Quality Assurance Engineer Recruitment at Decagon

Decagon is an Elite Software Development Training Institute that runs a 6-month intense software and leadership training, focused on transforming Nigerian youths to world-class software developers and leaders in the tech industry even if they cannot pay.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full Time/ Permanent
Reports To: CTO

Mission of the Position

• You will perform quality assurance functions for large software development projects and you will be responsible for performing UI and integration testing for software applications and modular code libraries.

Position Description

• Ensuring applications meet functional design specs
• Reporting and assigning issues using project management systems
• Communicating with other team members to solve problems
• Ensuring applications meet graphic design specs
• Ensuring that developers have performed unit tests where applicable
• Testing Web applications on a wide variety of platforms, browsers, and device configurations
• Following documented workflow for product evaluation
• Following up on all reported issues to ensure customer acceptance of solutions
• Train new quality insurance members on quality assurance processes.

Preferred Years of Experience

• 5+ years of experience testing web applications using a structured testing methodology.

Qualifications & Skill Sets

• 5+ years of experience with software testing of web-based applications using a structured testing methodology
• Good understanding of time tracking applications
• Ability to use Jira / Confluence project management software;
• Familiar with Agile, Kanban, and Scrum
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Good knowledge of slack and basecamp
• Ability to work with diverse teams
• Superb written and verbal communication.

Benefits of Working at Decagon

• Decagon offers an energized, upbeat environment that strongly fosters employee work-life balance.
• A work culture that rewards goal-oriented professionals who enjoy meeting challenges head-on.
• Great / flexible work culture - as long as you get the work done.
• Amazing personal growth experience - at one of the fastest-growing start-ups in Nigeria.
• Pension and health plan.
• Working with a motivated and talented team.
• More importantly, an opportunity to transform the Software Engineering ecosystem in Nigeria and beyond.