Perform comprehensive exploratory testing of the RealWorld demo application (https://demo.realworld.show) and document findings with evidence.
- Whitespace-Only Sign Up Bypass: Account creation accepts whitespace-only credentials
- Whitespace-Only Article Creation: Article form bypasses empty content validation
- Whitespace-Only Comments: Comments field accepts whitespace without validation
- JWT Token Persistence: Authentication token remains valid after user logout
- Session Management: No proper token revocation on logout
- Pagination Issues: Article comments lack proper pagination controls for large datasets
- API Error Handling: Invalid routes return poor error messages instead of proper HTTP responses
- Profile Image UX: Image URL field only accepts URLs; no file upload fallback
- Focus State Bug: Logo and sign-in elements lack visible focus indicators for keyboard navigation
- Documented edge cases and unexpected behaviors that could impact production stability
- Manual exploratory testing across all application features
- Cross-browser compatibility assessment
- Security and validation testing
- User experience and accessibility evaluation
- Screenshot documentation and evidence collection
- Detailed QA Report (PDF) with categorized findings, severity levels, and reproduction steps
- Supporting screenshots demonstrating each issue
- Clear recommendations for remediation
Design and implement a multi-step automation workflow using n8n Cloud that demonstrates workflow orchestration, API integration, data transformation, and conditional logic.
Trigger & Data Retrieval
- Event-driven trigger (schedule or webhook)
- Calls public API to fetch data
Data Processing
- Transforms and filters API results
- Applies business logic rules
- Prepares data for enrichment
API Enrichment
- Second API call to enrich processed data
- Combines results from multiple sources
Conditional Branching
- Routes workflow based on data conditions
- Handles success and error scenarios
Error Handling
- Comprehensive error catching
- Fallback logic for API failures
- Graceful degradation
Notification Delivery
- Sends digest to configured notification channel
- Formatted for readability and action
- Robust error handling and retry logic
- Data transformation and validation
- Multi-source API integration
- Conditional routing and branching
- Clean notification formatting
workflow.json: Complete n8n workflow export- Workflow screenshot showing visual structure
- Successful execution screenshot with sample output
- Detailed workflow documentation explaining each step
| Category | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Testing & QA | Manual exploratory testing, cross-browser testing, security assessment |
| Workflow Automation | n8n Cloud, REST APIs, JSON transformation |
| Documentation | Markdown, PDF reports, screenshots |
| Platforms | RealWorld demo application, n8n Cloud |
- ✅ Task 1: Comprehensive QA testing completed with documented findings
- ✅ Task 1: Bug report with reproduction steps, screenshots, and severity levels
- ✅ Task 1: Evidence-based findings with clear categorization
- ✅ Task 2: n8n workflow implemented with multi-step automation
- ✅ Task 2: Workflow includes API integration, transformation, and conditional logic
- ✅ Task 2: Error handling implemented throughout workflow
- ✅ Task 2: Workflow exported and documented
- ✅ Task 2: Successful execution screenshots provided
- ✅ Bonus: Additional automation examples included (if applicable)
- ✅ README: Comprehensive documentation of approach and findings
- Sign-up validation bypass demonstration
- Article creation whitespace vulnerability
- Comment submission issues
- JWT token persistence proof
- API error handling examples
- UI focus state problems
- Profile image URL limitations
- n8n workflow visual diagram
- Successful workflow execution with output
- Data transformation examples
- Error handling in action
- Scope Definition: Identified critical user journeys across the application
- Exploratory Testing: Performed unscripted testing to discover edge cases
- Systematic Documentation: Captured each issue with evidence and reproduction steps
- Risk Assessment: Categorized findings by severity and business impact
- Clear Recommendations: Provided actionable remediation guidance
- Requirements Analysis: Understood the multi-API integration requirements
- Architecture Planning: Designed workflow flow with decision points
- Error Resilience: Built comprehensive error handling throughout
- Testing & Validation: Executed and verified successful operation
- Documentation: Documented each workflow component for maintainability
- QA Expertise: Manual testing, exploratory testing, bug identification and documentation
- Security Mindedness: Input validation, authentication, and API security assessment
- Attention to Detail: Comprehensive documentation with evidence and reproduction steps
- Technical Problem-Solving: Workflow design and complex automation scenarios
- API Integration: Multi-API orchestration with data transformation
- Communication: Clear documentation suitable for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Professional Delivery: High-quality outputs demonstrating production-ready thinking
This submission demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of QA principles, testing methodologies, and modern automation workflows. The work reflects the ability to identify production-impacting issues, communicate findings clearly, and design robust automation solutions that handle real-world complexity.
Submission Date: 2026
Candidate: Deep Saha
Contact: hiremeasadeveloper@gmail.com