Mid-Level Quality Assurance Engineer

TL;DR

Mid-Level Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Testing): Own manual and automated testing of web applications, APIs, and data stores with an accent on building scalable QA frameworks and embedding in Agile teams. Focus on designing reusable test scripts, API testing frameworks, and ensuring quality from requirements to defect management.

Location: Richmond, United Kingdom (Hybrid role)

Company

hirify.global is a dog food subscription company creating tailored nutrition for dogs, scaling fast backed by Purina.

What you will do

• Create test cases from functional and non-functional specifications, defining test requirements and coverage by risk.
• Specify test environments, data, resources, and tooling for effective testing.
• Design and maintain reusable test scripts, procedures, and regression packs.
• Execute and document complex test scripts; monitor progress and report anomalies and risks.
• Maintain traceability from requirements to test cases and provide clear quality reporting.
• 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 under load.
• Collaborate continuously with developers and specialists to drive requirement clarity and quality-first mindset.

Requirements

• Location: Must be based in or near Richmond, United Kingdom (Hybrid role)
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and processes including manual and automated testing.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and DevOps environments.
• Automation experience with Python, Behave, Cucumber, Pytest-BDD, Cypress, Selenium, Postman, and GraphQL tooling.
• Familiarity with test/defect tracking tools such as Jira.
• Good understanding of testing layers and CI practices for automated tests in pipelines.

Nice to have

• Experience creating Test Automation Strategy and API automation test frameworks.
• Proven track record writing API integration tests in Cypress.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus.
• Flexible core hours and hybrid work setup.
• Generous holiday allowance including additional unpaid leave and volunteer day.
• Health insurance and extended parental pay.
• Learning and development support with in-house L&D team.
• Discounts on products and gym membership.

Hiring process

• CV review by Talent Acquisition Team.
• Initial call with TA Team to discuss role and experience.
• Video call with hiring manager.
• Presentation of a task to a panel of interviewers if successful.