Software Developer in Test

SoCode Recruitment; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SoCode Recruitment has an opening for a Software Developer in Test in Banbury, offering hybrid working. The role focuses on leading testing within the team, writing and maintaining automated tests, and enhancing CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-quality software delivery. Occasional travel to London may be required.

The ideal candidate will have strong JavaScript/TypeScript coding skills, experience with automated tests, and a passion for improving testing standards and software quality.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on coding in JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
• Experience writing automated tests.
• Experience building and running CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience designing and delivering high-quality software.
• Experience working with complex legacy applications and improving them.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing activities within your engineering team.
• Contribute directly to the software codebase.
• Design, write and maintain automated tests.
• Help define and maintain testing standards and approaches.
• Contribute to code reviews and promote high engineering standards.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to CI/CD and release processes.
• Work with complex and sometimes confusing legacy applications.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of high-quality software.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Automated testing

CI/CD

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Title: Software Developer in Test

Salary: £60,000-£70,000 (depending on experience)

Location: Banbury / Hybrid

Travel: Occasional travel to London

Reporting to: Lead Software Developer in Test

Please note, this opportunity unfortunately does not provide sponsorship and you must be within a commutable distance of Banbury.

We're working with an organisation that provides software solutions that help police forces and local authorities enforce and track traffic and parking offences, manage permits and licences, and control high-risk assets.

They aregoing through an exciting period of growth and transformation, having expanded both in the UK and internationally.

This is an exciting time to join as it continues to invest in its technology, systems and processes.

You’ll help define and maintain testing standards within your team. You’ll be expected to write and maintain code, contribute to code reviews and help set the standard for high-quality engineering.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead testing activities within your engineering team.
• Contribute directly to the software codebase.
• Design, write and maintain automated tests.
• Help define and maintain testing standards and approaches.
• Contribute to code reviews and promote high engineering standards.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to CI/CD and release processes.
• Work with complex and sometimes confusing legacy applications.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of high-quality software.
• Bring your own ideas and opinions around how software should be tested and how quality can be maintained.

What you'll bring:

• Strong hands-on coding skills in JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
• Experience writing automated tests.
• Experience building and running CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience designing and delivering high-quality software.
• Experience working with complex legacy applications, or a willingness to get stuck into them.
• Strong opinions around how software should be tested and quality assured.
• A willingness to challenge existing approaches and contribute ideas.
• The ability to form opinions based on experience and evidence, while remaining open to changing your approach when presented with conflicting data