Software Engineer in Test (SDET) Job at Apex Network

Apex Network is a Financial servicing firm, where anyone anywhere can easily and securely transact Bitcoin, which is the future of Money and a catalyst for creating and open financial system in Africa and the World.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Software Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• As a Senior QA Engineer, you will champion quality across our distributed systems.
• Partnering with engineering (Golang, Laravel), frontend (VueJS), and API teams, you’ll design and execute test strategies, build automation frameworks, and ensure our micro-services ecosystem meets reliability and performance standards.

Requirements

• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans: functional, regression, integration, API, and UI
• Design, implement, and scale automated test frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or equivalent)
• Collaborate with developers to define testable acceptance criteria and improve testability
• Execute manual and automated test suites, analyze results, and report defects
• Perform performance, load, and stress testing on microservices and APIs
• Establish and monitor quality metrics (e.g., test coverage, defect rates, MTTR)
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Mentor junior QA engineers and drive best practices in test automation and quality engineering

Qualifications

•  5+ years of QA experience in software engineering environments
• Strong proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks for API and UI testing
• Experience testing microservices architectures and RESTful/gRPC APIs
• Familiarity with Golang and Laravel codebases—able to write basic test scripts or helpers
• Hands-on experience with frontend testing in VueJS applications
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating test suites
• Skilled in defect tracking tools (Jira, GitHub Issues) and version control (Git)
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration mindset

Stand-Out Qualities:

• Background in fintech or e-commerce platforms
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (k6, JMeter, Locust)
• Experience with containerized testing environments (Docker)
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Security testing experience (SAST/DAST toools).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity options
• Flexible working hours and remote-first culture
• Comprehensive health insurance package
• Collaborative and inclusive team environment.