Quality & Reliability Engineer (QRE)
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Hybrid (Johannesburg / Remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: SaaS | Financial Technology | HR TechWatersEdge Solutions is hiring a Quality & Reliability Engineer (QRE) to lead the charge on software stability, release quality, and development tooling for a global incentive technology platform. If you thrive in the space between engineering, QA, and operations—this is your opportunity to own quality at scale.About the Role
Reporting to the Tech Lead, you’ll play a central role in building, maintaining, and improving CI/CD pipelines, test automation, observability, and reliability metrics. You’ll collaborate across functions to ensure stable, secure, and high-quality releases, with a strong focus on developer experience and platform integrity.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Heroku)Automate quality gates: tests, linting, coverage, type-checksOwn release processes: staging, production deployments, rollbacks, feature flagsMonitor production health via logs, Sentry, performance dashboardsTrack SLIs/SLOs and report on metrics like MTTR, CFR, and defect escape ratesSupport incident response and prepare operational runbooksMaintain test automation infrastructure and flaky test backlogCollaborate with devs to ensure testable, regression-resistant codeIntegrate security checks into pipelines and uphold compliance standards (e.g. SOC 2)What You’ll BringStrong CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitLab CI)Familiarity with cloud platform pipelines (e.g., Heroku)Proficient in Python and shell scripting (Django a bonus)Experience managing automated test frameworksComfort with observability tools like Sentry and log monitorsProven track record in delivering secure, reliable SaaS or FinTech systemsNice to HaveExperience with feature flags (e.g., LaunchDarkly, Unleash)Knowledge of SOC 2 / ISO 27001 controls in CI/CDExposure to data privacy and multi-tenant architectureExperience conducting post-mortems and tracking incident actionsWhat’s On OfferCompetitive compensationFull ownership of the CI/CD and reliability function within a fast-scaling SaaS productHigh autonomy and low red tape environmentA mission-driven platform enabling financial equity globallyCompany Culture
We value pragmatism, systems thinking, and a passion for enabling others through great tooling. You’ll join a smart, humble, and impact-driven team working in a no-blame culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility. If you believe tests are leverage, incidents are learning opportunities, and performance is about velocity with stability—this is your place.If you have not been contacted within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.