solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. KBR is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to function as the day-to-day engineering integrator, coordinating activities…
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QA Engineer jobs in Philadelphia, PA
QA engineers make sure software works before users find out it does not. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automated test suites and close collaboration with developers.
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in your community, but around the world. Primary ResponsibilitiesThe primary duties of the Overhead Contact System Electrification Engineer include design production for rail systems projects pertaining to traction elect…
Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you w…
$86.6k - $144.4k
Senior Software Engineer I - Search and AI Platform About the Team Our team is dedicated to unlocking the rich knowledge embedded within Elsevier’s content through our rich data platform; this empowers researchers, clini…
further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. In the role of Civil Engineer, we'll count on you to: Design and plan production for general civil on a wid…
development activities in the mechanical and mechatronic area.Knowledge & Experience requirements• Minimum 5 years of precision mechanical engineering design or related experience• Capable of using 3D CAD solid modeling…
$94.4k - $141.6k
Low Voltage Distribution, Medium Voltage, Motor Control, Power Switching, Digital Power, Automation, Services and Power Monitoring engineered- to-order equipment used to distribute, monitor and control a customer’s elect…
passionate about Aviation and wish to explore new and exciting opportunities? Our growing aviation practice is searching for Aviation Engineers, and we hope you consider joining our team! As an Aviation Engineer, you wil…
We are looking for a Software Developer to support a legal organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through a Long-term Contract engagement. This role centers on building and enhancing automated legal documents while p…
$215.1k - $384.4k
, data, AI, and workflow to help customers improve clinical, operational, financial, and experience outcomes.The Forward Deployed Engineer is a product-minded, hands-on engineer who works with strategic customers and WK…
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What qa engineers earn in Philadelphia
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $28–$41 | $59k–$86k |
| Mid level | $41–$57 | $86k–$119k |
| Senior | $54–$75 | $113k–$157k |
Adjusted for the Philadelphia market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Test planning and case designAutomation (Selenium, Playwright)API testing (Postman)A scripting language (Python, JS)Bug reporting and triageSQL for data verificationCI integration of test suitesExploratory testingAttention to detail
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How would you test a login form?
Go beyond happy path: invalid inputs, security cases, lockouts, accessibility, and different devices. Structure your answer into categories so it sounds systematic.
What do you automate, and what do you test manually?
Automate the repeatable and regression-prone; explore manually where human judgment finds new bugs. Showing you know automation has a maintenance cost is the senior move.
Walk me through a great bug report you have written.
Reproduction steps, expected versus actual, environment, evidence, and severity. Emphasize that a good report saves a developer an hour.
A developer says your bug is not a bug. What do you do?
Show that you argue from the user's perspective and the spec, escalate with data if needed, and keep the relationship collaborative.
How do you decide what to test when time is short before a release?
Risk-based prioritization: critical paths, recent changes, and areas with bug history. Naming the tradeoff explicitly is what they want to hear.
How do you keep an automated test suite from becoming flaky?
Talk about stable selectors, proper waits, isolated test data, and quarantining flaky tests instead of ignoring red builds.
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Resume tips that move the needle
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Quantify your impact in defects: escape rate reduced, critical bugs caught pre-release, regression time cut.
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Name your automation stack and the size of suites you built or maintained, such as number of tests or coverage of critical flows.
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Show progression from manual to automation if that is your path — it is the expected trajectory and worth making explicit.
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Mention the domains you tested (payments, healthcare, mobile) since domain risk knowledge transfers.
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Include CI/CD integration work; a suite that runs on every pull request is worth more than one run by hand.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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QA Analyst
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QA Engineer
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Senior QA Engineer
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QA Lead
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Head of Quality
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