QA and software tester jobs in Nepal: manual and automation testing
What QA engineers and software testers do in Nepal's IT companies, the manual and automation testing skills employers want, how to start in QA and how testers grow.
3 October 20263 min read
QA engineers and software testers make sure software works before users see it. Most IT companies in Nepal have QA teams, and QA is a common entry point into tech for people who are careful, curious and good at spotting problems.
What does a QA tester do?
Reads requirements and writes test cases.
Tests features by hand to find bugs.
Reports bugs clearly with steps to reproduce.
Writes automated tests that run on every change.
Tests APIs, performance and different devices.
Checks fixes and confirms releases are ready.
Skills employers ask for
Manual testing: test cases, bug reports and testing types.
Automation: Selenium, Playwright or Cypress, with JavaScript, Python or Java.
API testing with tools such as Postman.
Bug trackers such as Jira.
Basic SQL for checking data.
Clear written English.
How to start
Learn testing basics and how to write a good bug report.
Test real websites and apps and write sample test cases.
Learn one automation tool and build a small test suite on GitHub.
Apply for QA internships and trainee roles.