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Automation Qa Engineer

Tana

full time Nairobi Posted 2 days ago

The role will be placed with a global travel technology company that builds booking platforms for vacation itineraries, flights, and hotels. This is a full-stack QA role, combining hands-on manual testing, test automation, and proactive innovation, including experimenting with AI to improve testing workflows. You will work closely with a team of junior engineers and help drive the shift toward modern automation practices.**

Must have:****

  • 2–3 years of hands-on automation QA experience (Playwright), with a strong QA mindset and critical thinking approach.

  • Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript (strongly preferred)

  • Experience writing and executing SQL queries.

  • Knowledge of APIs and experience working with tools like Postman.

  • Ability to communicate clearly and proactively, both verbally in standups and in written updates.

  • Attention to detail and diligence in testing to catch critical bugs before production.

  • Ability to incorporate feedback quickly and adapt to a fast-paced team environment.

Nice to have:**

  • A background in Computer Science or a related technical field.

  • Experience using AI tools to support or accelerate QA work.

  • Perform end-to-end manual and automated testing across a complex travel booking product.

  • Become a deep product expert, developing a thorough understanding of the platform's critical logic and user flows.

  • Proactively identify opportunities to automate manual test cases and take initiative in building those automations.

  • Write and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright with TypeScript.

  • Test and validate APIs using tools such as Postman.

  • Write and execute SQL queries to support data validation and backend testing.

  • Participate in daily standups, clearly communicating progress, blockers, and testing status.

  • Experiment with AI tools and implement new workflows to improve QA processes.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across the product lifecycle.

  • Continuously stay up to date with emerging trends and best practices in QA, and proactively identify ways to implement them across the team.