Senior QA Automation Engineer

Ready to take the lead in back-end QA engineering? This is your opportunity to step into a Senior QA Automation Engineer role where your passion for API testing, performance validation, and backend automation is truly valued.Join a collaborative, fast-moving team that’s shaping the future of retail tech—partnering with high-profile global brands to deliver seamless customer experiences at scale.Their platform powers clienteling, POS, and customer success—all in one. And it’s their clients’ real-world use cases that drive the roadmap, ensuring the tech evolves to meet real needs.Role: Senior QA Automation Engineer (Backend/API Focus)Salary: Up to £75,000 Benefits: 25 days holiday + BH, Company Bonus, Private Healthcare, Share Options, every other Friday off (compressed working)Location: Remote-first – occasional meetups in London HQ / 9-day fortnight What You’ll Bring

• Deep experience in API and backend test automation
• Proficiency in Python or JavaScript, with strong scripting and automation capability
• Hands-on with tools like Postman, PyTest, Locust, K6, or similar for load, performance & functional testing
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Comfortable working with NoSQL databases and validating backend data integrity
• Skilled in test strategy, debugging, and collaborating closely with backend developers
• Bonus: exposure to mobile or front-end testing with Appium or Selenium DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

 We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.