About ChiStats ChiStats is an award-winning, AI-native engineering company focused on building practical AI, data, and cloud-enabled solutions for financial services and other mission-critical industries. We are actively building our Wealth Management and Compliance technology portfolio, including ComplianceAssist — an AI-enabled compliance product initially designed for AMCs regulated by SEBI, with identified potential to extend to AIFs and PMS firms. Role: Manual Tester – Functional & UI Testing Experience: 2–3 Years Location: Pune / Candidates who can visit the Pune office a few days each month or as required Work Hours: Willingness to work close to US business hours, when required Role Overview We are looking for a Manual Tester with 2–3 years of experience in functional and UI testing. The candidate will be responsible for validating application functionality, user experience, and business requirements across web-based applications. The role may involve working directly with US-based clients and project stakeholders. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and attention to detail are essential. Key Responsibilities • Review business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories. • Prepare test scenarios, test cases, test data, and test execution reports. • Perform functional, UI, usability, regression, integration, and system testing. • Validate application behaviour across different browsers, devices, and screen resolutions. • Identify, document, track, and retest defects. • Work closely with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other project stakeholders. • Participate in requirement discussions, sprint planning, daily meetings, and defect triage sessions. • Perform impact analysis and regression testing for application changes. • Maintain test documentation and provide clear testing status updates. • Support client demonstrations and user acceptance testing, when required. Mandatory Skills • 2–3 years of hands-on manual software testing experience. • Strong understanding of software testing concepts, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle. • Experience in functional and UI testing of web applications. • Ability to prepare detailed test scenarios and test cases. • Experience in defect reporting, tracking, retesting, and closure. • Understanding of regression, integration, system, smoke, and sanity testing. • Experience working in Agile or Scrum delivery environments. • Familiarity with defect and test management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent. • Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Ability to communicate effectively with US-based clients and stakeholders. • Willingness to work close to US business hours, when required. • Willingness to visit the Pune office a few days per month or on a need basis. Requirements Good-to-Have Skills • Knowledge of PL/SQL and ability to perform basic database validation. • Experience in API testing using tools such as Postman or Swagger. • Exposure to the insurance domain, preferably the US insurance industry. • Previous experience working directly with US clients. • Basic understanding of automation testing concepts. Educational Qualification Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.