Test Automation Engineer (Frontend)

Front-End Test Automation Engineer – Desktop Application
📍 Basingstoke, London, or Bristol
💰 £42,770 – £53,460
🖥 Hybrid Working: 2 days per week in-office

About the Team

Hi! I'm Priyanka Mondal, QA Discipline Lead at Hawk-Eye Innovations.

Are you passionate about cutting-edge technology, sports, and driving quality? At Hawk-Eye Innovations, we revolutionise sports through innovative solutions, from computer vision to video replay systems. Our technology shapes officiating, data insights, broadcasting, and entertainment across global sports.

As a Front-End Test Automation Engineer, you’ll embed and elevate testing practices across agile, cross-functional teams. Your expertise will help us refine QA approaches, implement best-in-class strategies, and ensure our systems deliver excellence during critical sporting events.

What You’ll Be Doing

→ Develop and implement robust test automation frameworks for C++ desktop applications and Cypress for web-based testing
→ Explore and integrate open-source tools like Sikuli and Selenium for versatile testing solutions
→ Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and UX/UI teams to design scalable testing strategies and maintain high-quality standards
→ Support continuous improvement by analyzing retrospective and postmortem results to enhance testing processes
→ Ensure seamless system performance, even under the pressure of live sporting events

What We’re Looking For

Proficiency in:

→ Building test automation frameworks for desktop and web applications
→ Open-source tools like Sikuli, Selenium, and Cypress
→ Test frameworks using Java or Python for desktop-based applications
→ Web development technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
→ CI/CD tools and pipeline automation
→ Strong communication and a collaborative mindset

Our Tech Stack

→ C++/Computer Vision: C++17/20, Qt, Boost, ZeroMQ, ElasticSearch
→ Web: Java, Node.js, RESTful APIs, JUnit
→ General: Git, Docker, AWS, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
→ ML: Python, TensorRT

Our agile teams work with the latest technologies to build solutions for sports like tennis, cricket, football, and more. You’ll collaborate on projects like real-time tracking, data warehousing, and broadcast enhancements, all in a culture of openness, learning, and innovation.

Benefits & Perks

🇭🇺 Hungary:
→ Annual leave per local labour law
→ Hybrid working (2 days/week in office)
→ Sony Group perks – discounted tickets & events
→ Cafeteria options (SZÉP Card, nursery/kindergarten support, MOL Bubi Pass)
→ Private medical, life & accident insurance + dental discounts
→ Seniority awards, Employee Assistance Program
→ “All You Can Move” pass option

🇬🇧 UK (for awareness):
→ 25 days’ annual leave + 8 public holidays
→ Enhanced pension (5% matching)
→ Hybrid working
→ Unmind app + onsite gym (Basingstoke HQ)
→ Access to sporting events and Sony Group discounts

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Everyone is welcome — regardless of background, gender, age, disability, or identity. Be your best and truest self here.