QA Automation Engineer

Location: Kenya

At Watu Africa, we empower entrepreneurs.

WATU is a mission-driven, customer-centric company that believes that every entrepreneur deserves an opportunity to start, grow and achieve their goals in life. As Africa’s fastest-growing Asset Finance company, we see the continent’s bright and prosperous future and want to be part of the team transforming it into reality. We, therefore, have a commitment to Empower Entrepreneurs by providing the means needed to move and improve in their lives.

Job Summary:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts using Playwright.
• Conducting functional and regression testing of application modules.
• Validating and ensuring the quality of user interface elements, identifying inconsistencies in design and usability.
• Analyzing and testing SQL-based backend operations, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Setting up and managing testing environments using Docker Compose.
• Collaborating with development teams to review code, refine test scenarios, and suggest optimizations.
• Testing APIs (REST/GraphQL) for reliability and performance.
• Creating and maintaining test documentation, including test cases and defect reports.
• Conducting exploratory testing to uncover unanticipated issues.

• 2+ years of experience with TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with Playwright.
• Strong understanding of OOP principles.
• Experience with Git version control.
• English – intermediate.

Other technology stack knowledge:

• Familiarity with Docker Compose for setting up and troubleshooting environments.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins).
• REST/GraphQL API testing basics.
• SQL and ORM tools, such as Prisma

Optional knowledge that will give an advantage to the candidate:

• UI/UX basics for identifying design and usability issues.
• Ability to read front-end part in TypeScript.
• Knowledge of Java for backend code analysis.
• Familiarity with Selenium or similar tools for understanding testing principles.
• Experience in creating test documentation.
• Advanced skills in log analysis and debugging.
• Understanding of application security, including token validation.
• Experience in testing financial applications.

Other skills:

• Strong attention to detail (e.g., identifying UI/UX inconsistencies).
• Initiative in identifying untested scenarios or edge cases.
• Effective communication skills and teamwork capabilities.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies.
• Code review and refactoring skills with a focus on optimization.