Role & seniority: QA Automation Engineer; minimum 3 years’ experience

Stack/tools: Playwright (also Cypress), TypeScript, CI/CD, Qase, API testing (REST), Node.js/Java APIs, SQL (DB), MongoDB/PostgreSQL, AWS, OpenSearch, Kibana, webhooks/SNS-SQS, SDK testing (native OS, React JS)

Top 3 responsibilities

Design and implement automated tests across unit, API, and end-to-end payment flows
Build/maintain TypeScript Playwright suites integrated with CI/CD and Qase for visibility
Test complex, event-driven payment scenarios (APIs, async messaging, webhooks) and validate data across databases and external integrations; investigate production issues and drive regression strategies

Must-have skills

3+ years with Playwright and/or Cypress
Strong unit testing and API testing experience; testing REST, Node.js, Java APIs; SQL querying
End-to-end testing across UI, API, back-end; experience with AWS; familiarity with data consistency checks (MongoDB/PostgreSQL)
Experience with logging/observability (Kibana/OpenSearch) and testing SDKs
Ability to write and maintain tests, and contribute to test strategy and observability

Nice-to-haves

Experience with 3rd-party integrations and complex event-driven architectures (SNS/SQS, webhooks)
Experience designing test strategies across CI/CD pipelines and regression planning
Location & work type: Location and work type not specified in posting

Full Description

Role Overview: As a QA Automation Engineer, you’ll design smart, scalable tests that keep our fintech systems stable and reliable. You’ll work closely with engineers to test complex event-driven flows and async services, and help shape how we think about quality — from testing strategy and CI/CD practices to making risks visible across services.

About Moment

Africa is at the cusp of an economic revolution. 1.5 billion people are embracing electronic payments, mobile everything, and racing towards a digital transformation that will change the world for the next two decades. While Internet- and banking-penetration have come late to Africa, a youth-driven tidal wave of change is hitting the continent, and global businesses and local champions are in a race to unlock its potential.
In partnership with Multichoice, the largest entertainment platform on the African continent, we are building a payment platform as ambitious as the customers we serve.
This is truly the Moment for Africa.

Our Culture

At Moment, we believe building the future is a team sport; partnership and collaboration lie at the core of everything we do. We take pride in working hard and strive to be world class every day, without forgetting to have a little fun along the way. We’re straight-talkers who prioritize speed of execution over perfection. We’re ok with uncertainty and don’t let it get in the way of making smart decisions quickly. We like to get things done.
We value diversity of thought, culture, and background and strive to build a business and work environment as vibrant as the continent we serve. Changing the lives and unlocking the ambitions of a continent isn’t for the faint of heart - but with a passion for people and a desire to make a lasting impact, we believe we can build an enormous business that also delivers good in the world.

Job Requirements

At least 3 years experience with Playwright and or Cyprus
Strong experience with unit testing
Good experience testing APIs, and testing REST, Node.js, Java APIs and writing DB SQL
Experience testing SDKs (native OS, React JS, etc.)
Excellent familiarity with front-end UI, API, and back-end testing
End-to-end integration testing of 3rd party integrations
Experience with cloud solutions (AWS)
Experience analyzing Kibana logs
Execution & maintenance of manual tests cases
Writing DB SQL queries and performing analysis
Writing STP / STD / STR

Job Responsibilities

Design and implement automated tests across all layers of the testing pyramid — from unit and API tests to end-to-end payment flows.

QA and Automation Engineer