SDET

Salary: £50,000 - 70,000 per year

• Strong background in software testing methodologies, including exploratory, smoke, and regression testing.
• Solid experience or exposure working with Playwright and TypeScript to build automation suites.
• Proven experience with API testing tools such as Postman and database management using SQL queries.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Jenkins.
• Exposure to mobile testing, BrowserStack, or Google Analytics testing is desirable.
• Clear, precise communication skills with a commercial and critical-thinking mindset.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test suites using Playwright and TypeScript for web applications.
• Embed automated Playwright tests into CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins, AWS, and Azure, to enable continuous testing.
• Participate in 3 Amigos sessions to design testability into features and define strict automation acceptance criteria.
• Construct robust API automation tests using tools like Postman alongside SQL database verification scripts.
• Balance automated regression suites with focused, high-value exploratory and smoke testing for new features.
• Review automated test execution logs, debug failures, and communicate technical risks clearly to developers and product stakeholders.

• API
• AWS
• Azure
• BrowserStack
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Jenkins
• Mobile
• Playwright
• Postman
• SQL
• TypeScript
• Web

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We are a leading international provider of HR and business software solutions, supporting tens of thousands of businesses globally. We are growing our development team in Manchester and offer an office-based role in a vibrant tech community environment. We provide a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday starting allowance, paid birthday leave, pension, group life insurance, healthcare access, city centre lifestyle perks, travel season ticket loans, cycle-to-work schemes, and on-site gym and wellness facilities.

last updated 39 week of 2026