Junior QA Automation Engineer

A little bit about us…

Pion produces award-winning technology for the biggest retailers on the planet, connecting them with the youth market. Featured in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 2020, a list of the fastest-growing private tech companies in Britain, we’re always innovating to offer new solutions that satisfy our consumers, drive ROI for our clients and create an empowering workplace for our employees.

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About the role

As a result of our steady growth plan within the Engineering function of our business, we are looking for a brand new Junior QA Automation Engineer to join the team! You will be joining an innovative and collaborative QA Engineering team here at Pion, who work in an almost completely automated QA environment, and are key to the success of our app and website functionality. You'll be part of a business which works with some of the world’s biggest brands, including TopShop, Lego, Asos, GymShark and Google … to name a few!

Responsibilities include:

• Working with cross-functional squad leads and QA mentor to estimate, prioritise, plan and coordinate quality testing activities based on business requirements and criticality, as well as working collaboratively within the QA team.
• Develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality, using open source tools.
• Liaise with internal teams such as Developers and Product Managers to identify functional requirements.
• Attend squad ceremonies, squad stand ups, and refinement meetings, as well as getting involved in pair programming.
• Engaging with squads in creating acceptance criteria and aid in reviewing designs.
• Developing a deeper understanding of test plans and test cases.
• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and strategies.

Requirements

A little bit about you…
We’d really like to hear from you, if you have…

• Proven work experience within software development and software quality assurance, ideally within an Agile environment.
• 1+ years experience of software QA methodologies, tools and practices.
• Javascript coding experience.
• Hands-on experience with automation testing and tools such as: Webdriver IO, Cucumber , BDD, Saucelabs, Git.
• An understanding of test plans and test cases.
• Automation and test knowledge is extremely important.
• Above all else, personality is of huge importance here at Pion! We need an engineer who is passionate about their craft, who is keen to learn, and is proactive with the ability to learn quickly.

Benefits

Life at Pion

Let’s take a look at just a few things that make Pion an amazing place to work…

💰 Competitive salary.

🌴 Unlimited holiday. We strongly believe in a healthy work life balance, so we don’t cap the number of paid time off days you take. By doing this, we hope to help promote a sustainable way to work while maintaining your health and wellbeing.

🏆 Accredited 'Great Place To Work’ company in three categories https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3545/Student+Beans

👩🏽‍💻Remote first working environment, meaning you’re not obligated to come into the office, you can choose the environment you think you excel best in.

📅 Flexi-time, including Flexi Friday which gives you the opportunity to finish at 1.30pm.

❤️ Focus on welfare, including gym memberships, wellness challenges, mental health first aider and health cash plan.

🛍️ Incredible partnership discounts for the biggest brands in the world. Google, Apple, Ted Baker, GymShark, Domino's and Uber to name a few!

🧠 Commitment to personal development and career growth. Think learning budgets, coaching workshops and progression plans.

💻 £200 work from home set up allowance to put towards your home office.

Want to know more?

Check out our career site for everything you need to know about starting a career with Pion…

https://partner.studentbeans.com/company/careers/

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