Senior QA Automation Engineer

Title: QA Automation Engineer

Location: UK Remote

Position: Perm

About Petlab. Co

Petlab Co. is the world’s fastest-growing pet supplement business. Launching in 2018, Petlab Co. is currently on track to drive over $120m in sales in 2022 without any external funding. They have a loyal community of over 120,000+ pets and over 250 thousand owners have had their lives positively impacted by innovative Petlab Co. products. Petlab Co. is a vibrant, fast-moving, and customer-centric team who value and reward high performing players. It is an ideal place for a candidate who is ambitious, hardworking, loves animals, is looking to rapidly progress their career, and would enjoy working in a vibrant environment with smart co-workers and friendly office dogs!

A Day In The Life…

Reporting in to the Head of QA, this is a brand-new position due to ongoing growth and sits within Petlab Co.s ambitious Development Team. This role will be vital in supporting the company's software development lifecycle as well as developing and maintaining automated tests and framework solutions. In this role you will be responsible for the planning, design, and execution of the automated testing as part of continuous integration and deployment practices, as well as creating and maintaining e2e tests with existing framework (Python, Selenium Web driver, Jenkins)

We move and think fast so it’s important that you are able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and are happy to roll up your sleeves to do whatever it takes to support the team in every way possible. This role is fully remote within the UK however we do have a really cool office space in central London if you do want to visit. If that sounds exciting - we would love you to join our pack!

Your day to day will look a little bit like this…

• Working closely with development and QA teams to improve our test coverage and maintain the test pyramid
• Set up and optimize automation projects with Continuous Integration
• Support and maintain existing automation framework (Python, Selenium Web driver, Jenkins)
• Minimize the manual efforts in application testing and delivery

What You Need…

• Minimum five years of test automation experience, coupled with development experience, any programming language (Java, Python)
• Hands on experience with CI/CD configuration
• Experience in automated testing of web applications
• Experience with building automation testing frameworks from scratch
• Experienced with Rest API automation
• Experience with automating testing tools like Selenium, Cypress or similar
• Demonstrable experience working closely with development and QA teams
  

Desirable:

• Experience of designing, developing, and executing unit, integration, and performance tests. Unit tests in php
• Experience in E-Commerce automation
• Experience with cross-browsers testing automation (browser stack)
• Experience with Jenkins
• Exposure in database testing
• ISTQB certification
  

Our technology stack:

• Browserstack, Selenium web driver, Jenkins, Python, SQL Workbench;
• Backend PHP / MySQL / Docker;
• Frontend Next.js / React.js / TypeScript / Netlify;
• AWS Beanstalk / EC2.

The Good Stuff…

• Generous Annual Leave - 28 days + public and bank holidays
• Bonus- based on performance and paid out April and October
• Flexible Working Hours – We focus on results and trust people to manage their time, whether working from home, while traveling, or in the office!
• Company Equipment – Laptop issued to you so you're all set from day 1.
• Get Your Read On – We love to promote and encourage personal & professional development so we couldn't be happier to buy books of your choice via amazon or pay for audible subscription.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension Scheme – contributions towards your pension scheme!
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave – because time with new family members is important!
• Puppy Therapy – working in partnership with Paws in Work to provide a boost of oxytocin every quarter.
• Cycle2Work Scheme – Government initiative which offers a cost-effective way to buy new cycling equipment.
• Discount Vouchers & Gym Memberships – get discounts at a whole range of retailers and gym memberships through our provider, Sodexo.
• Free breakfast, fruits and snacks – refuel and revitalise with free munchies in the office.
• Environment – dogs are welcome!
  

Petlab Co is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage all applications irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, marital status, and disability. We believe that diversity is at the heart of innovation and we welcome passionate candidates form all backgrounds. Come join the family and see for yourself!