Senior QA Engineer

September 22, 2026

Hybrid

Senior

Reading, United Kingdom

Description

An IoT connectivity provider is hiring a Senior Product Test Engineer for its QA team, sitting in the Network Control & Usage Squad and reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager. The business runs over 10 million IoT subscriptions and partners with 50 mobile networks. The role is engineering-focused rather than manual execution, covering test strategy, internal tooling and automation across unit, integration and E2E layers. Work follows a hybrid model based around the Reading office.

Responsibilities

Champion a whole-team approach to quality, with testing and quality considered from day one
Partner with developers during design to build testability and observability into the product
Build and maintain internal testing tools and frameworks that raise the bar for the whole squad
Define the squad's test strategy, balancing unit, integration and E2E coverage
Analyse failure patterns and flaky tests to drive systemic fixes

Requirements

Strong agile testing mindset with a shift-left and automation-first approach
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to design, generate and optimise automated tests
Experience incorporating API tests and database queries into automated tests
Experience with Java, JavaScript or TypeScript, including the ability to review product code
Highly self-driven and independent, with ownership of outcomes and results
Strong technical communication skills across all parts of the SDLC
Desired: experience working with message-based technologies such as Kafka
Desired: experience with chaos or resilience testing, network condition simulation or performance testing
Desired: experience with CI/CD processes
Desired: experience with GitLab, Jenkins and JIRA
Desired: experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
Desired: experience evaluating and implementing new approaches and tools to enhance team efficiency

Conditions

Hybrid working approach with office spaces and the convenience of working from home
25 days holiday with the option to buy more
Birthday day off
Enhanced parental leave
Pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Discounted gym memberships
Dental and optical cover
Cycle to work scheme
Online retailer discounts
Employee assistance programme

JavaJavaScriptTypeScriptAPI testsDatabase queriesAI-assisted development toolsiot connectivityKafkachaos testingresilience testing

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