Senior QA Engineer - Lagos

Description

Summary

Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable, and rewarding for every African on the planet. We’re a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it’s only right that we ended up with the name ‘Kuda’ which means ‘love’ in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa. We’re giving Africans around the world a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering money transfers, smart budgeting, and instant access to credit through digital devices. We’ve raised over $90 million from some of the world's most respected institutional investors, and we’re rolling out our game-changing services globally from our offices in Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance (QA) engineer to develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality. QA engineer responsibilities include designing and implementing tests, debugging, and defining corrective actions. You will also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute both exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality.
• Design detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Monitor and analyze the results of the debugging process.
• Conduct thorough regression testing after bug resolution.
• Evaluate current products to identify and address deficiencies.
• Track quality assurance metrics, including defect densities and open defect counts.
• Develop and monitor performance metrics throughout all production stages.
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., developers and product managers) to define system requirements and ensure consistent project execution.
• Plan, create, and manage the overall quality assurance strategy.
• Identify bottlenecks in the QA process and recommend improvements.
• Stay current with new testing tools and strategies.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience as a QA Engineer.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Java, JavaScript or C#.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• 4-5 years of experience in API Automation (Postman, REST assured)
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Have an understanding of Performance and Security testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or Bitbucket.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools such as Cypress, Selenium WebDriver and Appium.
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Strong sense of ownership and pride in performance and its impact on the company’s success.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team player with good time-management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative and adapt to a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to lead, mentor and train junior team members.

Benefits

Why join Kuda?

At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
• Pension
• Career Development & growth
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc)
• Group life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc)
• Perkbox
• Goalr - employee wellness app
• Award winning L&D training
• We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule

Kuda is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Kuda is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.

We don’t regard colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.