Quality Engineering Intern

Join us as a QE Intern to write code that breaks code. Build automated frameworks, master CI/CD pipelines, and own product quality from day one in a role where you’ll think like a developer and a user to protect the entire ecosystem.

About One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

About the Young Professionals Program One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund's operations.

When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Over the period of your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.

About the Role The Quality Engineer role drives the quality, reliability, and usability of delivered solutions and improves the processes that uphold technical best practices. Likely to own quality for many complex services.

Responsibilities - Requirements Analysis Identify and integrate quality assurance parameters throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) Contribute to backlog grooming to refine user stories with the necessary technical specifications, non-functional scope of work, such as acceptance criteria and test cases - Quality Assurance Put in place processes and methods for collecting value-driven quality measurement and other service-level agreement (SLA) monitoring Create reports on key metrics and indicators of product quality that inform decisions and strategies by stakeholders - Streamlined Testing Source quality-driven feedback and performance metrics directly from field staff/users Create and manage test frameworks; use the framework to set and hit test coverage goals across multiple test areas (regression, stress testing, etc.) Automate testing in CI/CD pipelines Create test schedules in accordance with project scope or delivery timelines Prepare, refine, and track test plans and cases according to quality parameters and acceptance criteria - Quality Control Identify and introduce the latest industry standards and regulations for software quality control Identify quality-related technical problems and drive their respective resolution Document your work to ensure replicability both as your service adds new features and to other services. - Troubleshooting Production Issues Isolate and track bugs throughout all stages of testing and product support Anticipate and record solution deficiencies as informed by technical guides and quality assessment reports

Career Growth and Development We have a strong culture of constant learning and we deeply invest in our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training, and regular feedback on your performance. We’ll hold career reviews every one-three months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and gain rewarding technical experience.

Qualifications Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have: - Experience working in Agile - Competency in software quality principles and quality control principles - Background in software testing

Preferred Start Date As soon as possible

Job Location Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya

Benefits Interns will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract. Rural area based fellows will be provided assistance in locating suitable housing.

Eligibility This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya and Rwanda.

Application Deadline 26 September 2026.We hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.