Software Quality Engineer I

🇬🇧Remote - Manchester, United Kingdom£28K–£36K/yri6h ago

K-12 Engineering Quality Assurance Software Testing Test Automation QA Engineering Continuous Integration

Role Snapshot

Software Quality Engineer I is responsible for designing, executing, and maintaining automated and manual tests to ensure application quality and exceptional user experience within Turnit In's Quality Engineering department. The role collaborates cross-functionally with development teams in an Agile environment to identify risks, drive continuous improvement, and evaluate modern QA and AI-driven testing capabilities.

Key Responsibilities: Design, write, execute, and maintain automated and manual test cases across functional, regression, integration, and scale testing; partner with Scrum teams to define quality assurance strategies and test plans; investigate and track defects to closure; identify quality risks early in the Agile cycle and collaborate on mitigation plans.

Skills & Tools: Strong expertise in test automation frameworks, manual and automated testing methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines; proficiency with modern QA tools and emerging AI-driven testing capabilities; excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience in quality assurance or software testing; demonstrated experience with test case design, defect management, and working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Location: Remote - Manchester, United Kingdom

Compensation: £28K–£36K/yr (estimated)

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Job Description

The Software Quality Engineer I (SQE1) is an integral part of the Quality Engineering department, dedicated to assuring application quality, adherence to requirements, and an exceptional user experience by testing company applications. The main purpose of this role is to design, write, execute, and maintain automated and manual tests, as well as contribute to the overall test automation framework and continuous testing (CT) pipelines.
This role will primarily interact with product development teams. The SQE1 works cross-functionally with Software Developers, Product Managers, and fellow Quality Engineers within an Agile scrum environment to provide rapid, in-process testing results, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

Test Strategy & Planning: Partner with the Scrum team to define, develop, and implement quality assurance best practices and procedures, including test strategies, plans, cases, and other related assets.
Test Execution: Design, write, execute, and maintain both automated and manual test cases, ensuring high quality across functional, regression, integration, and scale testing.
Development Collaboration: Work closely with development teams to support code releases with functional test validations on multiple platforms and environments.
Defect Management: Investigate, record, triage, and track defects to verification and closure.
Risk Mitigation: Identify potential quality risks and dependencies early in the Agile cycle; collaborate on mitigation and eradication plans.
Modern QA & AI Capabilities: Proactively research, evaluate, and integrate modern QA tools and AI-driven testing capabilities (such as AI-assisted test generation, predictive analysis, and smart automation tools) to improve efficiency and testing coverage.
Professional Development (Goal): Commit to continuous professional and technical growth, developing deeper expertise in framework architecture, advanced CI/CD pipelines, and broad-scope test strategy design.