Junior Automation Test Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI startup is seeking a Junior QA Engineer to join their innovative UK team. The role is fully remote, requiring collaboration with talented software and ML engineers. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Maths/CS or relevant experience in AI startups. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects in AI technology.

Qualifications

• 6-12 months experience in a native AI startup.
• Experience working in AI startups with small teams.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with software and ML engineers as a dedicated tester.
• Conduct various types of testing including unit, integration, and model testing.

Skills

Python testing

Selenium

Unit and integration testing

end-to-end testing

Model testing

A/B testing

Performance monitoring

REST API testing

Education

Degree in Maths/CS

Tools

MLflow

Split

GrowthBook

Weights & Biases

TensorBoard

Postman

REST-assured

Job description

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Client:

Better Placed Ltd - A Sunday Times Top 10 Employer!

Location:

England, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

4

Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

Job Description:

Junior QA Engineer (automation, AI startup)

Remote (UK only)

Up to £45,000

Better Placed Tech has partnered with a Microsoft-backed AI business that is close to securing a major seed round from a leading AI VC. With this impending funding and a great array of clients, they are now looking to add to their UK-based team.

The founding team is composed of industry leaders and innovators from some of the best-known tech businesses and educational institutions. They are working on cutting-edge technologies that are revolutionizing the AI landscape.

This is an opportunity for a mid-level QA Engineer to join the UK team, working with a talented group of software and ML engineers as their dedicated tester.

This role is fully remote, but travel to Silicon Valley 1-2 times per year may be required for collaboration.

The Job

You will be a talented, motivated QA Engineer with a degree in Maths/CS or similar from a top university, or 6-12 months experience in a native AI startup. As a key UK hire, you will work closely with an incredibly bright team of software and ML engineers.

Experience and skills required:

Useful skills include:

• Python testing: pytest
• Selenium
• Unit and integration testing, end-to-end testing

AI-specific testing tools:

• Model testing: MLflow for tracking experiments
• A/B testing: Split or GrowthBook for model comparison
• Performance monitoring: Weights & Biases or TensorBoard

API & Integration Testing:

• REST API testing: Postman, REST-assured, or pytest with requests

The key requirement is experience working in AI startups with small teams of AI and ML engineers.

If you do not meet this criteria, your application will not be considered.

This is a unique opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds on a groundbreaking project. For a confidential discussion, please apply with an up-to-date CV.