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Travel Chapter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holiday home provider in Bristol is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to enhance their automation capabilities. In this role, you'll design and maintain robust test automation frameworks, mentor other developers, and drive efficiency across platforms. This position offers a collaborative workplace with fantastic benefits including extra holiday days and a contribution towards personal travel. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in automation, particularly with JavaScript and various testing frameworks.

Benefits

25 days' paid holidays plus bank holidays

£500 paid towards a holiday

Life assurance

Social clubs for various interests

Qualifications

• Strong experience as an automation engineer.
• Hands-on experience with UI/API automation frameworks.
• Ability to analyse logs, metrics, and traces.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation frameworks for current applications.
• Write, maintain, and execute performance tests.
• Drive initiatives to enhance automation capabilities in the QA team.

Skills

Proficiency in JavaScript

Experience with automation frameworks

Knowledge of performance testing tools

Familiarity with CI/CD processes

Experience with database monitoring tools

Tools

Cypress

GitLab

JIRA

Xray

Job description

Overview

As our Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you'll report to the Head of Quality Assurance, playing a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and reliable test automation frameworks across multiple platforms. You\'ll proactively identify automation opportunities to help improve efficiency, ensuring the highest quality standards for our platforms and systems.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and maintaining automation frameworks for current applications.
• Designing and implementing CI/CD processes for automation purposes.
• Writing, maintaining and executing performance tests on internal systems.
• Providing guidance and mentorship to other Software Developers.
• Driving initiatives to enhance automation capabilities within the QA team.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to identify key automation opportunities.
• Working closely with product engineering teams to improve test environments and data.
• Supporting developers in adopting automation best practices.
• Demonstrated experience as an automation engineer.
• Proficiency in JavaScript.
• Expertise in designing, planning, and implementing automated testing frameworks for collaborative teams.
• Hands-on experience with various UI and API automation frameworks including Cypress.
• Familiarity with Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Knowledgeable with CI/CD processes, version control, and pipeline tools, preferably GitLab.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools, ideally K6/Grafana.
• Experience with test management platforms and reporting, preferably Xray.
• Skilled in analysing logs, metrics, and traces, with experience in data monitoring tools like DataDog a plus.
• Familiarity with project management and defect tracking tools, preferably JIRA.
• Experience of Appium (a bonus).

About Travel Chapter

We\'re Travel Chapter - the holiday home people - and we\'re on a mission to showcase great places to stay in the UK. While we\'ve grown over the years from a small South West holiday letting agency to one of the market leaders in the industry, we\'ve never lost sight of our strong family ethos and we keep the same values at the heart of everything we do. Along the way, we\'ve nurtured a caring and collaborative culture that drives us forward and keeps our team inspired and motivated every day. The people behind our company are at the heart of everything we do and it\'s a place where everyone is welcome; a place that\'s friendly and fair; a place that encourages people to be bold, explore new ideas and push the boundaries of what they do every single day. We are passionate about what we do and we take a common-sense approach to getting things done.

Benefits

• 25 days\' paid holidays plus bank holidays
• A special day off for your or a loved one\'s birthday
• £500 paid towards a holiday of your choice
• A paid day to volunteer with a charity close to your heart
• A friends and family discount scheme
• Life assurance for your peace of mind
• Social clubs for pet lovers, fitness enthusiasts, gardeners, sustainability champions, nutrition enthusiasts and more
• Exciting social events, including our famous Christmas parties!