Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Youverify Online Services

Youverify is building trust in Africa by helping businesses and individuals confirm identity and physical addresses. Using artificial intelligence, Youverify confirms a user’s identity document and compares it with their facial biometrics. This information can be cross-checked against more than 300 databases locally and globally. Youverify in partnership with over 20,000 field verification officers verifies physical addresses all over Sub-Sahara Africa in less than 48 hours. We bridge the gap in Africa's digital industry by providing one API for identity and physical address verification.

Job Summary

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior QA Engineer to join our team.
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance, with a strong focus on software testing and automation.
• The Senior QA Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products by developing and executing comprehensive test plans and strategies.

Key Responsibilities
Test Planning and Strategy:

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive test plans and strategies for new and existing features.

Test Execution:

• Conduct functional, regression, integration, and performance testing to ensure software quality.

Automation:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks.

Defect Management:

• Identify, document, and track software defects through to resolution.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with development, product management, and other cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of QA activities.

Mentorship:

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior QA engineers, helping them develop their skills and knowledge.

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of proven experience as a QA Engineer or similar role.
• Extensive experience with manual and automated testing techniques.
• Proficiency with QA tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).

Skills:

• Strong understanding of software development and QA methodologies.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail).
• Knowledge of scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with performance and security testing.
• Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to make an impact and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
• Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
• Excellent health insurance
• Gym membership & wellness resources
• Spousal Allowance
• Work tools (MacBook Pro, Encrypted Flashdrive, YubiKey, Training, etc)
• Hybrid & remote work offering
• Pension contributions.

Application Process

• Initial Screening
• Initial Call
• Technical Assessment
• Technical Interview
• The final interview includes a behavioural and a leadership interview
• Offer
• Onboarding
• Reference check

Method of Application

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