Senior Test Engineer (Playwright, TypeScript)

TL;DR

Senior Test Engineer (Playwright/TypeScript): Building a testing function from the ground up for a fast-growing intelligence business with an accent on automation strategy and quality culture. Focus on developing comprehensive end-to-end test suites, introducing contract testing, and designing integration environments.

Location: Remote (UK). All applicants must be SC Clearable.

Salary: £50,000 - £70,000

Company

A fast-growing intelligence business backed by Series A funding, helping large organisations understand exactly who they're doing business with.

What you will do

• Own the overall testing strategy across multiple products.
• Build a comprehensive end-to-end test suite in Playwright covering critical user journeys and regression scenarios.
• Introduce contract testing using Pact or similar between APIs, microservices, and event-driven components.
• Construct realistic integration environments using Docker, LocalStack, and seeded MongoDB datasets.
• Test complex asynchronous workflows, including batch processing, retries, and dead-letter queues.
• Work closely with engineers to increase coverage across the entire development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Must be SC clearable.
• Must be based in the UK.
• 4+ years' experience in test automation, QA engineering, or an SDET role.
• Strong software engineering skills in TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Deep experience with Playwright (or Cypress with a genuine willingness to move across).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, ideally GitHub Actions.

Nice to have

• Experience with Docker, MongoDB, Vitest, or Jest.
• Knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC.
• Background in compliance, KYC/AML, or fintech.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, high-trust engineering team with genuine ownership and very little bureaucracy.
• Real influence over testing direction and tooling from the outset.
• Fully remote work across the UK.
• Quarterly in-person team meetups.