Test Engineer
KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech
company with 1,200+ employees across East Africa & India. Our mission is to
imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest
growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment
with significant opportunities for professional growth. Our core lines of
business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking
fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging
existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; (2) KOKO Climate, which
retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from
deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel; and (3) KOKO Club, a tech-enabled,
direct-to-consumer, instant fulfillment retail platform operated in partnership
with neighborhood retailers. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s
leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC.
Your
Role
As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for Test Engineers with a strong understanding of complex distributed systems and a demonstrated ability to effectively test and troubleshoot them.
In this position you will work collaboratively
with engineering team members to build productive working relationships and
collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet KOKO’s quality commitments to
its customers. KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and
disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems
thinking across distributed components is key for this role.
Responsibilities
- Review
requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide
timely and meaningful feedback.
- Develop
deep product and domain knowledge of KOKO’s systems.
- Liaise
with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify
system requirements and create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured
test plans and test cases.
- Estimate,
prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
- Design,
develop and execute automation scripts using automation tools.
- Identify,
record, document thoroughly and track bugs through to closure.
- Perform
thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
- Develop
and apply testing processes for new and existing products to improve on
their quality and functionality.
- Monitor
debugging process results.
- Work
with the development team to provide inputs to fix issues and possible
solutions to problems.
- Participate
with the entire team in setting the quality standards for the product.
- Contribute
to reviewing and defining quality processes.
- Provide
training, guidance, feedback, and coaching to testing team members.
- Collaborate
with team members on defects/issues and timelines to ensure timely
delivery of releases.
- Track
quality metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
- Stay
up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.
KOKO’s technology stack currently includes (but
is not limited to):
Core
Technology: AWS, Python, Flask, Vue.js,
Postgres, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, C++, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP,
Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git
Test
Engineering: Maven, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Postman,Newman, JMeter
Qualifications
- 2-4
years of relevant experience in manual and automation testing.
- Experience
in creating test plans and test scenarios.
- Experience
in BDD tools like Cucumber with web testing frameworks like Selenium.
- Experience
in mobile app testing tools like Firebase Test Lab or Appium is preferred.
- Hands
on programming skills in any one of Java, Python or JavaScript.
- Experience
in testing REST APIs.
- Knowledge
of database architectures and data models used in the relevant product.
- Experience
working with Performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling or
equivalent is a plus.
- Demonstrate
problem solving and innovation ability.
- Proficiency
in multi-tasking.
- Strong
teamwork focus and the ability to foster collaboration within and across
teams.
What We Offer
- Competitive
salary plus a quarterly cash bonus
- Annual
compensation reviews – we reward great work
- Discounted
health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in
Kenya)
- 21
days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave
- Hybrid
working model – allowing you to split your time between in-person
collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely
- Ongoing
investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online
courses
- The
right equipment for the job – a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop
We believe that our people are critical for our
ambitious growth plans in Kenya and beyond. We want to build an organisation
where people thrive, feel included, grow professionally, and enjoy having high
impact through their work.
KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity
in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!
How
to Apply
