Senior Quality Engineer

impact.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS platform in Cape Town is seeking a quality-focused Software Engineer. This role involves owning the testing strategy, building automation testing, and collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in software testing and a strong knowledge of testing frameworks like Playwright. This position also offers a hybrid and casual work environment with various benefits including medical aid and training opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid, Casual work environment

Responsible PTO policy

Medical Aid and Provident Fund

Technology stipend

Fitness club fee reimbursements

Qualifications

• Proven experience in both manual and automated software testing.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, and development best practices.
• Experience working in or alongside Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the quality strategy for your squad.
• Plan, define, and document test strategies and plans.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers.

Skills

Proven experience in manual and automated software testing

Hands-on experience with Playwright

Familiarity with version control systems

Strong knowledge of the ISTQB framework

Excellent communication skills

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Job description

Overview

impact.com is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize partnerships across traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. We are a leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate partnerships and grow revenue. Our culture rewards ambition and curiosity, and we value input from team members around the world. If you want to join a team where your contributions are noticed and you can work with talented people, this is the place for you.

impact.com is the world’s leading partnership management platform for managing and optimizing partnerships with brands and communities that customers trust. To learn more about impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace and how it drives revenue growth for global brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oréal and Fanatics, visit www.impact.com.

What You’ll Do

As a quality-focused Software Engineer, you’ll be part of a small FINTECH squad and responsible for owning and driving the squad’s testing strategy and quality practices. You’ll work across manual and automated testing, contribute to Agile delivery, and help evolve our standards, tooling, and methods. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on continuous improvement and is eager to become a specialist in a domain you’re passionate about: finance, billing, and subscription services.

Embedded in a Software team

• Be a domain expert in a business-critical billing and subscription product area
• Understand and be part of the lifecycle of the features that are delivered
• Work with stakeholders, alongside engineers to understand the business need and solution
• Shared ownership of getting the solution over the line

Define and Drive Test Strategy

• Own and evolve the quality strategy for your squad
• Plan, define, and document test strategies and plans
• Script and sign off manual test cases
• Analyse requirements and provide early feedback
• Continuously improve test methods, scope, and coverage
• Drive innovation in QA practices, tools, and frameworks

Build and Maintain Automation Testing

• Maintain and extend an existing Playwright-based automation suite
• Run, debug, and report on regression and functional tests
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins)
• Create supporting tools or scripts for test data and validation
• Ensure coverage across functional, non-functional, regression, and accessibility testing

Manage Risk and Defects

• Track and manage defects throughout the SDLC
• Participate in risk management activities
• Recommend design improvements or corrections
• Contribute to usability and accessibility testing to ensure user experience quality
• Actively prevent defect recurrence through root cause analysis

Collaborate Across Teams

• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers
• Review designs and specifications for clarity and testability
• Support software validation efforts in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint deliverables

Report and Maintain Testing

• Track and communicate key test metrics (coverage, pass rate, flakiness, etc.)
• Maintain and document test frameworks for long-term sustainability
• Proactively monitor production performance and prevent issue recurrence
• Report on automation progress and test runs

What You Have:

• Proven experience in both manual and automated software testing
• Hands-on experience with modern test frameworks - Playwright preferred
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Strong knowledge of the ISTQB framework
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, and development best practices
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows
• Experience working in or alongside Agile teams
• A strong sense of ownership, collaboration, and a growth mindset
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

Benefits

• Hybrid, Casual work environment
• Responsible PTO policy
• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
• Primary caregiver leave
• Training & Development
• Learning the advanced partnership automation products
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Group scheme for provident fund
• Restricted Stock Units
• 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval
• Internet Allowance
• Fitness club fee reimbursements
• Technology stipend

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.

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