Job Overview

FairMoney is recruiting a QA Engineer for a hybrid position in Lagos, Nigeria. The role will shape how the company’s Android and iOS applications are tested, covering pre-release regression, release validation, mobile automation, exploratory testing and the responsible use of AI tools throughout the testing cycle.

Job Details

About the Organization

Established in 2017, FairMoney is a mobile banking institution focused on extending credit to emerging markets. The company operates primarily within Nigeria and has secured nearly €50 million in funding from global investors including Tiger Global, DST, and Flourish Ventures.

FairMoney is building a mobile banking platform and point-of-sale solution for emerging markets. Its services include a digital microcredit application for Android and iOS, current accounts, savings accounts, debit cards, and point-of-sale solutions for merchants and agents. The company has a workforce representing more than 27 nationalities.

Responsibilities

• Own pre-release regression and validation for iOS and Android and make the release readiness call.
• Build and maintain the mobile automation suite and run it in CI against every release candidate.
• Decide which tests should be automated and which should remain manual, while keeping the suite reliable and trusted.
• Design end-to-end coverage across core user journeys.
• Carry out exploratory testing on high-risk changes, including interrupted flows, dropped connections during transactions, and unusual account states.
• Test on real devices, including low-end Android devices and poor network conditions.
• Use AI to generate test cases from specifications, draft automation with coding agents, triage crashes, cluster support tickets at volume, and summarize logs during exploratory sessions.
• Audit AI-generated adversarial tests.
• Verify fixes and confirm that nothing new has broken.

Requirements and Qualifications

• At least 5 years of mobile QA experience, with iOS and Android as the primary discipline.
• Strong experience building and maintaining automation suites using Maestro, Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest.
• Maintainable coding experience in Kotlin, Swift, Python, or TypeScript.
• CI/CD experience and the ability to keep a test suite stable.
• Sound judgement about what to automate and how to avoid a slow, flaky suite that people do not trust.
• Hands-on experience using AI tooling in testing work, with the judgement to distinguish useful results from confident but inaccurate output.
• Experience testing low-end Android devices and poor networks.
• Ability to diagnose issues before escalating, using tools such as adb/logcat, the Xcode console, Charles, or Proxyman.
• API-level testing experience.
• Ability to write exceptional bug reports with the details engineers need.
• Strong exploratory testing instincts and the ability to explain the reasoning behind investigation areas.
• Background in fintech, payments, or lending.
• Clear written communication.

The role also calls for sound judgement under pressure, ownership, influence without authority, curiosity, persistence, user curiosity, and comfort with ambiguity. The successful candidate is expected to hold a release decision when risks are present, approach product testing with an adversarial mindset while working constructively with engineers, identify and close gaps without waiting for assigned tickets, use evidence and relationships to influence other teams, investigate intermittent issues, read support tickets and app store reviews, and continue exploring beyond the checklist.

Recruitment Process

1. A 30-minute screening call with a member of the recruitment team.
2. A 45–60-minute technical interview with members of the Engineering team.
3. A 45–60-minute interview with key stakeholders.

Benefits and Work Conditions

FairMoney lists the following benefits and work conditions for the role:

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan
• Work From Home
• Training & Development

Quick Eligibility Check

• At least five years of mobile QA experience focused on Android and iOS.
• Experience with Maestro, Appium, Espresso or XCUITest.
• Ability to write maintainable code in Kotlin, Swift, Python or TypeScript.
• Practical CI/CD and API-testing experience.
• Experience testing applications on low-end Android devices and unreliable networks.
• Previous exposure to fintech, payments or lending.
• Ability to work in a hybrid position based in Lagos.

Application Readiness Checklist

• Show evidence of the required experience through relevant roles, dates and measurable responsibilities.
• Highlight mobile applications you have tested, the automation frameworks you used and your contribution to release-readiness decisions. Include examples involving Android or iOS testing, CI/CD pipelines, API validation, low-end devices or unstable network conditions where applicable. Do not claim experience with tools or projects you have not worked with.
• Confirm that the vacancy is still open before submitting your application.

Vacancy Verification

This vacancy was checked by AfriJobSpace on September 4, 2026 against the employer’s official recruitment source. View the official vacancy source.

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How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application through the employer’s official application platform using the Apply for Job button on this page.