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Web QA Engineer | Hands-on Testing & Automation

Tokyo Temporary ¥6,000,000 - ¥8,000,000 per year Foreign Multinational View Job Description
Join a large global technology and digital services company as a Web QA Engineer in Tokyo, taking ownership of quality across customer-facing web experiences. You will combine hands-on functional, exploratory, regression, and risk-based testing with reviewing and supporting JavaScript or TypeScript test automation.
  • Own quality across high-traffic web and digital customer journeys
  • Build automation exposure while strengthening hands-on QA expertise

About Our Client

Our client is a large global technology and digital services organization with consumer-facing web and mobile products. Its QA professionals partner closely with product, development, and operations teams to identify risks early, investigate issues using evidence, and continuously improve product quality.

Job Description

  • Review requirements, designs, and user journeys to identify gaps, risks, and unclear behavior early.
  • Design, review, and execute functional, regression, exploratory, compatibility, and risk-based tests.
  • Investigate defects using reproduction steps, browser developer tools, application state, and test data.
  • Analyze potential root causes and document defects with clear evidence and recommended next steps.
  • Follow issues through to resolution and verify fixes.
  • Review existing JavaScript or TypeScript automation scripts to understand test flows, assertions, and coverage.
  • Support basic automation maintenance and troubleshooting where appropriate.
  • Communicate test progress, quality risks, and findings clearly across product and engineering teams.

The Successful Applicant

  • Professional experience in web QA or software testing.
  • Strong test-design, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
  • Ability to assess overall quality status and prioritize coverage across user journeys, negative cases, and recovery scenarios.
  • Hands-on experience with browser developer tools, including console and network inspection.
  • Ability to produce clear defect reports with reproducible steps and supporting evidence.
  • Ability to read and understand basic JavaScript or TypeScript automation code.
  • Business-level English communication skills.
  • Conversational Japanese communication skills.
  • A proactive approach to learning and continuous improvement.



Helpful additional experience:

  • Understanding of common software architectures and development workflows.
  • Familiarity with API testing, Git, pull requests, or CI results.
  • Basic SQL knowledge for test-data investigation.
  • Experience designing automation frameworks or setting up test automation environments.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to combine hands-on web QA with practical exposure to test automation.
  • Cross-functional environment working closely with product, development, and operations stakeholders.
  • Tokyo-based role.
  • Working hours: 9:00-17:30, with a 12:00-13:00 break.
  • Weekends and public holidays off.
Contact
Serena Wu
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7129487
Phone number
+81 3 6627 6137

Job summary

Function
IT
Specialisation
Quality Assurance
Specialisation
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Tokyo
Job Type
Temporary
Consultant name
Serena Wu
Consultant phone
+81 3 6627 6137
Job Reference
JN-102026-7129487
Company Type
Foreign Multinational

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.