Software Development Engineer In Test SDET - Appium

Reed; North East; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech organisation in Newcastle is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to enhance their automated testing frameworks. You will collaborate with engineers and delivery teams in a hybrid setting, ensuring quality across mobile, web, and microservices. The ideal candidate has strong experience in test automation, using tools like Selenium and Appium. Competitive salary up to £55K, a 4-day work week, and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme (up to 13% employer contribution)

Annual personal development fund (£200)

22.5 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Access to an electric vehicle scheme

Qualifications

• Strong experience in test automation within Agile environments.
• Hands-on with automation tools like Selenium and Appium.
• Skilled in writing automation for unit, functional, performance and contract testing.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing automated test suites using modern tools.
• Supporting exploratory testing and contributing to test strategy.
• Collaborating with developers to promote shift-left testing.

Skills

Test automation

Selenium

Appium

Postman

Jenkins

SQL

NoSQL

Agile methodologies

Job description

Overview

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Appium | Up to £55,000 | 4-Day Work Week | Hybrid Working | Newcastle

Are you ready to join a forward-thinking tech organisation that’s reshaping how digital services are delivered? Our client is a mobile-first, innovation-led business operating at the cutting edge of fintech. They’re on a mission to simplify and modernise the way people interact with financial services and they’re looking for a talented SDET to help drive that transformation.

What You’ll Be Doing

As part of a dynamic testing and delivery function, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining automated testing frameworks across both functional and non-functional areas. You’ll work closely with engineers and delivery teams to embed automation into CI/CD pipelines, champion best practices, and support continuous testing across a range of platforms and services.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Designing and implementing automated test suites using modern tools and frameworks
• Supporting exploratory testing and contributing to test strategy
• Collaborating with developers to promote shift-left testing and unit test coverage
• Maintaining test environments and tooling
• Coaching team members on automation techniques and quality standards

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience in test automation within Agile environments
• Hands-on with tools like Selenium, Appium, Postman, Jenkins, GitLab
• Skilled in writing automation for unit, functional, performance, and contract testing
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira)
• Comfortable working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Passion for emerging tech and continuous improvement
• Experience testing across mobile, web, and microservices

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary up to £55K
• Flexible hybrid working model
• 4-day working week
• Generous pension scheme (up to 13% employer contribution)
• £200 annual personal development fund
• 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance, health cash plan & life cover
• Access to an electric vehicle scheme

If you’re ready to lead with purpose, build with passion, and test with precision, please send your CV to Siobhan at Reed –