Mobile Test Automation Engineer London/ Remote £50,000

ZipRecruiter; London; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Mobile Test Automation Engineer to join a growing team focused on developing quality software in the residential and commercial building space. This role offers flexible hybrid working, requiring just a few days in the London office each month. You will design and implement automation frameworks for mobile apps while mentoring junior team members and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position is perfect for someone passionate about quality engineering and eager to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Experience of building mobile test automation frameworks across both Android and iOS.
• Solid understanding of mobile automation tools like Detox, Appium, or similar.
• Passion for quality engineering, with a proactive attitude towards learning and mentoring.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a growing, supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, maintainable mobile test automation frameworks for React apps.
• Develop end-to-end, integration, and UI tests using tools such as Detox, Appium, WebdriverIO, or similar.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality benchmarks.
• Analyse test results, troubleshoot failures, and work with engineers to resolve defects.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members in automation best practices.
• Continuously evaluate new tools and technologies to improve efficiency and test coverage.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test plans, procedures, and results.

Skills

Mobile test automation frameworks

Detox

Appium

Strong communication skills

Job description

Job Description

I'm currently recruiting for a Mobile Test Automation Engineer to join an exciting and growing client of mine who develop software within the residential and commercial building space. You’ll be joining the nicest bunch of people and the role offers hybrid flexibility, with just 2–3 days per month required in their London (Soho) office, the rest of the time, you’re free to work remotely.

You’ll be joining a small, collaborative QA team that’s now expanding to strengthen its automation capabilities across their mobile product suite. They’re specifically looking for someone with automation experience across mobile apps (bonus points if you have tested React applications before) on both iOS and Android platforms.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who’s passionate about building quality software and wants to make a real impact in a company that embraces an “automation-first” mindset. You’ll work closely with the Test Lead to design and implement effective test suites. Their QA team has members at different levels of their automation journey, so there may be times when your role involves coaching and mentoring junior members of the team around mobile automation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design and build scalable, maintainable mobile test automation frameworks for React apps.
2. Develop end-to-end, integration, and UI tests using tools such as Detox, Appium, WebdriverIO, or similar.
3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality benchmarks.
4. Analyse test results, troubleshoot failures, and work with engineers to resolve defects.
5. Provide coaching and mentoring to junior team members in automation best practices.
6. Continuously evaluate new tools and technologies to improve efficiency and test coverage.
7. Maintain detailed documentation of test plans, procedures, and results.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience of building mobile test automation frameworks across both Android and iOS.
• Solid understanding of mobile automation tools like Detox, Appium, or similar.
• Passion for quality engineering, with a proactive attitude towards learning and mentoring.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a growing, supportive team.

Salary is up to £50,000. If you’d like to hear more, please apply below to Sam Miller at SR2 – Socially Responsible Recruitment.