QA Automation Engineer

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London / £60000 - £65000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£60000 - £65000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

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.

CONTACT

Alfie Turner

Senior Recruitment Consultant

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