Vacancy title:
Quality Assurance Engineer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Engineering Services, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
ENGIE Energy Access

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 13 2025

Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

We are looking for a skilled quality assurance engineer to join our digital team and help us deliver affordable solar power to emerging markets. If you are confident in full-stack quality processes and mobile testing ecosystems and want to create real, positive impact with your work, please reach out to us. 

This position offers a great opportunity to directly contribute to the success of a mission driven company with social and environmental impact. You will work closely with our stakeholders and users in Africa and beyond. 

Our small, self-organized, distributed team (Kampala / Berlin / Nairobi) develops the backbone of our operations, which we also provide to other businesses in the PAYGo sector as Software as a Service – see https://paygee.com.

Responsibilities 

• Quality Assurance Execution: Collaborate with product managers and software engineers to contribute to comprehensive quality assurance strategies, test plans, and quality gates for web and mobile software platforms across the full development lifecycle 

• Mobile Testing: Execute end-to-end testing of native mobile applications (primarily Android) and cross-platform solutions, ensuring optimal performance across diverse device configurations and network conditions typical in African markets 

• Technical Support: Provide second-level technical support, including analysis of production issues in distributed systems 

• Requirements Implementation: Maintain deep understanding of user requirements and business logic through BDD practices, translating business scenarios into comprehensive automated and manual test cases 

• Test Automation Support: Implement and maintain test automation frameworks for mobile, web, and API testing, supporting CI/CD pipeline integration 

• Quality Testing & Analysis: Execute comprehensive test suites (manual, automated, performance) and provide detailed analysis with actionable insights 

• Technical Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, test procedures, and contribute to knowledge base for complex interconnected systems 

• Agile Quality Support: Support quality practices within agile development cycles, ensuring tickets meet acceptance criteria while maintaining team velocity 

• System Integration Testing: Validate integrations across RESTful APIs, MQTT protocols, and cloud services in production-scale enterprise environments

Knowledge and Skills 

Required Experience (1-3 Years) 

• Mobile QA Expertise: Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in mobile application QA testing with strong knowledge of Android ecosystem 

• Native Development Understanding: Working knowledge of Android (Kotlin/Java) development to enable effective testing and code review 

• Enterprise Systems: Proven track record with production-scale enterprise systems that are highly connected and distributed 

• Protocol Expertise: Strong understanding of RESTful services, MQTT protocols, and real-time communication systems 

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience with AWS services and Firebase, with exposure to hybrid cloud architectures including self-hosted solutions 

• Database Proficiency: Strong SQL skills and experience with NoSQL databases for comprehensive data validation and exploratory testing 

• System Design Understanding: Good understanding of system architecture, microservices patterns, and complex interconnected system designs 

• DevOps Integration: Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment processes, and infrastructure as code principles

Technical Competencies 

• Testing Methodologies: Good understanding of BDD, TDD, and other quality engineering patterns 

• Automation Frameworks: Proficiency with Selenium, Appium, Espresso, and API testing tools 

• Programming Skills: Coding abilities in Python, Ruby, or Kotlin for test automation and tooling development 

• Monitoring & Observability: Experience with Sentry, Grafana, or similar monitoring and telemetry tools 

• Performance Testing: Experience with JMeter, Locust, or similar tools for load and performance validation 

• Documentation: Excellent technical writing skills with experience maintaining comprehensive test documentation and requirements traceability

Professional Skills 

• Analytical Excellence: Exceptional attention to detail with robust analytical skill-set, endless curiosity, and innovative problem-solving approach 

• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders 

• Team Collaboration: Proven track record as an exceptional team player with strong collaborative skills 

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in fast-paced, distributed team environments with changing requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience 

• Certifications: Relevant certifications in mobile testing, cloud platforms, or agile methodologies are a plus 

Nice-to-Have Experience 

• Mobile Development: Hands-on mobile development experience with published applications on Google Play Store or Apple App Store 

• Advanced Cloud Services: Experience with advanced AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch) 

• Container Technologies: Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration for testing environments 

• Security Testing: Experience with mobile application security testing and penetration testing methodologies 

• International Experience: Understanding of international mobile markets, localization testing, and emerging market constraints 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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