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QA Automation Engineer London, Hybrid £65,000 plus benefits
This is an opportunity to join a fast-scaling technology business building a next-generation financial platform. You will play a key role in shaping how quality engineering is done, introducing AI-driven automation and helping build a modern test architecture that removes manual work while improving reliability.
The Company They are a growing technology organisation operating in the financial domain, creating a platform that helps users understand and manage their full financial picture. Their environment is modern, product-led and engineering-driven, working in small squads with a strong focus on innovation. Quality engineering is seen as a strategic capability and they are investing heavily in automation, data reliability, and AI-powered workflows. You will join a team where experimentation is encouraged and new ideas influence the product directly.
The Role You will work as part of a cross-functional engineering squad, responsible for designing and delivering the automation that ensures the platform is fast, stable and accurate. Key responsibilities include:
Building and maintaining automated tests for a new web platform. Developing automation for backend, API and data validation workflows. Introducing AI-assisted tooling to accelerate test creation, debugging and data generation. Reducing manual testing by expanding robust, scalable test coverage. Supporting regression and functional testing for product changes, including integrations with third-party systems. Helping shape test architecture, frameworks and best practices as the business scales.
Your Skills and Experience Strong commercial experience in software test automation within modern engineering teams. Confident testing both frontend web applications and backend APIs. Hands-on experience with Java, Kotlin, TypeScript or Python in an automation context. Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and web application behaviour. Experience building UI tests with tools such as Selenium or Playwright. Working knowledge of test frameworks such as JUnit or TestNG. Understanding of APIs, HTTP, JSON and related testing tools. Comfortable working in data-rich environments and validating data accuracy. Experience using AI tools within your engineering workflow to accelerate development and reduce repetitive tasks. Familiar working with CI/CD pipelines, Jira and modern dev practices.
What They Offer 25 days annual leave with the ability to carry over additional days. Salary sacrifice options including electric car scheme, cycle-to-work, nursery benefits and pension contribution options. Enhanced parental leave. Study support and allocated study time. Work-from-home equipment provided. Support for physical and mental wellbeing. * Dog-friendly office and regular team socials. xwzovoh
How to Apply If you are a QA Automation Engineer looking to join a forward-thinking tech environment, apply now to discuss the role in more detail.
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