As a remote manual QA tester, you work from home to test and process software to ensure it meets company requirements. You typically run and evaluate each script, help identify any issue you detect, and collaborate with developers and programmers to resolve known problems. The manual aspect of this job comes from the fact that the testing cannot be wholly automated, so you must use the software instead of programming scripts to perform all of the testing work. Manual testing often occurs late in the development cycle, when the software is sufficiently completed, and some testers work for several companies to help ensure a steady supply of work.