Junior QA Engineer

Human-CR, S.L; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS company based in the UK is seeking a Junior QA Engineer (automation-focused) to join their product team. This fully remote role emphasizes collaboration and quality, allowing for growth within the fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have some commercial experience in QA/testing, exposure to automation tools, and a strong desire to learn. With support and mentorship, this position offers clear progression as the QA function matures. Benefits include a salary up to £30,000 and full remote working options.

Benefits

Quarterly team meet-ups

Pension contribution

Learning and development support

Long-term career growth

Qualifications

• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Commercial experience in a QA/testing role is expected.
• Some hands-on exposure to automation tools or frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Executing manual tests across web-based applications.
• Supporting and contributing to automated test suites.
• Writing and maintaining test cases and test documentation.
• Identifying, logging, and tracking defects clearly and accurately.
• Working closely with developers and product managers.
• Learning best practices around test strategy and automation.

Skills

Commercial experience in a QA role

Hands-on exposure to test automation

Understanding of software testing fundamentals

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Junior QA Engineer (Automation-Focused)

UK-based | Fully Remote

Salary: up to £30,000 + benefits

Were supporting ahigh-growth, engineering-led SaaS businessthats building a modern, scalable product used by customers across the UK and Europe. Theyre now looking to bring in aJunior QA Engineerto join their product team and grow with the business as the platform continues to evolve.

This is a genuinejunior-level opportunitywith strong support, mentorship, and clear progression but its not a box-ticking role. Quality matters here, and automation is a key part of how software is delivered.

The role

Youll sit within a collaborative product and engineering team, supporting the delivery of new features and improvements across a live SaaS platform. The role combinesmanual testingwithexposure to test automation, giving you the chance to build strong foundations in quality engineering early in your career.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Executing manual tests across web-based applications
• Supporting and contributing to automated test suites(any prior automation experience is highly preferred)
• Writing and maintaining test cases and test documentation
• Identifying, logging, and tracking defects clearly and accurately
• Working closely with developers and product managers in an Agile environment
• Learning and adopting best practices around test strategy, automation, and quality ownership

What theyre looking for

• Commercial experience in aQA / testing role(junior level is expected)
• Some hands-on exposure totest automation(any tools or frameworks welcome)
• Understanding of software testing fundamentals (manual, regression, functional testing)
• Comfortable working with developers and asking the right questions
• A genuine interest in learning automation and growing as a QA Engineer
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail

Important requirements (non-negotiable)

• UK-based candidates only
• No sponsorship is available for this role
• You must have theright to work in the UK

Why this role stands out

• Fully remote role with a UK-based team
• Automation is encouraged early, not years down the line
• Clear progression as the product and QA function grows
• Supportive, engineering-led culture (quality is taken seriously)
• Opportunity to influence how QA and automation mature over time

Benefits include

• Salary up to£30,000
• Fully remote working
• Quarterly team meet-ups
• Pension contribution
• Learning and development support
• Long-term career growth within the product team