Applause is leading the app quality revolution by enabling companies to deliver digital experiences that win – from web to mobile to wearables and beyond. At this time, we are looking for a strong Software QA Tester for Virtual Assistant devices with an emphasis on voice enabled technology and Italian utterances. You'll be embedded with a QA team at the Whitefield office in Bengaluru, India to test for functionality, performance, and user experience meet industry standards.

Basic terms:

• Term: Short term 3-months
• Days/hours: Monday to Friday during standard IST business hours
• Capacity: Up to 40 hours per week
• Location: Phase I, Ashraya Layout, Garudachar Palya, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Start date: April 6, 2026
• Payrate range: $15 USD per hour
• Language required: Italian (conversational to native fluency); English (professional proficiency)

Key Responsibilities

• Create/review test plans
• Create/review test cases
• Perform manual test execution
• Verify and validate, debug, reproduce issues, capture logs, file and track JIRAs/defects
• Generate test reports and share status to ensure high product quality is maintained
• Perform human level assessment of Italian LLM responses for accuracy/chattiness when compared with English.

Qualifications

• Language(s): Ideally Italian-English bilingual but at a minimum, to fluently perform Italian utterances with voice-enabled devices/technology; read and translate Italian audio/text to English and vice versa.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 1+ years of experience in software QA testing; fluent using Siri, Alexa, Google Voice, etc. voice-enabled devices
• Tools: Experience with bug tracking tools (JIRA)

Preferred Qualifications

• QA testing experience with in-vehicle infotainment systems or consumer electronics.
• Familiarity with automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet).
• Strong debugging skills and capability to troubleshoot complex, integrated systems.