Quality Assurance Engineer

Parametric Technology (UK) Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

PTC in Cambridge is seeking a QA Engineer to join the CAD/PLM engineering team, contributing to the quality of cloud-enabled product development platforms.

You will design, execute and maintain tests across UI, backend services, APIs, and data layers, collaborating with engineers using TypeScript/Node.js (NestJS/Express) and Angular front-ends, with ORM-backed backends and SQL databases.

Qualifications

• Experience as a QA Engineer in a complex software environment.
• Hands-on testing of web-based SaaS platforms.
• Strong test automation experience (UI and/or API).
• Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience with Angular frontend testing and ORM-backed backends.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests for CAD/PLM web apps.
• Validate functionality across frontend UI, backend services, APIs, and data layers.
• Test complex workflows and integration points typical of CAD/PLM domains.
• Contribute to and extend test automation frameworks (UI and API).
• Collaborate with engineers using TypeScript/Node.js, NestJS/Express.

Skills

QA Engineer experience

Test automation

Web testing

JavaScript/TypeScript

Angular testing

Node.js testing

Education

Tools

NestJS

Express

TypeORM

Prisma

Job description

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way.Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible. We are looking for a QA Engineer to join our Cambridge‑based CAD / PLM engineering team, contributing to the quality and reliability of complex, cloud‑enabled product development platforms. This role sits within a modern SaaS-oriented PLM environment, where CAD and PLM capabilities are delivered through scalable backend services, rich web-based user interfaces, and cloud‑native infrastructure. You will work closely with full‑stack engineers, frontend developers, and DevOps teams to ensure high quality across the entire solution. Quality is treated as a shared responsibility, and this role is embedded directly within agile development teams.

What You’ll Do

• Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests for CAD / PLM web applications
• Validate functionality across frontend UI, backend services, APIs, and data layers
• Test complex workflows typical of CAD / PLM domains (configuration, data integrity, performance, integration points)
• Contribute to and extend test automation frameworks (UI and API level)
• Collaborate closely with engineers working in TypeScript and Node.js (NestJS / Express)
• Test frontend applications built with Angular and modern UI patterns
• Validate backend logic using ORMs such as TypeORM, Prisma, or equivalent, and SQL databases
• Support testing in cloud‑native and containerized environments, including Kubernetes
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring tests are executed as part of build and deployment processes
• Perform regression, integration, exploratory, and acceptance testing
• Actively participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality improvement discussions

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a QA Engineer / Software Test Engineer in a complex software environment
• Hands‑on experience testing web‑based SaaS platforms
• Strong experience with test automation (UI and/or API)
• Working knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript
• Experience testing Node.js backend services (NestJS, Express, or similar frameworks)
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks, especially Angular
• Experience testing systems using ORMs (TypeORM, Prisma, or similar) and SQL-based databases
• Understanding of Agile / Scrum development methodologies
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience testing CAD, PLM, or engineering software platforms
• Exposure to Kubernetes or containerized systems
• Experience working in DevOps‑leaning environments
• API testing experience (REST, JSON, OpenAPI)
• Experience with cloud‑hosted, scalable SaaS architectures

Why This Role

• Work on enterprise‑grade CAD / PLM platforms with real technical complexity
• Be part of a Cambridge-based R&D organization with strong engineering culture
• Collaborate closely with full‑stack, frontend, and DevOps engineers
• Influence product quality early in the development lifecycle
• Clear growth paths toward Senior QA Engineer / Quality Engineer roles

Life at PTC is about more than working with today’s most cutting‑edge technologies to transform the physical world. It’s about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today’s most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you.

If you share our passion for problem‑solving through innovation, you’ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are.

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