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Senior QA Engineer

Howler|Posted 6 days ago

Skills and experience

Role:QA/Test engineer
Experience in role:5+ years
Must-have skills:
    Regression Testing
    Security Testing

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:Johannesburg, South Africa
Visa requirements:No specific requirements
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Permanent

Role description

We're seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our dynamic team and lead our quality assurance efforts. You'll develop comprehensive testing strategies, working closely with project managers, developers, and stakeholders to align testing with project goals. Your expertise will be crucial in executing various types of tests, including functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing.

As a quality advocate, you'll participate proactively in design and requirement discussions, ensuring quality is integrated from the earliest stages of development. You'll also play a key role in implementing and maintaining test automation frameworks, enhancing testing efficiency and coverage. We offer opportunities for mentorship and leadership, allowing you to guide junior team members and contribute to their professional growth.

Your role will involve continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends, enabling you to bring innovative approaches to our testing processes. Join us to make a significant impact on our product quality, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive process improvements in our dynamic and evolving environment.

About Howler

15-50 employees

What we do

We're a pioneering events & entertainment company looking to change the lifestyle landscape. We're backed by industry leaders and have connections across Africa and Europe.

Why Work For Us

Our tight-knit team are young, vibrant and exceptionally good looking! Being part of the events and entertainment industry also allows for amazing job perks and lots of outrageous stories to tell your friends.

Our Culture

While company is still relatively small, we are growing fast. We work out of our head office in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, and a smaller office in Woodstock, Cape Town. This adds a 'family' feel to the work environment and encourages personal relationships with colleagues. As much as we're keen to have fun, we're all about hard work - don't expect to be lazing around at Howler. Days are long and deadlines are close - our internal motto is "work hard, play harder".

Perks at Howler

Beautiful Office in Hyde Park
A Nespresso Machine
Flexible working hours
Fantastic, fun team
Modern technologies in an innovative team
Global business opportunities

Tech Stack

application and data

Amazon S3
Amazon S3
Rails
Rails
Sass
Sass
Heroku
Heroku
Sidekiq
Sidekiq
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Javascript
Javascript
Java
Java
Swift
Swift
Ruby
Ruby
Redis
Redis
HTML5
HTML5
Kotlin
Kotlin

utilities

Amazon Route 53
Amazon Route 53
Google Analytics
Google Analytics
Tableau
Tableau

dev ops

GitHub
GitHub
Papertrail
Papertrail
Circle CI
Circle CI
Gradle
Gradle
Android Studio
Android Studio
New Relic
New Relic
npm
npm
Xcode
Xcode

business tool

Google Apps
Google Apps
Slack
Slack
Trello
Trello
MailChimp
MailChimp
JIRA
JIRA

Office Photos

Friday afternoon drinks
Staff party 2017
Rock On The Lawns 2017
Bonfire bonding
River tubing
Go karting
MTN Uganda
Halloween 2018

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