Senior Android QA Engineer – Offline & Runtime Testing 7+ Year

Job Title: Senior Android QA Engineer – Offline & Runtime Testing

Location: Remote/ Hybrid

Experience

7+ Years

Employment Type: Contract 2 hire

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly hands-on

Senior Android QA Engineer

with strong experience in testing real-world mobile application behavior, particularly in

offline-first systems, synchronization workflows, and Android runtime conditions

.

This role focuses on validating how applications behave in real-life scenarios such as

network interruptions, background execution, app restarts, and long-running sessions

. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in

manual testing on real devices

, along with strong debugging skills using logs and tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform

end-to-end testing of Android applications on real devices

, ensuring reliability under real-world conditions

• Validate

offline-to-online behavior

, including synchronization, retry mechanisms, and local data persistence

• Test

background execution scenarios

, including app lifecycle events, app restarts, and long-running sessions

• Execute

workflow-heavy and state-dependent testing

across complex user journeys

• Identify and troubleshoot issues such as

data inconsistencies, duplicate transactions, partial sync failures, and state corruption

• Conduct

integration and API validation

across backend systems and external services

• Debug issues using

Logcat, ADB, logs, and crash traces

to identify root causes

• Perform

targeted regression testing

for release-critical and high-risk flows

• Collaborate closely with developers and product teams to ensure high-quality releases
• Validate application behavior under

network variability (low/no connectivity scenarios)

• Perform basic

performance and stability validation

for response time and sync operations

Mandatory Skills

• 7+ years of experience in

mobile QA with strong focus on Android testing

• Hands-on experience testing

Android applications on real devices (not just emulators)

• Strong experience in

offline-first application testing

, including:

• Data synchronization
• Retry mechanisms
• Local storage validation
• Experience testing

Android app lifecycle behavior

, including:

• Background execution
• App restart and recovery
• Session continuity
• Strong debugging skills using:
• Logcat
• ADB
• Crash logs and system logs
• Experience in

API and integration testing

• Strong understanding of

state-driven and workflow-heavy applications

• Proven ability to perform

hands-on testing (not just coordination or planning roles)

• Experience working in

Agile/Scrum environments

Preferred Skills

• Experience testing

enterprise or field-based Android applications

• Exposure to

crash reporting or observability tools

• Experience testing

tablet-based or enterprise device environments

• Basic exposure to

test automation (Appium/Espresso)

is a plus, but not mandatory

• Experience in

FinTech, Logistics, or Telecom domains

is an advantage