IT & Development

QA / Test Engineer

A QA engineer who owns your testing strategy and ensures product quality at every release.

About this role

A QA engineer who makes quality a continuous process, not an afterthought. Builds automated test suites, defines test strategies, and catches issues before they reach production. Works alongside your developers as an embedded quality advocate.

Your embedded QA engineer defines and maintains test strategies, writes and maintains automated test suites (unit, integration, E2E), performs manual exploratory testing for complex scenarios, integrates testing into your CI/CD pipeline, and collaborates with developers on testability and quality standards.

Typical Profile

3-6 years of QA or test engineering experience
Strong automation skills (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)
Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured)
Understanding of CI/CD integration for test automation
Manual testing expertise for complex user flows
Experience with performance testing tools is a plus
Attention to detail and a quality-first mindset

Key Skills & Tools

Cypress Playwright Selenium Jest Postman REST Assured JMeter Git CI/CD integration test planning bug tracking accessibility testing

Why South African talent excels in this role

South Africa's QA engineering community has developed in tandem with the country's growing tech sector. Professionals from this market bring rigorous attention to detail and a quality-first mindset developed in demanding enterprise and fintech environments.

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