale. Our team works across speech, LLMs, and real-time AI systems to build tools developers and businesses rely on.

We are looking for a Test Engineer (Manual QA) who brings a strong quality mindset and enjoys validating complex products across UI, APIs, and real user workflows.

This role is ideal for someone who thinks deeply about product behavior, edge cases, and user journeys, and enjoys working closely with engineering and product teams to ship reliable systems.

What You'll Do

Design and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for product features and releases
Perform UI and API testing across web products and backend services
Validate end-to-end workflows, ensuring product stability and usability
Identify edge cases, failure scenarios, and UX gaps during testing
Work closely with engineering, product, and design teams to ensure high product quality
Report and track bugs, regressions, and product issues effectively
Participate in release testing and regression cycles
Contribute to improving QA processes and testing practices

What We're Looking For

Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals, STLC, and SDLC
Experience with manual testing across UI and API testing tools (Postman, etc.)
Ability to design clear test scenarios and test cases
Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
Ability to think through real user behavior and product flows
Good communication and collaboration skills
Exposure to automation testing concepts or tools
Experience working in startup or fast-moving product environments

Why Join smallest.ai

Work on cutting-edge AI products and infrastructure
Be part of a high-ownership engineering culture
Opportunity to shape testing practices as the company scales
Collaborate with a team building technology at the frontier of AI

If you're passionate about product quality and enjoy breaking things before users do, we'd love to hear from you.

Test Engineer (QA Manual)