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QA Engineer resume keywords

The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a qa engineer, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.

Say which test types you own (manual, automated, API, performance) and name the automation framework.

Skills and keywords

test automationmanual testingtest planningtest casesregression testingAPI testingbug trackingperformance testingagileSQLCI/CDquality assuranceexploratory testing

Tools and software

SeleniumCypressPlaywrightPostmanJiraJMeterTestRailGit

Soft skills

attention to detailcommunicationcollaborationproblem solving

Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.

Example qa engineer resume bullets

Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:

  • Automated 600 regression tests in Cypress, cutting release testing from 3 days to 4 hours
  • Found and documented 340 defects before release, reducing escaped bugs by 45%
  • Introduced API contract testing in Postman across 12 services

Check your resume for qa engineer keywords

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Paste the whole posting, including requirements.

Where to put keywords

  • Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
  • Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
  • Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.

More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.

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