Science QA Engineer

The Landbanking Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering ecological technology company located in Cape Town is looking for a Science QA Engineer to support their innovative Landler platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive QA experience in SaaS environments and a strong background in testing dashboards and data visualizations, particularly with nature-based datasets. This role is integral to the stability and quality of customer journeys, offering excellent growth potential and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Fast growth opportunities

Peer recognition

Career growth

Equipment provided

Flexibility and autonomy

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in QA roles for SaaS platforms.
• Experience with SQL, APIs, and backend data validation.
• Experience in climate tech or ESG reporting platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test plans and test cases for new features.
• Validate scientific and ecological data outputs for accuracy.
• Collaborate with Product and Customer Success teams to test user flows.

Skills

Extensive QA experience with SaaS platforms

Strong background in dashboard and data visualization testing

Familiarity with nature-based or environmental data sets

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Education

Degree in a scientific, environmental, or ecological field

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Selenium

Postman

Job description

The Landbanking Group (TLG) has been initiated as a moonshot project to revolutionise the way land is being valued and used by land stewards at a moment where ecosystem services are critical prerequisites for equitable, resilient and climate compatible prosperity and peace.

TLG is committed to the SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement and the biodiversity targets of the High Ambition Coalition. It is a private, social-benefit company that brings together leading scientists, company builders, technology experts and investors.

Ourmission is to completely transform the way we use land in these unprecedented times of accelerating climate change, mass extinction and social divide.

We are developing a cutting-edge, customer-facing ecological monitoring platform that integrates in-situ data, remote sensing, biophysical modeling, and AI. To ensure the scientific integrity and reliability of our outputs, we are seeking aScience QA Engineerto join our team.

We are hiring a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to join our growing team at The Landbanking Group to support the Landler platform – the world’s first wealth management platform for nature. The ideal candidate will have extensive QA experience with SaaS platforms, a strong background in dashboard and data visualization testing, and familiarity with nature-based or environmental data sets.

This role will be central to ensuring platform stability and delivering high-quality, verified releases across customer journeys. You’ll work closely with our product, data science, and engineering teams to design and execute comprehensive test plans across the full product lifecycle – from internal builds to customer-facing releases.

Your tasks

• Test Planning & Strategy

  • Develop and maintain test plans and test cases for new features and platform updates

  • Design manual and automated tests to validate functional, visual, and data integrity across dashboards and reporting outputs

• Quality Control for Nature-Based Data

  • Validate scientific and ecological data outputs for accuracy and consistency

  • Ensure all reports and visualizations meet compliance and scientific standards for environmental accounting

• Customer Journey Testing

  • Collaborate with Product and Customer Success teams to test user flows end-to-end

  • Simulate real customer experiences across different use cases, land types, and reporting journeys

• Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with developers and data scientists to isolate and debug issues

  • Participate in release planning, sprint retrospectives, and QA checkpoints for customer deployments

• Automation & Tools

  • Where appropriate, build automated test scripts for regression and functional testing

  • Maintain QA tooling infrastructure and test environments

• Release Management

  • Coordinate with Product and Customer Success to validate all customer-facing releases

  • Ensure robust sign-off and documentation of testing outcomes prior to deployment

• Minimum 5 years in QA roles for SaaS platforms, with a proven record of managing QA in production environments

• Strong understanding of data dashboards, data visualization libraries, and reporting tools

• Familiarity with ecological, agronomic, or nature-based data sets (e.g., biodiversity, soil, water, climate)

• Proficiency with QA and testing tools such as Jira, TestRail, Selenium, Postman, or similar

• Experience with SQL, APIs, and backend data validation

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with product, science, and engineering teams

• Degree or demonstrable experience in a scientific, environmental, or ecological field is preferred

Nice to Have

• Experience in climate tech, ESG, or natural capital reporting platforms

• Background in testing AI-driven recommendation systems or ML-based dashboards

• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks (e.g., SEEA, TNFD, GRI)

What's in it for you?

• Our culture strongly focuses on enabling and empowering team members so they can develop and grow in a positive environment.

• We offer more than a job : Fast growth and the possibility to shape the future of The Landbanking Group

• Peer recognition

• Clear career growth

• Equipment

• Flexibility and Autonomy

TLG welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees and applicants without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

If you feel this does perfectly describe you or at least to some relevant extent, we would be delighted to receive your application along with a cover letter.