QA Test Engineer

Role:                                    QA Test Engineer

Location:                             We operate a hybrid schedule, meaning 2-3 days a week in the office based at Thorpe Park, Leeds. 

Salary:                                 £ DOE plus extensive benefits

Contract type:                    Permanent

Employment type:             Full time

Working hours:                  We work on a core hours principle. Our core hours are 09:30 - 16:00; you can work around these to suit you!

Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.8 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery.  We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day, and as a certified B Corp we also meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.

Our tech teams keep us running 24/7 to make sure all our patients get world class service. To support that, this role may include participation in an out-of-hours rota as required by the business. We operate fair scheduling process as well as additional compensation for all on call periods.

Join our Quality Assurance team as a QA Test Engineer, embedded within Agile delivery squads building the digital platforms that power Pharmacy2U. You’ll work across modern web and mobile applications, helping ensure features are delivered with confidence and a strong focus on patient experience.

Working closely with engineers, product managers, and other QA specialists, you’ll lead manual and exploratory testing, support API testing, and play a key role in improving quality throughout the development lifecycle. As the team evolves, you’ll also help shape and grow our automation testing capabilities.

Why you’ll love working with us

We believe great people deserve great support. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed to look after your health, finances, career and life outside work.

Financial security & rewards

·        Competitive contributory pension

·        Occupational sick pay

·        Long-service awards and refer-a-friend bonuses

·        Professional registration fees covered (GPhC, NMC, CIPD and more)

·        Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes (subject to eligibility)

Family-friendly

·        Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

·        Flexible hybrid working to help balance work and home life

Health & wellbeing

·        Private healthcare insurance at discounted rates (Aviva)

·        Employee Assistance Programme and in-house mental health support

·        Access to discounted gym memberships via Blue Light Card and benefits schemes

·        Regular health and wellbeing initiatives

Career growth

·        Strong commitment to CPD, training and professional development

Time off & flexibility

·        25 days’ annual leave, increasing with service

·        Buy and sell holiday scheme

Everyday perks & exclusive discounts

·        Blue Light Card and employee discount platform

·        Exclusive discounts at The Springs, Leeds

·        25% off health & beauty purchases

·        25% off Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor services

Culture & community

·        Regular social events throughout the year

What you’ll be doing?

·        Designing and executing manual and exploratory tests across web and mobile platforms

·        Testing APIs and integrations to ensure services interact correctly and data flows reliably across systems

·        Creating and maintaining test cases, test plans and supporting documentation to ensure strong coverage of functional requirements

·        Investigating issues, raising defects clearly in Jira and working closely with engineers to support resolution

·        Collaborating with developers and product managers in Agile squads to identify risks early and improve quality throughout the development process

·        Supporting regression and release testing to help ensure stable deployments

·        Contributing to automation testing and supporting the continued adoption of modern testing practices

Who are we looking for?

·        Experience testing modern web applications and service-based systems

·        Comfortable performing both manual and exploratory testing

·        Experience working in Agile delivery environments and enjoy collaborating with engineers and product teams

·        Experience managing defects using tools such as Jira

·        Exposure to tested APIs using tools such as Postman

·        Exposure to automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress or similar

·        Familiar with applications built using TypeScript or modern web frameworks such as React

·        Exposure to or interest in performance testing using tools such as k6

·        Strong understanding of software testing principles and quality assurance practices

·        Awareness of CI/CD workflows and development tooling such as Azure DevOps

·        Interested in continuing to develop your skills in automation testing and modern quality engineering practices

·        Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills

What happens next?

Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.

Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.

All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.

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