Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Who we are Ironwood Digital Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month. As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Ironwood Digital Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually. About the role The Senior QA Engineer role plays an important part in our company’s product development process. Our ideal candidate will be responsible for conducting tests before product launches to ensure software runs smoothly and meets client needs while being cost-effective. What you’ll get to do Collaborate closely with product managers and developers to understand product requirements and design specifications. Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy and detailed test plans. Author thorough functional and integration test cases; coordinate reviews with developers, product managers, and business stakeholders to identify gaps and complex scenarios. Execute test cases, publish test reports, and communicate results with product and business stakeholders. Track and report quality metrics such as defect density, test coverage and open defect counts. Design and develop robust test automation approach. Own all aspects of testing, test scripts development, and configuration management. Create mocks and stubs to enable isolated component & integration testing. Act as the primary point of contact for Product Managers and Developers to ensure requirements are testable and understood. To succeed in this role, we think you should have Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline. 7+ years of experience in Quality Engineering. Proven ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans, and approaches. Strong programming skills in Java/TypeScript/JavaScript with a focus on test automation. Strong experience in testing APIs, microservices, mobile native, and web applications. Strong knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases, and pub-sub technologies. Proficiency in working with Linux/Unix environments and cloud infrastructure (GCP, Docker). Experience in non-functional testing, including performance, security, and monitoring/alerting. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Harness). Familiarity with Jira, Test case management, Postman, Playwright/Selenium, RestAssured. Strong experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies. Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. What to expect in the hiring process Initial phone screening with the Recruiter. Panel interview with members of the Quality Assurance team. Technical interview with the Functional Lead. Final behavioral and technical interview with a member of the Executive team. Please note: All interview stages will be conducted virtually.