Job Description

Join an agile team at South Africa's fastest-growing fintech, where you'll work with disruptive payment solutions, AI adoption, and cutting-edge technology across our 3.7 million customer base within PayJustNow and Finchoice. Be part of a purpose-driven organisation making a real difference driving the next wave of financial inclusion and transforming how South Africans access payments, credit, and mobile services.

The Team

The engineering team forms an integral part of the Weaver fintech business, collaborating with several departments and is responsible for the development and support of multiple systems, websites, applications, and mobile apps.

Role Overview

The exceptional QA Engineer we're seeking will be responsible for owning the quality and automation strategy across web and mobile platforms, ensuring every release meets the highest standards across the Weaver Fintech Group.



As a QA Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining comprehensive quality assurance across multiple touch points of the technology stack,from front-end interfaces to back-end serverless architectures on AWS.The ideal candidate will have strong expertise with modern testing frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Appium), a deep understanding of quality engineering practices and test automation, and a commitment to building reliable, maintainable test infrastructure.

What You'll Do

Own the quality and automation strategy for web and mobile. Design it, build it, and guide teams toward long-term, shared ownership of quality. Build and maintain automated test suites using tools like Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or Detox, and establish patterns others can easily adopt. Integrate automated and quality checks into CI/CD so failures surface immediately and consistently. Eliminate flaky tests and improve reliability, establishing long-term quality metrics and standards. Work directly with developers to ensure features are built with testability and maintainability from day one. Design reliable test data strategies, deterministic fixtures, synthetic data, seeded environments, and isolated test states. Use AI tools to accelerate test creation, debugging, and analysis. Maintain clear, minimal documentation and build quality guidance that supports team-wide adoption.

What You Bring

3+ years of Quality Assurance Experience (In Fintech is a bonus) Proven track record improving quality and automation for production web and mobile apps used at scale. Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills; able to write clean, robust test code with minimal overhead. Experience building or maintaining durable quality or automation frameworks that teams could contribute to and evolve. Hands-on experience running tests on BrowserStack or similar device testing services. Experience designing or maintaining test data management setups (fixtures, seeded environments, synthetic data). Familiarity with device farms such as BrowserStack, Bitrise, or Firebase Test Lab. Experience interpreting performance signals or adding performance checks within automation pipelines. Experience with BDD/Gherkin, test strategy definition, or establishing quality engineering practices from scratch is a plus. Experience interpreting performance signals or adding performance checks within automation pipelines.

What We Offer

Our Culture Foundation

We build our workplace on reciprocity and trust. Every team member commits to delivering their best work while supporting colleagues and customers alike. Strong, authentic relationships drivenour success--we value transparency, equity, and the unique perspectives each person brings to our team.

Your Benefits & Growth

Flexible Work Environment - Hybrid working arrangements designed around your productivity and life balance

Professional Development - Comprehensive support through coaching programs, skills training, and educational bursaries to accelerate your career

Employee Wellness - Access to our CareConnect employee assistance program for holistic wellbeing support

Modern Technology - Cutting-edge architectures and tools that maximise efficiency and minimize repetitive work

Recognition & Celebration - We acknowledge your milestones and achievements throughout your journey with us

Team Connection - Regular team socials and company-wide events that strengthen our relationships beyond work



In summary, we offer benefits and invest in your growth, valuing fairness, authenticity, and support. We celebrate differences as strengths and prioritise your development