Software Tester / QA Engineer (PHP, Laravel, Next.js)

“Otic” means smart people doing smart work, together.

We are a wholly owned Australian company committed to helping our clients design and build intelligent software solutions that unlock value in their business.

Otic Group was formed to provide talented technology professionals an opportunity to work with not only some of the most prominent companies in Australia, but work with incredibly talented peers in an exciting, dynamic young environment.

We are seeking an experienced Software Tester / QA Engineer to support the stabilisation and improvement of a high-volume web application built using PHP (Laravel) with a Next.js front-end.

The application is currently experiencing performance and reliability issues under load, and this role will play a critical part in identifying defects, validating fixes, and strengthening overall quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute manual and automated test plans for a PHP/Laravel and Next.js application
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing
• Conduct performance and load testing to identify scalability and reliability issues
• Analyse defects, document root causes, and work closely with developers to resolve issues
• Validate database performance and data integrity
• Support release cycles and production deployments
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in software testing and QA roles

• Strong experience testing PHP (Laravel) back-end systems and Next.js front-end applications
• Experience testing high-volume or high-traffic platforms
• Exposure to performance and load testing tools (e.g. JMeter, k6, Locust or similar)
• Strong defect management and documentation skills
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks (desirable)

Ability to work independently and proactively in fast-paced environments

Desirable

• Experience with automated testing frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, PHPUnit, etc.)
• Familiarity with API testing and database performance analysis
• Experience working on mission-critical systems