Founding QA Engineer (Lead Track) Job FroggyTalk
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The Role
FroggyTalk is a fast-growing startup helping Africans abroad stay connected to their roots.We are scaling rapidly and entering a phase where product quality, reliability, and performance arecritical to growth.
We are looking for an Engineer who will take on QA Automation/SDET role, not a traditional manual QA tester. You will take full ownership of quality across our products. This is a handson builder role, not a traditional tester position. You will define how quality is built, tested, and maintained as we scale.You will also lay the foundation for the future QA team.
Responsibilities
Quality Ownership
- Take full responsibility for the quality of all live products
- Ensure stable, reliable, and high-performing releases
- Act as the final gatekeeper before features go live
Testing Strategy & Execution
- Design and implement a comprehensive QA strategy (manual + automated)
- Build and maintain evolving test scenarios as the product grows
- Perform exploratory, regression, and edge-case testing
Automation & Tooling
- Develop and scale automated test suites (API, integration, end-to-end)
- Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Select and manage testing tools and frameworks
Performance & Stress Testing
- Design and execute stress tests under load
- Identify performance bottlenecks and system weaknesses
- Ensure systems can scale reliably with user growth
Collaboration with Engineering
- Work closely with developers to catch issues early
- Improve release confidence and deployment speed
- Advocate for quality-first engineering practices
Building for Scale
- Document QA processes and best practices
- Help define future QA hiring needs
- Grow into a QA Lead role as the company scales
What Success Looks Like
- High product stability with minimal production issues
- Strong automated test coverage across critical flows
- Systems that perform reliably under load
- Faster releases with fewer regressions
- Clear QA processes embedded in engineering workflows
- A strong foundation for scaling a QA team
Ideal Candidate Profile
Experience
- 4–8 years in QA, SDET, or similar roles
- Experience in startups or fast-paced environments
- Proven track record of building or improving QA systems
- Experience with performance or load testing is a strong plus
Skills & Mindset
- Strong automation skills (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar)
- Ability to write code (JavaScript, Python, or similar)
- Deep understanding of testing strategies and trade-offs
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Ability to design evolving test scenarios as products grow
- Comfortable stress testing systems and identifying failure points
Personal Attributes
- Self-starter who takes initiative without needing direction
- Strong team player who collaborates effectively with engineers
- High ownership mindset. Takes responsibility for outcomes
- Pragmatic and execution-focused
- Comfortable working in fast-changing environments
How to Apply
If you are excited about owning quality in a fast-scaling product and building systems from
the ground up, please send your CV to hr@froggytalk.com. Suitable candidates will be
contacted for the next steps.
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