QA Automation Engineer
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.
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.