QA Engineer

TL;DR

QA Engineer (Web/Mobile/API): Ensuring the reliability and quality of customer-facing digital products for a global news organization with an accent on manual and exploratory testing. Focus on identifying risks and edge cases across web, mobile, and backend platforms while evolving automation capabilities.

Location: Hybrid in London (50% onsite required)

Company

A world-leading news organization recognized for its authority, integrity, and accuracy in delivering quality information worldwide.

What you will do

• Own quality for features from refinement to release, helping define testable acceptance criteria and test coverage.
• Perform manual, exploratory, smoke, and regression testing across web, mobile, API, and backend systems.
• Create and maintain clear test plans, test cases, and detailed defect reports.
• Use Postman and browser developer tools to investigate issues and support release decisions.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate repetitive, high-value, or regression-heavy scenarios.
• Collaborate with scrum teams to support production issues and customer-reported bugs.

Requirements

• Strong experience in manual, exploratory, smoke, regression, and functional testing within agile teams.
• Experience testing web, iOS, Android, APIs, and integrated systems.
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
• Ability to design pragmatic test strategies and comprehensive test cases.
• Interest in automation and a desire to grow skills in tools like Playwright, Selenium, or Appium.
• Must be based in or be able to work hybrid in London.

Nice to have

• Experience contributing to test automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Testmo, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or AWS Device Farm.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model requiring 50% onsite presence to support collaboration and team cohesion.
• Generous annual leave and medical cover.
• Inclusive parental leave packages.
• Subsidised gym memberships.
• Diverse and collaborative culture focused on growth and wellbeing.