QA Engineer with a backend focus, specialising in risk-based testing, CI reliability, and stable, reproducible systems.
I combine structured test design with hands-on development to build verifiable, production-ready software.

ISTQB CTFL certified • Background in structured analysis • Actively developing backend and full-stack applications

🎯 Open to: QA / Test Engineer roles • QA-oriented Developer roles
📍 Based in Germany • Open to relocation within Europe
🗣 Languages: English (native), German (professional), Spanish (professional)

Full-stack MERN application featuring RESTful API design, authentication, state management, and CI-backed automated testing.

Engineering focus:

• Layered frontend/backend architecture
• REST endpoint design
• Database integration
• CRUD operations with persistent storage
• Authentication and protected routes
• Deterministic environment configuration
• CI-driven regression validation

Testing focus:

• Unit, integration, and E2E coverage
• Controlled test environments
• Test isolation and mocking strategies (MSW)
• API validation and failure-mode handling

Tech: MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Tailwind
Testing: Jest, Supertest, Vitest, React Testing Library, MSW, Playwright
CI: GitHub Actions (CI/CD)

Structured QA documentation and test artefacts for the shopping-list-app.

Demonstrates applied ISTQB principles in a practical project context.

Includes:

• Risk-based test strategy
• Traceability mapping
• Test case design (EP, BVA, negative testing)
• Exploratory testing notes
• Structured bug reports
• Severity & priority justification
• Regression considerations

Focus: Turning theory into professional QA documentation.

REST API built with Java, Maven, and PostgreSQL.

Backend-focused project exploring service-layer structure, database modelling, and endpoint validation.

Designed endpoints for player statistics and game data retrieval.

Focus areas:

• Layered architecture
• Data modelling & persistence
• API design principles
• Early-stage validation strategy
• Incremental release structure

Tech: Java, Maven, PostgreSQL
Testing: API testing (Postman)

Domain-specific Python CLI utility with a unit-tested text-processing core.

Quality focus:

• Business rule validation
• Edge case handling
• Isolated unit testing
• Deterministic output verification

Tech: Python
Testing: pytest
CI: GitHub Actions

JavaScript web utility demonstrating DOM manipulation, input normalisation, and accessibility-focused testing.

Quality focus:

• Accessibility-aware validation and feedback
• Structured manual testing aligned with ISTQB principles
• Edge case handling and input normalisation

Tech: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap

• Risk-based test planning and prioritisation
• Test design techniques (EP, BVA)
• Accessibility-focused testing
• Structured test case design with traceability mapping
• Impact-based severity & priority assessment
• Exploratory testing & failure-mode analysis
• CI-based regression thinking
• Applying ISTQB Foundation principles pragmatically

Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, SQL, HTML/CSS
Backend: REST APIs, service-layer structure, database modelling
Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Testing: Jest, Supertest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright, pytest
Tools: Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions (CI), Maven, Postman, Linux, VS Code, Visual Studio

• Strengthening automation structure and long-term maintainability
• Expanding backend system design in Java
• Deepening knowledge of CI reliability and deterministic environments
• Continuing structured growth toward backend-oriented QA roles

• Structured and detail-oriented
• Comfortable working from specifications and acceptance criteria
• Strong written communicator for technical documentation
• Collaborative and pragmatic in problem-solving
• Focused on shared ownership of quality

📧 Email: joshua-pearson@outlook.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-pearson-qa