SENIOR QA ENGINEER AT KUDA BANK

About Company:

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Description:

• 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

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
• Goal - employee wellness app
• Award winning L&D training
• We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule.

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

Application Instructions:

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