We're looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer (Embedded Software) to join our Player Cluster and help us build a world class hardware automation suite to keep our quality up in the face of massive growth.
About Yoto
Yoto is a screen-free interactive audio platform for kids. We make carefully connected audio players that kids control, with no microphones, cameras or ads. We have a catalogue of audio that inspires creative play and learning with 1,000+ titles in our card store from top creators, publishers and labels - think Disney, Marvel, Roald Dahl and Universal Music. We also create Yoto Originals like BrainBots.
* Voted the 14th fastest-growing private software technology company in Britain in The Sunday Times 100 Tech 2025; and named the 94th fastest-growing company in Europe in the prestigious FT1000.
* Ranked 9th in Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2024; and featured in the Sifted 100 fastest-growing startups across the UK&I by revenue growth.
* Featured in Bloomberg's 25 UK startups to watch in 2023; and ranked second fastest growing tech company in the UK in the Deloitte Fast50.
* Named one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of 2020.
* We're over 200 employees spread across the world.. and growing
We're on a mission to be the soundtrack of childhood, and help families on their own unique adventures. By creating products that inspire independent play, we help families discover and grow with an inspiring world of audio - and we would like you to help us achieve it
Yoto's Embedded Engineering Team
This position fits into our "player cluster" at Yoto, the cluster is made up of a number of cross functional teams including Software, Embedded, Mobile, Backend, QA, Product Management & Design, all working on powering our flagship products: Yoto Player and Yoto Mini. We work in a mature, high-trust async environment with a lot of independence. Everyone is able to contribute ideas and be part of decisions. The Embedded teams within the cluster tackles a broad range of problems from research of new Yoto products, through development of low level HW drivers all the way to interactive audio content "apps" and integration with the Yoto mobile app.
We have loads of exciting plans that you'll be helping us to build.
What you'll be doing:
* Improving and expanding our automation capabilities for our embedded system team, including but not limited to improvements to the underlying framework, keeping performant CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining a very high release bar
* Contribute to the vision for the QA/Automation goals at the company, helping establish workback plans to achieve them
* Continually assess current and long term testing needs for the organization, looking around corners for unknowns and building a defensive strategy and operating plan
* Work closely with stakeholders to translate project requirements and customer issues into tangible test strategies
* Drive forward a "shift left" mentality with engineers for their design, development, and maintenance of tests
* Help build and design a world class infrastructure for monitoring and performance testing
What you'll bring:
* Proven experience with both manual and automated testing
* Solid understanding of testing best practices and methodologies and their appropriate usage
* Experience writing and enhancing automation for an embedded system (PyTest preferred, open to similar but some Python experience is beneficial)
* CI/CD background, specifically with Docker & Jenkins for the build and test pipelines
* Familiarity with IoT/HW protocols and interfaces (e.g. BT/BLE, RFID/NFC, WiFi; SPI, I2S, I2C, Matter, MQTT, etc)
* Familiarity with electronics principles and design
* Familiarity with security best practices
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 based on experience
What you can expect from Yoto:
* Flexibility: Hybrid working - expectation of 1 day a week on average in our London office, but you are welcome to come in more than this. How you meet the minimum expectation is up to you, to ensure you're happy and productive in your role whilst also getting that vital face time with your colleagues. Take advantage of our 'work from anywhere' policy to work from a different location for up to 6 weeks every year. Summer Hours policy to use between the months of June and August.
* Financial: Receive Income Protection, covering long term sickness for up to 2 years and company sick pay that increases with length of service. Life Assurance cover from day one of your service. Workplace Pension offering up to to 3% employer contributions, following probation. Generous employee referral bonus scheme.
* Health & Wellness: Private Medical Insurance via Aviva, or a Wellbeing Allowance to be used for memberships, subscriptions, treatment or therapy. Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through WeCare and unlimited access to Dental advice and guidance via Toothfairy. Bike to work scheme to promote healthier lifestyles.
* Time Off: 25 days of holiday per year, plus bank holidays. On top of this, you also receive your birthday off, plus 1 extra day of holiday for every year worked after you hit your 2 year anniversary, up to 5 extra days. After 4 years of service, you are also eligible for our sabbatical policy offering up to 3 months' of unpaid sabbatical.
* Helping Families: Variety of family-friendly leave, including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, pregnancy loss and carers leave. Unlock savings with our workplace nursery scheme, designed to support parents of preschool-aged children.
* People & Planet: Up to 2 volunteer days a year. A Book Allowance of up to £50 a year to contribute to your professional development.
* Fun Perks: You receive your very own Yoto player and starter pack of cards Regular company socials and celebrations, including our annual YotoFest
Equity and Diversity
At Yoto, we love creating a world where childhood is rich with discovery and joy. We're also passionate about building a workplace where everyone can thrive - both professionally and personally. We value flexibility and give our team the freedom to balance life and work in ways that suit them.
We're committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their background, feel valued and supported. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion group holds bi-monthly forums to elevate diverse voices and perspectives, ensuring everyone at Yoto feels heard, respected, and appreciated.
We don't just embrace differences - we celebrate them. We share audio content from a vibrant and diverse community of creators (check out our DEI selection), and we are building a team that reflects that same diversity. We invite candidates from all walks of life to explore opportunities with us and join a company that champions flexibility, equity, and inclusion. Take a look at our website for more information on our approach to People and Planet.
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