QA Test Engineer

Pharmacy2U | Certified B Corp

Leeds

Hybrid

GBP 45,000 - 65,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare insurance

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work

Green Car scheme

25 days annual leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Pharmacy2U is seeking a QA Test Engineer to join our hybrid Leeds-based team, delivering quality across web and mobile platforms using .NET Core microservices, React, Next.js and TypeScript. You’ll grow our automation journey, working with engineers and product managers to drive a quality-first mindset.

Join a market-leading, patient-centric digital health provider with 25 years’ NHS experience, offering extensive benefits and a flexible hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

Hands-on QA experience testing web and/or mobile applications.
Experience building and maintaining automated test suites in TypeScript, ideally using Playwright.
Familiarity with CI/CD tooling, such as Azure DevOps.
Exposure to performance testing and risk-based testing practices.

Responsibilities

Owning quality end-to-end for stories within the squad, from refinement through to release.
Contributing across the squad's wider work, helping the team maintain a shared standard for quality.
Challenging acceptance criteria and identifying risks early, before development begins.
Executing manual and exploratory testing, providing clear and well-documented outcomes.
Building and maintaining automated test scenarios for the growing end-to-end test suite.
Performing API testing using tools such as Postman.
Working with CI/CD pipelines, ideally within Azure DevOps, to ensure automated tests are integrated into the delivery process.
Identifying opportunities where automation will deliver the greatest value and help prioritise implementation.
Raise, manage, and track defects through to resolution, collaborating closely with engineers to remove blockers.
Developing an understanding of how changes progress through environments into production and where risks may arise.
Representing quality within squad ceremonies, planning sessions, and delivery discussions.

Skills

QA testing

Automated testing

Playwright

TypeScript

Azure DevOps

API testing

Agile

Communication

Risk-based testing

Tools

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Postman

Job description

Role: QA Test Engineer

Location: We operate a hybrid schedule, meaning 2-3 days a week in the office based at Thorpe Park, Leeds.

Salary: £ DOE plus extensive benefits

Contract type: Permanent

Employment type: Full time

Working hours: We work on a core hours principle. Our core hours are 09:30 - 16:00; you can work around these to suit you!

Do you want to work for the nation's largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We're a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years' experience, helping over 1.8 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day, and as a certified B Corp we also meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.

Join our QA team at an exciting point in our journey, working in Agile squads to deliver high-impact improvements across Pharmacy2U's customer-facing products and internal platforms. Using a modern tech stack including .NET Core microservices, React, Next.js, and TypeScript, you'll help ensure quality across web and mobile platforms.

As we evolve from largely manual testing, you'll have the opportunity to help shape and grow our automation capability. Working closely with engineers and product managers, you'll drive a quality-first mindset. If you enjoy scale and continuous improvement, this is a chance to work in a team making real impact.

Our tech teams keep us running 24/7 to make sure all our patients get world class service. To support that, this role may include participation in an out-of-hours rota as required by the business. We operate fair scheduling process as well as additional compensation for all on call periods.

What you'll be doing?

Owning quality end-to-end for stories within the squad, from refinement through to release
Contributing across the squad's wider work, helping the team maintain a shared standard for quality
Challenging acceptance criteria and identify risks early, before development begins
Executing manual and exploratory testing, providing clear and well-documented outcomes
Building and maintain automated test scenarios for the growing end-to-end test suite
Performing API testing using tools such as Postman
Working with CI/CD pipelines, ideally within Azure DevOps, to ensure automated tests are integrated into the delivery process
Identifying opportunities where automation will deliver the greatest value and help prioritise implementation
Raise, manage, and track defects through to resolution, collaborating closely with engineers to remove blockers
Developing an understanding of how changes progress through environments into production and where risks may arise
Representing quality within squad ceremonies, planning sessions, and delivery discussions

Who are we looking for?

Demonstrated hands-on QA experience testing web and/or mobile applications
Experience building and maintaining automated test suites in TypeScript, ideally using Playwright
Familiarity with technologies such as .NET and React would be beneficial, though not essential
Exposure to CI/CD tooling, such as Azure DevOps
Experience in, or an interest in developing skills within, performance testing using tools such as k6
Enthusiasm for joining a team early in its automation journey and helping to shape best practice
A proactive approach to owning quality across the wider squad's work, beyond individual test execution
Strong risk-based testing skills, with the ability to make and justify coverage decisions
Experience working within Agile teams and contributing to refinement, planning, and delivery activities
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate defects, risks, and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
A customer-focused mindset, with an appreciation of the impact quality products and services have on patients who rely on their medication

Why you'll love working with us

We believe great people deserve great support. That's why we offer a benefits package designed to look after your health, finances, career and life outside work.

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