Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET)

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's leading investment services company, is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test in Bristol. This role involves designing automated test frameworks, conducting performance tests, and ensuring software quality within a dynamic and innovative environment. Join us to support our mission of helping individuals save and invest for their future, while enjoying a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options available

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Wellness coaching sessions

In-house barista

Two paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Advanced experience in test automation development using tools like Selenium, JUnit.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools like JMeter.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and tools.
• Develop and execute performance and load test strategies.
• Translate product requirements into test strategies.

Skills

Test Automation Development

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

JMeter

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!

About the role

Join HL, the UK's Number One Investment Services Company
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) is the UK's leading investment services company, managing over £149.7 billion in assets on behalf of more than 1.86 million UK investors. HL is at the forefront of innovation and digital transformation in the financial services sector. This is your chance to genuinely stamp your mark on one of the UK's most innovative and digital-focused businesses.

Salary: Up to £75,000 dependent on experience

What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Software Developer in Test (SSDET) at HL, you will play a crucial role in building market-leading solutions for our clients.

You will:

Test Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, tools, and libraries. Integrate, implement, and optimize automated testing strategies within our CI/CD pipelines.

Performance and Security Testing: Develop and execute performance and load test strategies to ensure the system can handle high volumes of traffic. Implement security testing practices to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities. Develop functional resilience strategies such as chaos engineering.

Quality Assurance: Support the team in conducting thorough testing of software applications, including unit, integration, system, and acceptance tests. Collaborate with developers to debug and resolve complex issues, including fixing bugs.

Test Planning and Execution: Translate product requirements into test strategies, architecture, and design decisions that ensure quality and non-functional requirements (NFRs) are considered upfront.

Collaboration: Work closely with other SDETs, Software Engineers, QA Analysts, and DevOps Engineers to integrate automated testing and quality into the development process. Participate in code reviews and provide feedback on testability and quality of code.

Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in the testing process. Stay updated with industry trends and technologies in test automation. Mentor and train SDET and Software Engineering team members in best practices for test automation and software quality.

Documentation: Contribute to test plans and strategies documentation. Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for test automation frameworks and tools.

About You

We are looking for a talented individual who is passionate about quality and testing. You should have:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience:

Advanced experience in test automation development using tools like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, etc. Familiarity with performance testing tools such as Apache Bench, JMeter, or LoadRunner, or modern alternatives like K6, Gatling, Locust. Familiarity with BDD tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.

Skills:

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or TypeScript.
• Experience with scripting languages for automation tasks.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles and methodologies.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus * and annual pay review
• 25 days * holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday **
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patient care
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness provider s and w ellness c oach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• T wo paid volunteering days per year

* dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.