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Job Title:   Software Quality Assurance Engineer   

Organisation: SafeBoda

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Motorcycle taxis are immensely popular and serve as the lifeblood of many cities in Africa, but they are extremely unsafe and disorganized. At the click of a button, SafeBoda provides a safe, more convenient, mobile-first transportation platform for Africa’s booming young population. On the high-frequency use of our transportation service, SafeBoda is providing value to consumers, our drivers, and passengers, with additional financial services, payments, and other on-demand services such as food and grocery delivery to keep Africa moving forward.

Job Summary:  We are looking for a strong Software Quality Assurance Engineer to work with our software development team in collaboration with some of our other departments to provide software testing to our mobile and web products.

The ideal candidate must be passionate about technology, products, amazing user experience and software quality. You must also demonstrate the ability to take initiative and do great work without constant supervision. Creating extremely high quality software should be one of your passions. As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that our software provides a high level of quality that meets customer expectations. You will be charged with developing complete QA standards that not only safeguards the quality of our products, but also fosters a “quality culture,” in which all employees become actively engaged in guaranteeing quality in our production software.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create tests to identify software problems
• Analyze bugs and errors found during tests
• Document quality assurance activities with internal reporting and audits
• Document results of tests for the software development team
• Recommend improvements in software to enhance user experience
• Motivate the development process for efficiency and performance
• Interpret, build upon, and comply with company quality assurance standards
• Prepare root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Work together with software developers to enhance and improve programs
• Research and compare similar competitor products
• Maintain updated knowledge of industry trends and advancements

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Basic understanding of SQL & software engineering principles
• Knowledge of how [mobile] software applications work
• An attitude of accountability and knowledge-sharing
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent customer attention
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology and how QA functions within it
• English and local languages fluency
• [Bonus] Programming knowledge of a major programming language such as Javascript, PHP, etc. a big plus
• [Bonus] Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and tools a huge plus

Benefits

• Scale with a rapidly growing startup, with tons of opportunity for growth
• Contribute to our mission and work at our dynamic and fast-paced company in Africa
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Free SafeBoda transport
• Free lunch every day

How to Apply:

The need for this role is urgent, and we’d like the right candidate. Send an email to recruitment@safeboda.com stating why you would like to be a Software Quality Assurance Engineer. In addition, attach your CV/Resume

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