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QA Engineering Lead

SafeBoda · Kampala

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Full-time · Senior level · Technology · Posted today

About the role

This role requires you to take end-to-end ownership of quality across our mobile apps, web applications, and backend services, as a senior, hands-on QA leader. You'll combine individual-contributor automation engineering, building test automation strategy and infrastructure from the ground up; with day-to-day leadership of a QA team. You will own and build the automation roadmap and automation frameworks, write automated tests, cultivate quality standards through leading and mentoring QA engineers, manage release readiness sign-offs and effectively communicate quality metrics to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Build and own SafeBoda's test automation strategy end-to-end: design, write, and maintain automated test suites (API/E2E, Mobile UI, Web-frontend & backend) across all core backend services, all mobile applications and web applications.
  • Integrate automated suites into CI/CD (Argo pipelines), with coverage reporting that is accurate and actionable, not just a percentage on a slide.
  • Represent QA in cross-functional planning with PMs, Engineering, and DevOps to ensure realistic testing timelines are built into the roadmap from the start, not bolted on at the end.
  • Lead and manage the day-to-day performance of QA engineers: set individual goals, run regular 1:1s, and actively develop the team's automation and structured test-design skills.
  • Define and enforce QA process standards: test case documentation, bug triage/severity criteria, release sign-off criteria, and regression scope per release.
  • Own accurate, real-time visibility into QA capacity and ticket status (time-in-QA vs. time queued), replacing informal tracking with a defensible system of record.
  • Partner with Engineering leads to resolve recurring bottlenecks before they hit QA; batched ticket arrival, incomplete or outdated feature documentation, missing requirement sign-off.
  • Track production bug trends by service/feature over time (not single incidents), run retrospectives, and feed learnings back into automation and process priorities.
  • Act as the quality gate for the releases across Android, iOS, and backend services; make and clearly communicate go/no-go recommendations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in QA/software testing, including 2+ years in a lead or senior individual-contributor automation role.
  • Proven hands-on experience building automated test suites from scratch, i.e. API testing (Postman/Newman, REST Assured, or similar) and mobile automation (Appium, Espresso/XCUITest, or similar).
  • Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Argo, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar) and integrating automated tests into them.
  • Experience testing complex, multi-service backend systems i.e. microservices, async/event-driven flows; payment or wallet reconciliation experience is a strong plus.
  • Experience managing or mentoring QA engineers, including performance management and skills development.
  • Comfortable defining and defending QA metrics/OKRs to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Prior experience in fintech, ride-hailing, delivery, or another high-transaction-volume consumer platform is a strong plus.

How to apply

Send an email to recruitment@safeboda.com, attaching your CV. Please use "QA Enginnering Lead" as the email subject. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Full-time senior-level Technology role at SafeBoda in Kampala, Uganda. Salary: not disclosed.

Posted 2 Nov 2026 · Last updated 2 Nov 2026 · Closes 7 Nov 2026 · Job ID 34

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