Quality Assurance Lead

DIFC \| The Dubai International Financial Centre

Offices: DIFC \| Hybrid

Test Strategy & Automation

• Design and implement an automated testing strategy from scratch covering frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (FastAPI/Python) across the platform
• Build and maintain end-to-end test suites using Playwright or equivalent; write API-level tests against FastAPI endpoints
• Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline so regressions are caught before they reach production

Coverage & Domain Ownership

• Own test coverage across core domain areas including property listings, search, offer and negotiation workflows, payments (Stripe), user authentication, and admin tooling
• Perform exploratory and manual testing on new features before release, thinking well beyond the happy path
• Work closely with the full-stack developer to catch issues early in the development cycle, not just at the end

Process & Documentation

• Define and document QA processes, test plans, bug reporting standards, regression cycles, and release checklists — building these from scratch where none currently exist
• Track and manage defects clearly, prioritise by impact, and communicate quality risk to the team without noise

Frontend

Backend

Ci/Cd

Payments

Essential

• 7+ years of QA experience with a strong automation-first mindset — you write code, not just test cases
• Proven experience building automated test frameworks from scratch, not maintaining someone else's
• Solid Playwright or Cypress skills for end-to-end testing; Pytest or equivalent for backend API testing
• Comfortable in environments without defined QA processes — you create structure, you do not wait for it
• Ability to read and understand application code in Python and TypeScript well enough to write meaningful tests and identify risk areas
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate automated tests into a delivery workflow
• Sharp analytical thinking — you find the edge cases, state transitions, and failure modes that others miss
• Clear written English and the ability to communicate defects and quality risk concisely to a technical team

Preferred

• Experience in fintech, asset transaction-based platforms, or marketplace platforms
• Familiarity with payment flows, compliance requirements, and high-value transactional UX
• Performance testing experience using k6, Locust, or similar tools for API load and stress testing
• Security testing awareness: OWASP basics, auth boundary testing, and input validation
• Stripe payment testing experience including test mode, webhook simulation, and checkout edge cases
• Experience working in a small, early-stage team where quality ownership sits with one person

Automation-First

Builder Mentality

Analytically Sharp

Collaborative

Clear Communicator

Ownership-Driven

What We Offer

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Equity participation in a high-growth, venture-backed platform
• Full ownership of the QA function and the opportunity to build it from the ground up
• Direct collaboration with the founder, CTO, and engineering team
• A fast-moving environment where your work has immediate, visible impact
• Clear career progression path as the engineering team scales
• Due to volume if you do not hear from us in 3 working days, then unfortunately we will not be moving forward with you.
• They are an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.
• All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications and their ability to perform the requirements of the role. 😊