As a QA Engineer, you will define and execute test plans, perform various types of testing, and collaborate with teams to ensure quality software releases.
This is a remote position.
Company Overview: Mida Technologies is a leader in AI-powered, ethical debt collection and recovery solutions tailored to financial services. We leverage advanced analytics and technology to deliver superior collections performance, enabling financial institutions to scale confidently across Africa. Our vision is to drive sustainable access to financial services and our mission is to bridge the gap between financial service providers and their customers by empowering them with innovative technology-driven credit management solutions.
Job Overview:
We are hiring a QA Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our products. You will work closely with engineering, product, and design teams to define test strategies, create automated and manual test cases, and ensure that every release meets the highest standards before reaching our customers.
This role is ideal for someone who loves breaking things, thrives on detail, and is passionate about building dependable software used at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, document, and execute test plans for new features and product releases.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing across multiple platforms.
- Build and maintain automated test suites to streamline CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with backend, frontend, and product teams to understand requirements and edge cases.
- Identify, document, and track defects to closure using issue-tracking tools.
- Participate in sprint planning, grooming, and release readiness reviews.
- Validate REST APIs using tools like Postman, Swagger, or automated frameworks.
- Improve and maintain testing environments, data setups, and QA workflows.
- Advocate for quality across the engineering organization by driving best practices and test coverage.
Requirements
Requirements:
- 2–5 years hands-on experience in software testing (manual + automated).
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, and testing best practices.
- Experience with automated testing tools/frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Jest).
- Hands-on experience writing test scripts with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Java.
- Strong proficiency in testing REST APIs, microservices, and integrations.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
- Familiarity with SQL for data validation during testing.
- Ability to analyze logs, API responses, and system behavior to identify root causes.
- Excellent documentation skills and strong attention to detail.
Bonus Skills:
- Experience testing high-traffic fintech, banking, or collections platforms.
- Performance testing tools (JMeter, k6, Locust).
- Knowledge of container-based environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with mobile app testing.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted QA tools (e.g., Testim, Mabl, GitHub Copilot for Tests).
- Security or penetration testing exposure is a plus.
Benefits
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and performance bonuses
- Remote-friendly work environment
- A collaborative and high-ownership engineering culture
- Room for growth, learning, and leadership
- Work on meaningful, high-impact products in a fast-scaling environment
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