Mid-Level Quality Assurance Engineer

TL;DR

Mid-Level Quality Assurance Engineer: Owning testing across web and APIs, embedding in Agile teams, and building scalable QA frameworks with an accent on manual and automated testing of new features. Focus on creating high-quality test cases, designing reusable test scripts, and improving API testing frameworks.

Location: Hybrid in Richmond, United Kingdom. Limited work from abroad (2 weeks every 6 months) allowed.

Company

hirify.global is a dog food subscription company that creates tailored food for each dog, aiming to change the world of pet food for good.

What you will do

• Create test cases from functional and non-functional specifications, defining test requirements and coverage by risk.
• Specify test environment, test data, resources, and tooling needs to execute testing effectively.
• Design and maintain reusable test scripts, procedures, and regression packs with expected results.
• Execute and document complex test scripts; monitor progress and report anomalies, risks, and issues.
• Maintain traceability from requirements to test cases and provide clear reporting on system quality and test metrics.
• Log, triage, and manage defects with strong evidence and analysis; contribute to root-cause prevention.
• Test across web applications, APIs (REST/GraphQL), databases, and performance, using diagnostic tools to identify and report system errors.
• Provide advice and guidance to colleagues on test planning and execution; help prioritise testing work and collaborate continuously with developers.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and processes (ad-hoc, exploratory, equivalence partitioning, risk-based testing).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum and/or DevOps delivery environments.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive test artifacts (test cases, charters, plans, evidence, reports).
• Experience with BDD and converting scenarios into executable specifications (feature files + step definitions).
• Automation experience using tools/frameworks such as Behave, Cucumber, Pytest-BDD, Cypress, with Python as a core language.
• Practical experience with Selenium, Postman, and GraphQL tooling.
• Familiarity with test/defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira).
• Understanding of CI practices and how automated tests should run in pipelines for fast feedback.
• Good understanding of testing layers (unit, integration, end-to-end) and the ability to advise on a cohesive strategy.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience creating a Test Automation Strategy / Approach / Plan.
• Proven track record writing API automation tests and contributing to an API testing framework/standards.
• Experience collaborating with engineers to build API integration test suites in Cypress.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and annual bonus based on company performance.
• Flexible core hours and a 9/10 day working week to enhance wellbeing.
• 25 days of holiday (excluding bank holidays), increasing to a maximum of 27 days.
• Optional 5 days unpaid leave and 1 paid volunteer day each year.
• Ability to work from abroad 2 weeks every 6 months.
• Health insurance paid by hirify.global.
• Extended maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay (6 months at 70% pay).
• Flexible paid care leave to support immediate dependants and pets.
• In-house L&D team, with access to year-round courses for development.
• 50% discount on all hirify.global products and discounted gym membership.

Hiring process

• CV review by the Talent Acquisition Team.
• Call with the TA Team to discuss skills and experience.
• Video call with the hiring manager.
• Task presentation to a panel of interviewers.