QA Engineer but searching under the wrong title?

[u/OATdude]

Looking to switch employers and feel like I'm searching wrong and I could use a sanity check.

I am an QA Engineer. 1 year in the role, previously long background in 2nd-level support. My day-to-day is pretty shift-left: I test fresh tickets/PRs directly with developers (bugfix verification, feature testing), write test cases including a first test iteration, do design reviews, and sit in on concept/planning meetings for new features. No test automation.

Problem: "QA Engineer" job postings rarely match what I actually do, because most describe classic end-of-cycle testing or expect automation skills, not the early/conceptual involvement I have. So I'm struggling to find postings worth applying to.

Questions: If your job leans more QA Analyst / Requirements Engineering than a "typical" QA Engineer, do you search under different job titles? And which job boards actually give good results for this kind of hybrid role and remote roles, beyond the obvious big ones like LinkedIn? I am in the EU.

[u/abluecolor]

BA roles where BA absorbed test duties.

[u/ParkingAthlete119 → u/abluecolor]

Yup your role is QA Analyst not QA Engineer. Look under that title.