Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.

The Quality Engineer role is at the forefront of the Engineering team’s endeavor to enhance the quality and reliability of our solutions and to improve the team’s technical processes.

You will report to an engineering manager on your team as you work with Software Engineers, Business Analysts, and DevOps Engineers in our Engineering department.

Our tooling landscape is based on GitHub, SonarCloud, JIRA, Zephyr Squad, and Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain quality strategy document for your team
Streamline and augment overall testing processes
Devise and endorse procedures to determine product quality and release readiness
Research, develop, and recommend industry standards and tools for testing
Develop comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
Identify, isolate, and track bugs throughout all stages of testing
Utilize tools such as SonarCloud and Zephyr Squad, among others, to assess the coverage of test suites and make recommendations for additional test cases
Act among first responders to imminent troubleshooting and incident management
Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

3+ years of experience in software development with a focus on software testing, quality assurance, and control. Recommended certifications: CSQA, CAST, CSTE, ASTQB, or ISTQB
Experience writing and executing automated tests, which include unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests
Experience taking ownership of a team’s deliverables and generating reports to show quality compliance
Preferred Start Date