Software Developer Engineer in Test

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK investment platform is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their team in Bristol. This role focuses on developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and conducting performance and security testing. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and experience in test automation tools. The company offers a dynamic work environment with flexible options and comprehensive benefits, including a pension scheme and healthcare support.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Flexible working options

Pension scheme up to 11%

Private medical insurance

Inhouse barista and deli

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Some experience with test automation and performance testing tools preferred.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and maintenance of automated test frameworks.
• Conduct thorough testing including unit and integration tests.
• Collaborate with developers to debug and resolve software issues.

Skills

Test automation development

Performance testing

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

Jenkins

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

SDET is a type of Software Engineer, specialised and focused on Testing and Quality. The role of a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is crucial in modern software engineering teams, especially those operating in agile and DevOps environments. SDETs are highly skilled engineers who focus on developing and maintaining automated frameworks to ensure software quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle and as a result, is measured primarily on the influence it has in the way the software is designed, built and behaves once live - demonstrated by DORA metrics Defect Leakage, Mean Time To Recover (MTTR).

Role Accountabilities Test Automation Development

• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of automated test frameworks tools and libraries in code to enable the software engineers to deliver faster and integrate test automation from the beginning (TDD, BDD).
• Co-develop and maintain automated test scripts and test frameworks with software engineers.
• Assist in the implementation and optimization of automated testing strategies for continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Performance and Security Testing

• Assist in developing and executing performance and load tests to ensure the system can handle high volumes of traffic.
• Support the implementation of security testing practices to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.

Quality Assurance

• Conduct thorough testing of software applications, including unit, integration, system, and acceptance tests under guidance.
• Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools.
• Collaborate with developers to debug and resolve issues.

Skills & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Some experience with test automation development using tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, or similar (internships, projects, or coursework).
• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as Apache Bench, JMeter, or LoadRunner, or modern alternatives like K6, Gatling, Locust.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.

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.