Quality Assurance Engineer (Java) at TechAdvance

Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for Quality Assurance Engineer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web platforms
• Create automated Web / API test cases
• Track and analyze automated tests to improve test efficiency
• Track and record product issues and analyze the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
• Develop automated tests and test frameworks
• Improve our Continuous Integration pipeline
• Identify and execute on opportunities to improve or establish quality processes
• Help automate all aspects of the software engineering process
• Write test plans/test cases and output test reports according to feature requirements
• Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective

Requirements
You would be great for this role if you have…

• Minimum of 3 years of professional Java, Spring Framework development experience.
• Familiarity with the test tool (Mockito)
• Familiarity with various tests (function / integration / regression / stress / API)
• Experience in developing and running a Continuous Integration system
• Familiarity with Automation testing knowledge with REST APIs
• Familiarity with MySQL / SQL database

Skills:
What’s in it for you?
Network:

• Grow your network by working with some of the best minds we know. You will also get to work with an amazing team of designers, managers and strategists.

Impact:

• We believe we’re doing impactful work at Bloc—helping founders build FinTech solutions for the African market, indirectly contributing to financial inclusion. You will get first-hand experience contributing to impact-driven work.

Work Environment
Where would you work?

• We have an office in Lagos. However, we currently work remote, though once in a while there might be a need for physical presence.

You shouldn’t take this role if ...

• You need top-down step-by-step directions on how to carry your tasks.
• You will work in a very fast-paced, quick learning environment.
• You will work in very high impact areas and collaborating with your team is of utmost importance to drive alignment.
• You find excuses for why you can’t get something done.
• While we understand that there’s a possibility that your skill level may not be as advanced, “not possible” is not a reply we want to hear.