Automated Test Engineer

About Us
We're Thrive Learning, and we're changing the way people learn at work. We believe learning should be easy, effective, and empowering, not a chore. That's why we built the industry's first truly modern, all-in-one learning experience. We didn't just create a new product; we rewrote the rulebook.

Doing things differently is in our DNA. Our technology is helping over 3 million people worldwide unlock their potential and grow their careers. You've probably heard of some of the brands we work with, like Volvo, Vodafone, Krispy Kreme, and Sky. They trust us to deliver learning experiences that their people actually want to use.

We're the fastest-growing learning technology company for a reason. Do you want to be part of a team that's building something that matters and helping people thrive?

The Role
We're looking for a Quality Engineer (Cypress.io / Playwright) to join the technical team here at Thrive Learning.

The role will see you play a key role in one of our development squads, supporting the development lifecycle of new features for our learning experience platform by collaboratively supporting the refinement of specifications, supporting developers to ensure software is delivered with testability in mind, and supporting your squad to implement functionality which can demonstrate it's quality through automated testing.

Core Responsibilities

• Participate in backlog grooming and refinement to influence quality and testability
• Develop and execute testing strategies for functionality
• Advocate the use of BDD best practices where appropriate
• Supporting developers to implement highly testable software
• Raise, investigate and document problems and known errors
• Implementing and enhancing testing tools, processes and platforms with reusability and maintainability in mind
• Reviewing and contributing to technical documentation
• Communicating status information and issues to a variety of stakeholders

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 3 years automation experience
• Experience working with modern web testing frameworks particularly Cypress
• Hands-on experience with BDD
• Familiarity testing and debugging web applications on mobile
• Experience with React, and understanding of modern HTML / CSS
• Understanding of version control systems including Git
• Understanding of REST, GraphQL, asynchronous messaging and data formats such as JSON

Desirable Skills

• Experience with scalable cloud applications, distributed architecture and approaches for testing these
• Understanding of accessibility standards
• Experience with range of accessibility testing tools
• Experience of API testing and tools
• Experience of security testing and tools
• Experience of load testing and tools
• Experience of Continuous Integration and Deployment
• Familiarity with NoSQL systems such as MongoDB
• Appreciation of DevOps principles

Benefits

• Salary: Up to £50,000 DOE pa
• Unlimited Holiday to support work-life balance
• Thrivedays-a reduced workday every Friday (10:00-15:00), with no internal meetings
• Flexible Working Hours within core hours (10:00-16:00)
• Birthday & Christmas Off, including festive shutdown between Christmas & New Year
• Work From Anywhere-fully remote-friendly (4 weeks a year)
• Health Cash Back Plan with Health Shield
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
• Financial support program via Maji
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Death in Service (4x annual salary)
• Green Car Scheme through salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme-save up to 42% on a new bike
• Perks at Work-30,000+ national & local employee discounts via CharlieHR & Health Shield

What to Expect
We believe that finding a new job should be an enjoyable process. We're passionate about bringing our whole selves to work, so what you see is what you get. All we ask from you, is that you show us your authentic self. We're looking for people who bring something new to the team, who add to our culture and make it even greater.

Firstly, you'll be invited to a quick 15 minute screening call, this is a chance for you to learn about the company and ask some questions. If we think you'd be a great addition to our team, we'll invite you to a first stage interview with someone from the team. This will be a call to get to know you and for you to ask any questions about the role. We'll also find out why Thrive interests you and what you feel you can add to our team. Finally, you might be invited to a final stage interview, this will be a chance to dive deeper into your skills and experience.

At Thrive, we're on a mission to build an inclusive, welcoming culture that encourages and actively supports diversity. Our race, gender, religion, background, sexuality and beliefs are what make us unique. Our people are expected to always treat each other with respect, care and compassion. This starts from the moment you apply for a role at Thrive Learning, so we want you know we're an equal opportunity employer. We will always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment and have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind.

If you require any assistance, accommodations, or support during the application or interview stages, please don't hesitate to contact Ella Holland at . We're happy to help!