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Software tester and QA engineer CV: example and template

This example is for manual testers, test automation engineers and QA engineers at software houses, product companies, banks and e-commerce, and for people who start in IT with testing after a course or another job.

The employer wants to know which applications you test, with which types of tests, in which tools, how you report bugs and whether you automate. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: software tester

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Karolina Mazurek

QA engineer

Gdansk, hybrid work +48 123 456 789 karolina.mazurek@example.com github.com/kmazurek-qa

Professional profile

QA engineer with 5 years of experience testing web and mobile applications at a product company and a software house. I design test cases, test APIs in Postman and automate tests in Playwright and TypeScript. I built a regression suite that cut pre-release testing from 3 days to a few hours.

Work experience

QA engineer

02.2022 - present

Product company, app for online shops, Gdansk

  • Automating about 400 regression tests in Playwright and TypeScript.
  • API testing in Postman and integrating tests into the CI pipeline.
  • Taking part in sprint planning and refining requirements with the analyst and developers.
  • Reporting and verifying bugs in Jira, about 60 tickets a month.
  • Pre-release testing cut from 3 days to a few hours.

Manual tester

09.2020 - 01.2022

Software house, Gdansk

  • Functional testing of web and mobile applications.
  • Test cases and test reports.
  • Acceptance testing with the client.

Education

Bachelor's degree, English philology

2016 - 2019

University of Gdansk

Skills

  • Manual and exploratory testing
  • Playwright and TypeScript
  • API testing in Postman
  • SQL for data checks
  • Jira and TestRail
  • Tests in the CI pipeline

Certificates and courses

  • ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, 2020
  • Test automation course, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Career change from teaching English

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How to write a software tester CV

Professional summary

Write which applications you test, with which types of tests and whether you automate. Add tools and one result, for example shorter testing time or fewer bugs in production. If you changed careers into IT, mention it, because earlier work often helps in testing.

Testing course graduate with the ISTQB Foundation certificate. I tested 3 applications in course projects, wrote test cases and my first Playwright tests. I am looking for work as a junior manual tester.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of tests, applications, tools and the number of tests and tickets. Show results: shorter regression, fewer bugs, faster releases. Add your work with the team, because a tester works where developers, analysts and the business meet.

Weaker: Test automation.

Better: Automating about 400 regression tests in Playwright and TypeScript.

Weaker: API testing.

Better: API testing in Postman and integrating tests into the CI pipeline.

Weaker: Reporting bugs.

Better: Reporting and verifying bugs in Jira, about 60 tickets a month.

Skills worth listing

List types of tests, tools, automation languages and databases. In your soft skills show accuracy, curiosity and clear descriptions of problems, because a well described bug gets fixed faster.

Professional skills

  • Manual testing
  • Automation
  • API testing
  • SQL
  • Ticketing tools
  • CI

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Curiosity
  • Clear descriptions
  • Cooperation
  • Thinking like a user

Certificates and courses

List ISTQB Foundation or higher levels and automation and tool courses. A link to a repository with sample tests helps, especially early in your career.

Software tester CV with no experience

Describe a course, test projects, the ISTQB certificate and the applications you have tested. Add bug reports for open source projects or tests of your own apps.

Show skills from your previous job, for example accuracy, industry knowledge or English. In a career change this is often your biggest asset.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A software house looks for testing many applications and work with clients, a product company for automation and tests in CI, and a bank for integration testing, documentation and procedures. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a software tester CV

Questions and answers

What should a software tester put on a CV?

Types of tests, applications, tools, automation, the number of tests and tickets, results, the ISTQB certificate and English.

Is the ISTQB certificate needed?

Not always, but early in your career it helps you pass the first filter and shows you know the basics.

Can you become a tester with no experience?

Yes, it is a common route into IT. On your CV show a course, test projects and skills from your previous job.

Should a tester be able to code?

Not for manual testing, but automation needs basic programming and is expected more and more often.

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