Senior QA Engineer Service Course, London

Role Overview

We are looking for a talented Senior QA Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will ensure the quality and reliability of our global e-commerce platform through comprehensive test strategies, automation, and close collaboration with engineering teams.

Working collaboratively with the Lead Business Analyst, engineers across multiple disciplines, and Product Owners, you will design and execute tests that validate our software meets business requirements and customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test strategies using DoesQA and other testing frameworks
• Develop and maintain automated test suites for web applications, APIs, and integrations
• Work cross-functionally with frontend, backend, cloud, and data engineers to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Owners to understand requirements and define test scenarios
• Identify, document, and track bugs through to resolution
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Contribute to the evolution of our QA processes and practices
• Mentor other QA engineers and promote quality culture across the team

What We're Looking For Essential experience

• 2-5 years commercial experience
• AWS (Other clouds considered)
• Node.js
• TypeScript / JavaScript
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks
• Familiarity with REST APIs and GraphQL
• Git

Desirable experience

• We would love it if you can demonstrate that you understand the concepts behind software engineering rather than merely knowing a particular language/framework
• Testing (Using tools such as Jest)
• CI/CD
• Exposure to MACH principles
  • Microservices
  • API-First
  • Cloud-Native SaaS
  • Headless
• Observability (Using tools such as NewRelic, DataDog, Grafana, etc)
• Agile / ShapeUp

Mindset & soft skills

• A problem solving mindset
• Eagerness to learn and explore new technologies/concepts
• Clear communication
• Proactive approach
• Comfortable working in collaborative environments

A typical day might look like

• Writing new application code in Node.js and TypeScript, orchestrating it with Terraform IaC
• Peer reviewing other Cloud Engineer's pull requests to ensure that as a team we are held to a high standard
• Helping Product Owners and Business Analysts shape new features requested by the business into actionable development work
• Identifying ways to enhance our Developer Experience (DevX) so that we can focus on delivering quality software and not fighting tooling or inefficient processes
• Supporting features after they are delivered into production - monitoring, bug fixes and performance improvements
• Participating in incident response or a retrospective to improve system reliability or development processes
• Writing or reviewing documentation

Working at Rapha

We are continuously looking into ways to invest in our employees and build a better working culture and environment. Here are just some of the internal benefits we offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Support for ad-hoc remote working during the week - minimum 4 days in office
• 25 days annual leave
• 2 additional days paid time off to participate in a sportive or similar related cycling event
• A flexible riding benefit to allow you to go out riding on a Wednesday morning with colleagues or learn to cycle through our Getting Started Scheme
• An annual clothing allowance of £1,120 for testing and promotional purpose
• A company bonus scheme
• A health cash plan provided by Healthshield worth up to £1405 per year
• Mental health support with MyndUp
• Free barista coffee and social drinks in the office
• Subsidised lunches 3 days per week
• Monthly department social events and quarterly office social away days
• Bike racing expenses up to £35 per race entry
• A 50% staff discount and a discount for family and friends
• Industry discounts on brands such as Patagonia, Osprey, Finisterre, Wahoo
• Free membership to the Rapha Cycling Club
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Parental Leave and Pay