Job Breakdown: The South Asian Remote QA Role

Matviy Cherniavski

Sep 15 • Job Market Monday

📌 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯?

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: Senior QA Automation Engineer

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆: Tap Growth AI (Philippine-based startup)

𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: Not listed (typically pays ₱80K-120K)

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Manila, Philippines (Remote - "Work from anywhere")

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: Selenium, Cypress, Java, Python, JavaScript, CI/CD

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: LinkedIn

🌏 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

Tap Growth AI says "work from anywhere," they're likely not just talking to Filipinos.

They need talent, and Asia's timezone advantage works perfectly. Manila is GMT+8 - same as Singapore, Malaysia, and most of Indonesia.

🔍 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

▹ 7+ years of test automation experience

▹ "Proficiency" in Selenium, Cypress

▹ "Strong programming skills" in Java, Python, or JavaScript

▹ "Experience" with CI/CD tools

▹ "Knowledge" of API and performance testing▹ Problem-solving skills

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲:

⚠️ "𝟳+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Look at their language: "Knowledge of API testing" and "Experience with CI/CD." If they needed 7+ years, they'd demand "Expert-level" or "Advanced" skills.

⚠️ "𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿" 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 "𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆" 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

"Proficiency in automation tools" = you've used them, not mastered them.

⚠️ "𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲. "Knowledge" ≠ "Experience" ≠ "Expertise" Read 2-3 articles about JMeter. Mention Postman for API testing. You're set.

⚠️ "𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀" 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

They're looking for someone who has experience pushing code through Jenkins or GitHub Actions.

If you've ever triggered an automated test run, congratulations - you have "experience."

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝗔𝘀:

✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿.

"Tap Growth AI" screams startup energy - they need talent ASAP, and they'll teach you what they need, rather than demanding you already know everything.

✅ 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 = 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸.

Working with AI products means exposure to cutting-edge testing challenges. Great resume builder for your next role.

✅ 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 = 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

They want to see your skills first, then discuss money. Perfect for regional candidates who can offer great value.

✅ 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

Only 40 people applied in a week. The competition is surprisingly low.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲:

This is an Asian remote opportunity disguised as a Philippine job posting. Ideal for QA professionals with 2+ years of qa experience and some automation knowledge.

𝗣.𝗦. Watch the free workshop in the 'Classroom' to learn how to quickly master Python, Playwright, and CI/CD, which are essential for matching this job opening.

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