About The Role/Team

• Are you a passionate engineer ready to thrive in a dynamic environment? The Native App Platform Team at Capitec is looking for you. We’re a team of about 20 engineers building the foundational platform that delivers Capitec’s Banking App to millions of South Africans. Our work covers the native apps, frontend platform architecture and backend services and APIs, placing us at the heart of innovation for all Capitec products.
• We’re looking for a test automation engineer to help shape the future of our mobile channel, focusing on key areas like app security, fraud prevention, and unwavering stability. You’ll tackle the challenge of making our app efficient, responsive, and reliable across a wide range of devices, ensuring even the most resource-constrained hardware provides an enjoyable experience. A major project on our horizon is building our own device testing farm to include the devices our clients rely on, and your expertise will be vital.
• In our team, we value building trust and autonomy. We foster an environment of continuous improvement and experimentation with the best tech needed to get the job done. Collaboration and communication are key, but we also like to have fun and not take ourselves too seriously.
• The ideal candidate embraces new technology, challenges bad ideas, and loves finding better ways of doing things. You’ll need to write automated tests and have a deep empathy for our clients. We want someone who can help us raise our own standards and bring something new to the team. If you’re ready to make a tangible impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment, apply now and help us build something exceptional.

What We Are Looking For

• 3 – 5 years of Quality Assurance (QA) testing experience in a business environment
• Hands-on experience with test automation.
• Knows how to use generative AI to be more impactful and productive.
• Strong front-end testing experience, and a working knowledge of back-end testing to support basic backend testing efforts.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing processes.
• Able to assess the impact of software changes across systems.
• Solid knowledge of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Understands common software faults and how to identify them.
• Exposure to a variety of software domains and applications under test.
• Applied best practices in software/hardware testing and Software Quality Assurance (SQA).
• Proficient in test reporting, defect tracking, and follow-up processes.
• Experience in a Financial/Banking Systems environment is ideal.
• A proactive self-starter who adapts easily and thrives in dynamic, growth-focused environments

Education

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Software Testing (minimum)
• Software Testing – Foundation Level through the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) is ideal