{"id":95309,"date":"2026-04-30T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/automation-qa-engineer-tana-fellowship-program-business-roles\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:00:53","slug":"automation-qa-engineer-tana-fellowship-program-business-roles","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/automation-qa-engineer-tana-fellowship-program-business-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Automation QA Engineer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Tana Fellowship Program (Business Roles)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Position overview:<\/p>\n<p>\tThe role will be placed with a global travel technology company that builds booking platforms for vacation itineraries, flights, and hotels. This is a full-stack QA role, combining hands-on manual testing, test automation, and proactive innovation, including experimenting with AI to improve testing workflows. You will work closely with a team of junior engineers and help drive the shift toward modern automation practices.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>\tPerform end-to-end manual and automated testing across a complex travel booking product.<br \/>\n\tBecome a deep product expert, developing a thorough understanding of the platform&#8217;s critical logic and user flows.<br \/>\n\tProactively identify opportunities to automate manual test cases and take initiative in building those automations.<br \/>\n\tWrite and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright with TypeScript.<br \/>\n\tTest and validate APIs using tools such as Postman.<br \/>\n\tWrite and execute SQL queries to support data validation and backend testing.<br \/>\n\tParticipate in daily standups, clearly communicating progress, blockers, and testing status.<br \/>\n\tExperiment with AI tools and implement new workflows to improve QA processes.<br \/>\n\tCollaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across the product lifecycle.<br \/>\n\tContinuously stay up to date with emerging trends and best practices in QA, and proactively identify ways to implement them across the team.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n<p>Must have:<\/p>\n<p>\t2\u20133 years of hands-on automation QA experience (Playwright), with a strong QA mindset and critical thinking approach.<br \/>\n\tProficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript (strongly preferred)<br \/>\n\tExperience writing and executing SQL queries.<br \/>\n\tKnowledge of APIs and experience working with tools like Postman.<br \/>\n\tAbility to communicate clearly and proactively, both verbally in standups and in written updates.<br \/>\n\tAttention to detail and diligence in testing to catch critical bugs before production.<br \/>\n\tAbility to incorporate feedback quickly and adapt to a fast-paced team environment.<\/p>\n<p>Nice to have:<\/p>\n<p>\tA background in Computer Science or a related technical field.<br \/>\n\tExperience using AI tools to support or accelerate QA work.<\/p>\n<p>Location:<\/p>\n<p>\tThis is a full-time, remote role based in Kenya. Working hours are 3:00 PM \u2013 12:00 AM EAT.<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Use the link(s) below to apply on company website. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"Tana","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"Tana is a career launchpad for tech-savvy Kenyan youth. 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