Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

TN United Kingdom; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will design and maintain automation frameworks, ensuring high-quality standards across platforms. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with various stakeholders, drive automation initiatives, and mentor fellow developers. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive culture, this company offers competitive salaries and unique benefits, including a special day off for birthdays and financial support for holidays. If you're passionate about automation and eager to make an impact, this position is for you.

Benefits

Birthday Day Off

£500 Holiday Contribution

Paid Volunteer Day

Friends and Family Discount

Life Assurance

Social Clubs

Qualifications

• Experience as an automation engineer with a focus on test automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with UI and API automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automation frameworks for applications.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance automation capabilities.

Skills

Automation Engineering

Test Automation Frameworks

Cypress

CI/CD Processes

Performance Testing

Data Monitoring Tools

JIRA

Appium

Tools

GitLab

K6

Grafana

Xray

DataDog

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Goosnargh

col-narrow-left

Client:

Travel Chapter

Location:

Goosnargh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

col-narrow-right

Job Reference:

4dd6c7323c71

Job Views:

3

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

col-wide

Job Description:

What will I be doing?

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.

As part of your everyday role, you’re likely to be involved in the following:

• 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.

What are we looking for?

We know that the perfect candidate who ticks every box doesn’t exist, so if you’re excited by the role and can do most of the below, please get in touch – you could be exactly what we need!

Ideally, we’re looking for:

• Demonstrated experience as an automation engineer.
• 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).

What’s in it for you?

We believe in taking care of our team. As well as joining a rapidly growing company with a good culture and opportunities for employee development, we provide competitive salaries and a range of benefits, including:

• 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