Junior QA Tester | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Competitive + Benefits
We’re an award winning scale-up with huge ambitions, based in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre.
Our software as a service (SaaS) proposition operates in the ‘HR Tech’ space; one of the fastest growing sectors in tech right now. Our feature rich platform connects employers and employees by gathering workforce feedback and insights on a continuous basis – an approach that is now adopted by SMEs and multinational corporates such as Apple, Amazon and Google.
Having experienced rapid growth over the last two years, we are now recruiting a talented QA Tester to help take us to the next level and beyond.
If you’d like to join an ambitious, competitive, dynamic, fun-loving team at a tech company that is going places - this might just be the job you’re looking for…
What's Exciting About It?
The QA Tester role is a newly created one and you’ll be given the support, resources and technology you need to thrive and make it yours, in your own way.
You’ll play a critical role in ensuring the product is robust with the right level of polish. Our mission is to help employers be amazing at engaging their workforces. This is an opportunity to work on a product that matters - you can help change the working lives of hundreds of thousands of employees.
The customer is our compass (it’s one of our values) and we’re investing big-time in the development of our product. You’ll be working in a team that is committed to building something we’re all really proud of using the latest technologies.
The Role (In a nutshell)
Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the successful candidate will be responsible for assessing and ensuring software quality through automated and manual testing. Your goals and responsibilities will include:
About You
The ideal candidate can demonstrate experience of implementing industry-standard processes necessary to ensure quality and robust software products. We’re open to all levels and lengths of experience.
You’ll be proficient using your preferred tools of the trade (Selenium, Cucumber, Jest, JIRA, etc…) whilst basic development skills are advantageous (but not essential), especially knowledge of TypeScript and/or JavaScript.
You’re able to work well in a team, have strong attention to detail, and are good at understanding detailed requirements to inform the test cases you create.
Your written communication skills are first-rate, especially around technical subjects.
You are deeply pragmatic and skilled at prioritising: you understand the trade off between velocity and perfection.
You’re always striving to learn and improve your skills; passionate about the work you do and other areas of the software development process.
Benefits & Atmosphere
