About PressOne Africa

PressOne Africa provides businesses with a professional phone system that enables teams to manage customer calls efficiently. Our goal is to help businesses improve the quality of their customer interactions.

We are looking for a highly skilled QA Software Engineer to own and elevate the quality of our products across all platforms. This role is crucial to ensuring we deliver a seamless, reliable experience to our users at every touchpoint.

Role Overview

At PressOne Africa, quality is non-negotiable. We're looking for a QA Software Engineer who is passionate about quality and automation. Your role will be to ensure that every release is stable, secure, and user-friendly. You'll work closely with software engineers and product managers to define test strategies, write automated tests, and identify bugs before they reach our users. If you have a sharp eye for detail and enjoy thinking through every possible scenario, this role is made for you.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for new features, enhancements, and bug fixes
  
• Perform manual and automated testing across web and mobile platforms
  
• Identify, document, and track bugs and inconsistencies
  

Automation & Process Improvement

• Write and maintain automated test scripts for critical user flows
  
• Suggest improvements to QA processes and tools to ensure faster, more reliable testing
  

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate with developers during sprint planning and code reviews to ensure test coverage
  
• Work closely with the Product team to clarify requirements and edge cases
  
• Communicate testing outcomes and risks clearly and promptly
  

Performance & Regression Testing

• Conduct performance, stress, and regression testing for major releases
  
• Ensure backwards compatibility and consistent performance across updates
  

Product Knowledge & Customer Experience

• Understand the customer journey and anticipate common issues
  
• Test with empathy to simulate real-world usage and user behavior
  

Your performance will be measured by:

• Bug Detection Rate – Percentage of critical issues caught before production
  
• Test Coverage – Breadth of manual and automated test scenarios
  
• Release Quality – Reduction in post-release bugs and customer-reported issues
  
• Deployment Velocity – Impact of QA on faster, safer releases
  

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in QA Engineering, preferably in a fast-paced tech environment
  
• Strong experience with automated testing tools and frameworks- especially playwright and pytest
  
• Familiarity with API testing, mobile testing, and cross-browser compatibility
  
• Ability to write clear bug reports and detailed documentation
  
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release management practices
  
• Experience with frontend frameworks like Vue.js and Django/Python.
  
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and a user-first mindset
  

Benefits

• Be part of a fast-growing company that is transforming business communication in Africa.
  
• Work in a high-performance, collaborative environment where data-driven decision-making is key.
  
• Competitive salary with opportunities for growth and leadership.
  

If you are excited about ensuring products are stable, then we’d love to hear from you.