QA/TestingTable-stakes
Manual Testing
Also written as Manual QA
Testing software by directly using it as a real user would — clicking through flows, checking edge cases — without automation scripts. Still essential for exploratory testing and usability, even on teams with heavy test automation.
Think of it like
Like a human food critic actually tasting the dish, versus a machine checking it hit the right temperature — some things you can only catch by experiencing it directly.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Treats manual testing as a lesser fallback rather than a deliberate choice.
Senior sounds like
Can name what stayed manual on purpose, even after most things got automated.
Ask them
“What kind of testing on your team stayed manual on purpose, even after most things got automated?”