Senior Qa Engineer

Mit Recruitment; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to innovate its QA function through AI-driven automation. This role involves developing robust quality processes, collaborating with product teams, and integrating automated tests within CI/CD workflows. Ideal candidates should be proficient in automation frameworks and possess a strong understanding of RESTful APIs. A proactive approach and excellent communication skills are critical to address merchant needs effectively.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in designing and maintaining reusable automation frameworks.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests.
• Proficiency in using quality lifecycle management tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust quality processes within the pod.
• Collaborate with product to define clear acceptance criteria.
• Develop automation systems to empower engineers.

Skills

Designing automation frameworks

AI-driven automation

RESTful APIs

CI/CD integration

Test case management

Data analysis tools

Tools

Jira

Cypress

Postman

BrowserStack

Git

Job description

Introduction

Our client is a cutting‑edge fintech company shaping the future of digital payments across Africa. We empower businesses of all sizes – from startups to enterprise merchants – by providing a secure, scalable, and seamless payments infrastructure.

The Payment Integrations pod manages the connection between alternative payment methods and the ecosystem.

We develop integrations for major payment methods ourselves and assist smaller partners integrating into our APIs.

Our continuous focus is on automating and improving our system, while expanding our product offering to enable more payment options for customers across Africa.

Role Overview

The company is revolutionizing its Quality Assurance function, transitioning to a proactive, “shift‑left” approach where QA Engineers are embedded within engineering pods. Their core mission is to design and build AI‑driven, scalable solutions to automate quality assurance, empowering engineers to deliver exceptional payment solutions. This involves creating an AI‑powered quality ecosystem that guides work from product stories to deployed code, all while maintaining clear oversight of quality metrics and aligning with merchant needs.

Tech Stack

Languages: Python / TypeScript
Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Serverless)
Databases: MongoDB, MySQL
Tools: Jira, Confluence, Git, Postman, Cypress, BrowserStack, CI / CD & Automation: GitLab Pipelines
Monitoring: Grafana / Sentry

Duties & Responsibilities

Engineering Quality & Automation

• End‑to‑End Quality Processes: Design and implement robust end‑to‑end quality processes within the pod, ensuring seamless adherence to quality standards and comprehensive testing.
• Acceptance Criteria & Standards: Collaborate with product and engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and align on test quality standards.
• AI‑Powered Automation: Develop AI‑powered systems and automation solutions to empower engineers in generating test scenarios and writing high‑quality test code.
• Framework Development: Build reusable automation frameworks and libraries to simplify and enhance test creation.
• Quality Metrics & Insights: Oversee and report on key quality metrics, providing actionable insights to improve pod deliverables and link quality directly to product stability.
• Risk & Security Integration: Audit and review test coverage and code quality, contributing to risk identification (including Abuse Case Testing) and integrating threat modeling with the Security team.

Merchant Focus & Coaching

• Merchant‑Centric Testing: Embed merchant needs and user scenarios directly into automated test cases and quality processes.
• Customer Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer within engineering, advocating for solutions that effectively address merchant pain points.

Engineer Enablement

• Coach engineers on effective testing standards, test design, and writing high‑quality automated tests.

Core Technical Requirements

• Automation Frameworks: Strong proficiency in designing, developing and maintaining reusable, scalable automation frameworks (Cypress for UI, Postman/​Newman for API), coupled with a deep understanding of RESTful APIs and complex system interactions.
• CI / CD Integration: Strong understanding of CI / CD pipelines and experience integrating automated quality gates and tests into continuous delivery workflows.
• Quality Lifecycle Management: Proficient in using test case management tools (e.g. BrowserStack) and Jira for comprehensive quality lifecycle management.

Nice to Have

• Experience building internal developer tools or automation solutions.
• Strong understanding of AI / ML concepts relevant to testing.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, dashboarding tools) to derive actionable insights.
• Understanding of financial / payment industry standards (e.g. PCI DSS awareness) and associated security risks.
• Strong understanding of the AWS environment and tech stack.

Required Soft Skills

• Strategic Solution Design: Ability to design elegant, scalable solutions for new payment integrations and to tackle systemic quality problems at scale.
• Proactive Ownership: Take initiative, own projects end‑to‑end, thrive in fast‑paced, high‑scale environments, and proactively identify and propose solutions for quality gaps while abstracting testing complexity.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work effectively in fully remote teams, with strong written and verbal English communication skills, comfortable collaborating cross‑functionally with product, operations, and external partners.
• Technical Articulation: Ability to clearly articulate complex technical and quality concepts to diverse audiences.
• Mentor and empower engineers in quality practices and tooling through constructive feedback.