Software Quality Engineer — Remote, AI-Driven Testing

Turnitin; Manchester; Remote; GBP 57,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Turnitin is seeking a Software Quality Engineer I in the United Kingdom to join our Quality Engineering team. You will design, implement, and maintain automated and manual tests across functional, regression, and integration testing, collaborating with developers and product teams to ensure high-quality releases.

You will validate testing strategies, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and research AI-powered testing to boost coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, plus 4+ years of software quality engineering.
• Hands-on experience with UI web automation and API automation using established frameworks; experience with Java, Python, Jenkins, Docker, Maven, and GitHub.
• Strong understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), QA concepts and methodologies, and test management.
• Competency with continuous integration and deployment tools such as Jenkins and Git.
• Practical experience with Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban, work estimation, and test data management.
• Ability to research, evaluate, and integrate modern QA tools and AI-driven testing capabilities, such as AI-assisted test generation, predictive analysis, and smart automation tools.
• Nice to have: UI mobile automation and functional or manual testing experience.
• Nice to have: Performance testing experience, such as with JMeter.
• Nice to have: Familiarity with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, EC2, and CloudWatch, or with security and accessibility testing.
• Takes ownership of deliverable quality, works autonomously within standard guidelines, and resolves issues.
• Builds productive relationships with developers and product teams, with a strong commitment to user experience and software quality.
• Stays current with testing tools, strategies, emerging technologies, and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Scrum team to define and implement quality assurance practices and procedures, including test strategies, plans, cases, and related assets.
• Design, write, execute, and maintain automated and manual tests across functional, regression, integration, and scale testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to support releases through functional test validation across platforms and environments.
• Investigate, record, triage, and track defects through verification and closure.
• Identify quality risks and dependencies early in the Agile cycle and work with colleagues on mitigation plans.
• Research, evaluate, and integrate modern QA tools and AI-driven testing capabilities to improve efficiency and test coverage.
• Develop professional and technical expertise in framework architecture, advanced CI/CD pipelines, and broad-scope test strategy design.
• Work cross-functionally with Software Developers, Product Managers, and Quality Engineers in an Agile scrum environment to provide timely testing results, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

UI automation

API automation

Java

Python

Jenkins

Docker

Maven

GitHub

STLC

QA concepts

test management

CI/CD

Agile Scrum

Kanban

AI-driven testing

AI tools

UI mobile automation

Performance testing

AWS

Security testing

Accessibility testing

ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Maven

GitHub

JMeter

AWS

Lambda

CloudWatch

Git

Job description

Turnitin is seeking a Software Quality Engineer I in the United Kingdom to join our Quality Engineering team. You will design, implement, and maintain automated and manual tests across functional, regression, and integration testing, collaborating with developers and product teams to ensure high-quality releases.

You will validate testing strategies, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and research AI-powered testing to boost coverage.