QA Engineer / Software Tester

Meridian is seeking detail-oriented QA Engineers to help ensure that applications work as intended and remain reliable as they evolve.

Hyderabad, Telangana
Internship / Full-time
Internship / 0 to 2 years
Work from office

Team: Engineering

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Role Summary

This combined manual and automation role involves understanding requirements, designing test coverage, investigating defects, and developing browser automation using Playwright.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review requirements and identify positive, negative, boundary, and end-to-end test scenarios.
  • Prepare, maintain, and execute clear manual test cases.
  • Perform functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing.
  • Develop and maintain browser automation using Playwright with JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Validate UI behaviour, workflows, browser compatibility, and important edge cases.
  • Perform API checks and validate responses, status codes, and data where required.
  • Record defects with clear reproduction steps, expected and actual results, and supporting evidence.
  • Collaborate with developers to verify fixes and assess regression risk.
  • Use AI tools to assist with test ideas and scripts while reviewing coverage and validating results.

What We Are Looking For

  • Understanding of software testing fundamentals and the purpose of QA.
  • Ability to analyse requirements and write clear, structured test cases.
  • Knowledge of functional, regression, and exploratory testing concepts.
  • Basic JavaScript or TypeScript knowledge, or a demonstrated willingness to learn it for Playwright.
  • Familiarity with Playwright or a strong interest in browser automation.
  • Basic understanding of web applications, HTTP, and REST APIs.
  • Working knowledge of Git.
  • Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and clear written communication.

Good to Have

  • Hands-on Playwright projects, including locators, assertions, and test organisation.
  • Exposure to API testing tools such as Postman.
  • Basic SQL knowledge for data validation.
  • Familiarity with test reporting, CI pipelines, and defect tracking tools.
  • Experience using AI to assist with test design or automation.

Expectations by Employment Level

Internship

  • Manual testing fundamentals
  • Write and execute test cases
  • Basic JavaScript or TypeScript
  • Learn Playwright automation

Junior full-time

  • Perform manual and regression testing
  • Create and maintain Playwright tests
  • Investigate and document defects
  • Validate fixes and regression risks

What Success Looks Like

Successful candidates find meaningful defects before release, maintain useful regression coverage, write stable automation, and communicate risks clearly. Both manual testing and automation are core parts of this role.

Internship-to-Full-Time Opportunity

Our internship programme is designed to identify and develop promising talent for long-term opportunities. Interns who demonstrate strong performance, technical growth, ownership, meaningful project contributions, and readiness to take on real-world responsibilities may be considered for full-time employment. Conversion is performance-based and is not automatic or guaranteed.

Eligibility and Work Arrangement

Candidates who graduated in 2024, 2025, or 2026 are eligible to apply. Freshers and candidates with up to two years of relevant experience may apply for junior full-time opportunities. Internship applicants must be available for the internship commitment discussed during the selection process. All positions are based at the Hyderabad office and require working from the office. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available.

Primary Skills

These are the core capabilities the hiring team will be looking for.

Manual TestingPlaywrightTest AutomationJavaScript / TypeScriptAPI TestingRegression Testing

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Send your resume to info@meridianit.com with the role title in the subject line. Mention whether you are applying for the internship or the junior full-time opening, and your graduation year.

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Open to 2024, 2025, and 2026 graduates
Performance-based internship conversion