Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Appium Up to £55,000| 4-Day Work Week|Hybrid Working|Newcastle
Are you ready to join a forward-thinking tech organisation that’s reshaping how digital services are delivered? Our client is a mobile-first, innovation-led business operating at the cutting edge of fintech. They’re on a mission to simplify and modernise the way people interact with financial services and they’re looking for a talented SDET to help drive that transformation.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As part of a dynamic testing and delivery function, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining automated testing frameworks across both functional and non-functional areas. You’ll work closely with engineers and delivery teams to embed automation into CI/CD pipelines, champion best practices, and support continuous testing across a range of platforms and services.
Your day-to-day will include:
* Designing and implementing automated test suites using modern tools and frameworks
* Supporting exploratory testing and contributing to test strategy
* Collaborating with developers to promote shift-left testing and unit test coverage
* Maintaining test environments and tooling
* Coaching team members on automation techniques and quality standards
What You’ll Bring:
* Strong experience in test automation within Agile environments
* Hands-on with tools like Selenium, Appium, Postman, Jenkins, GitLab
* Skilled in writing automation for unit, functional, performance, and contract testing
* Solid understanding of testing methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira)
* Comfortable working with SQL and NoSQL databases
* Passion for emerging tech and continuous improvement
* Experience testing across mobile, web, and microservices
What’s On Offer:
* Competitive salary up to £55K
* Flexible hybrid working model
* 4-day working week
* Generous pension scheme (up to 13% employer contribution)
* £200 annual personal development fund
* 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays
* Private medical insurance, health cash plan & life cover
* Access to an electric vehicle scheme
If you’re ready to lead with purpose, build with passion, and test with precision, please send your CV.
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