QA Engineer

QA Engineer – London-based Publishing Client

• Location: Remote (with initial office visits during onboarding and quarterly planning sessions)
• Salary: £50,000
• Please note: This role does not offer sponsorship.

We’re looking for a QA Engineer to join a well-known publishing organisation, supporting quality across a portfolio of high-profile digital products.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with engineers and other members of the product team to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. You’ll be involved across both automated and manual testing, with a particular focus on Playwright automation and end-to-end user journeys. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to improving testing approaches and QA best practices across the engineering function.

The role:

• Perform end-to-end testing across key customer and digital product journeys.
• Build, maintain and improve automated tests using Playwright.
• Carry out manual testing where appropriate, balancing automation with exploratory testing.
• Work closely with developers to identify defects and improve overall product quality.
• Support testing across new features, releases and existing digital platforms.
• Contribute to improving QA processes, standards and testing approaches.
• Help ensure appropriate test coverage across critical workflows and integrations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with engineering and product teams throughout the SDLC.
• Explore and utilise modern AI-assisted testing tools to improve testing efficiency and coverage.

Skills & Experience:

Essential

• Commercial experience within software testing / quality assurance.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for test automation.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing and user journey validation.
• Experience designing, writing and maintaining automated test cases.
• Experience carrying out both automated and manual testing.
• Good understanding of QA processes within an Agile engineering environment.
• Experience working closely with developers and product teams throughout the SDLC.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Experience with Jest and/or unit testing.
• Experience working with CMS platforms, particularly WordPress.
• Previous experience within media, publishing, editorial or content-focused environments.
• Experience testing editorial or content publishing workflows.
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools and modern quality engineering practices.

Interview Process

1. 30-minute MS Teams meeting with Engineering Leadership – CV discussion and initial conversation.
2. Technical take-home exercise.
3. Final MS Teams meeting to review the technical exercise and meet other engineers.
4. Offer

If this is of interest, please apply with an updated CV.

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