Who Are We?
Gear4music is a leading UK & European musical retailer. Since launching in 2003, our mission has been to make music accessible for all. We now offer over 67,000 products, serve customers in 190 countries, and operate in 15 languages and 9 currencies. In 2022, we also launched AV.com – retailing HiFi, Home Cinema, and accessories.
Behind the scenes, we’re powered by a growing technical team who make all of this possible. We recently turned over £190m and continue to grow, evolve, and innovate
.
Who Are Yo
u?You're a motivated, flexible and talented engineer who is enthusiastic about learning new things and challenging themselves. You’re not a lone ranger but believe in collaborative, friendly working environments that deliver real projects. You’re someone who takes pride in the things you do, from beginning to end. You love the attention to detail and might admit it's a blessing and a curse. You’ll also need some personality, a strong GIF-game, and we’d love to know what you’re into.. to an exten
t.
Your Miss
ionTo work with like minded people such as our Software Engineering, Infrastructure and Quality Engineering teams. To be passionate about continuous integration, profiling, unit testing, test automation or documentation (or all of the above). To create high standards for yourself and the work you will do to create a stable platform, enabli
* ng:
Scalable and resilient applicat
* ionsEffective software develop
* mentSafe, easy & reliable releases (working towards CI
* /CD)Robust and scalable automation su
ites
Your
StackSome of the skills and qualities we’re looking for inc
* lude:
A quality advocate who drives a ‘team owned’ mentality around quality within their
* squad.A proactive, hands on tester who can coach quality throughout th
* e SDLCCan effectively ‘shift left’ and identify which quality tasks can be executed early for quick and valuable fe
* edbackHas an automation first mindset and some familiarity with automation tools. Training and support will be offered where required (WebdriverIO, JMeter, SuperTest, Po
* stman)A driver of your own self development, taking the time to explore, learn and share the areas of Quality Engineering that excite you th
* e mostDisplays curiousity around engineering as a whole, factoring in security, performance, accessibility, usability, scalability, testability, and observability, and
* beyondA great exploratory
* testerSkilled at balancing customer/end user needs with company objectives and business st
* rategyAdept at test planning and strategy, bug management, and test data cr
* eationFamiliary with agile ways of working and the associated cere
* moniesPairing to improve quality, efficiency and collabo
* rationIs adaptable and skilled at the ‘glue work’ required to keep team members and stakeholders all working towards the same quality
goals
Don’t worry if you don’t perfectly tick all of these boxes, we’d probably be worried if you did. If you think you’d be a good fit, apply and show us what you bring to the
table.
Why Us?Because we care about YOU. We pride ourselves on our culture, offering more than gimmicky branded merch and a PS5 you don’t have time to play. You are the most important aspect of our business. We want to grow and nurture you in an open and supportive environment. We create a safe and conducive atmosphere for you to share your ideas and make the necessary mistakes without the fear of failing - after all, mistakes are growi
ng pains!
We bring our most authentic selves forward - no need to pretend to be something you’re not, we’d rather your energy went into something more fulfilling. We embrace and encourage individual quirks and believe these qualities should be celebrated as they are vital to our innovation. We actively seek new ways to develop ourselves and respond to feedback constructively. We proactively share advice with others to accelerate our growth with new insights and perspectives. We celebrate each other's success because when we win, we win together and if we don't win, we learn
together!
We've got important things covered, like having properly trained mental health first aiders, a wellbeing coach, work-life balance, tailored personal progression plans and the glue that holds us all together - our Sla
ck channel.
We’re techy to the core, with technical leaders through to board level. We pride ourselves on our flat structure where directors sit in with the teams and are there when you need them. We encourage open and honest feedback, even if you’re critiquing your boss. No power
games here!
What w
e'll give youAlongside the benefit of working with a fantastic bunch of talented people, we are committed to providing a well-rounded benefits package that includes development opportunities and support for yo
* ur wellbeing:
Great pay, which
* is never to 30 qualified Mental Health First Aiders across the business, demonstrating our commitment to prioritising mental health & wellbeing support as a ‘Mind
* ful Employer’.A personal career development plan and regula
* r one to ones.A Mac, and your
* IDE of choiceEmployee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 caring & compassionate support across a wide r
* ange of areas.Generous discount scheme across our full range of music and home entertain
* ment products.Flexible working hours and
no dress code.
Plus the following: employee referral scheme, employer pension scheme, corporate eyecare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, company sick pay scheme, enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay and annual f
* lu vaccinations
We have an open, collaborative, and friendly culture, and offer a supportive learning environment for people to grow and develop a
career with us.