Senior QA Test Engineer
🌏 London, Manchester or Oxford (Hybrid)
💷 Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme
⏰ Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm (37.5h pw)
💖 Our perks
- 🌏25 days holiday plus bank holidays, to take time to recharge and do something you love.
- 🤸 Hybrid working – you’ll be able to split your time between working in the office and at home.
- ⭐Mental health care – 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
- 🤧Paid sick leave – enhanced sick pay of up to 20 full days in a rolling 12-month period.
- 👨Enhanced family leave – we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
- 🤒Healthcare plan – free healthcare via Vitality for you and your family. You’ll receive money back on health appointments e.g. dental, optical and more.
- 👍Pension – Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot to help you save for the future.
- 🥝Free breakfast, drinks and fruit in the office – you can help yourself to cereals, toast, fizzy drinks and lots of fruit.
- 🤟Employee discounts – discounts you can access anywhere, anytime for all major shops.
- 👌1 day volunteer day per year – an opportunity to give back to the community each year.
🚗 Oodle – who are we? 🚗
Our mission is to be the UK’s simplest way to find and finance a great value used car. We want to put car buyers back in control and make the car buying experience as simple, straightforward, and joyful as possible as car buyers deserve oodles of car buying confidence!
We are a team of 480 people located in Manchester, Oxford and London. Over the past 6 years, we’ve supported 10,000’s of customers on their car buying journey and know 2023 is shaping up to be another exciting year!
🟢The Team
Welcome to Oodle Car Finance, the driving force behind innovative used car financing! We’re in search of a highly skilled Senior QA Engineer to join our dynamic web team.
The team is made up 4 Web Developers, 1 Product Manager and 1 Engineering Manager We strive in ensuring that our software is robust, reliable, and ready to provide exceptional experiences for our customers.
This role is based in either our London, Oxford or Manchester offices and can be worked in a hybrid manner combining in-person collaboration within the office and Engineering team and remote/home working.
We are incredibly inclusive and open to most adaptations to working patterns, please get in touch to discuss your specific requirements.
🙌 The Role
As a Senior QA Engineer, you will be integral in upholding our quality assurance efforts, leading the charge in creating, managing, and optimising our automated testing frameworks. Your expertise will ensure that our software releases are smooth, secure, and meet the highest quality standards. This is your opportunity to steer the future of car finance with us at Oodle!
Your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Lead and oversee the end-to-end automation testing process, including test strategy development, test execution, and monitoring.
- Create, manage, and optimise comprehensive test automation frameworks that align with project requirements and business objectives.
- Collaborate closely with product owners, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure thorough test coverage and validate software functionality against business requirements.
- Perform in-depth root cause analysis of defects and work closely with development teams to ensure timely and effective resolution.
- Host and lead the QA Guild, promoting best practices and continuous improvement across all QA teams.
- Maintain and evolve the test strategy guide, ensuring it reflects the latest industry trends, technologies, and Oodle-specific needs.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and advancements in testing methodologies and integrate them into our processes where appropriate.
- Communicate test progress, results, and potential risks effectively to all stakeholders, including senior management.
About you
Essential Requirements for the Role
- You have extensive experience in software testing and quality assurance, particularly in a senior role.
- You possess strong expertise in developing and managing automation frameworks and have a proven track record of improving testing efficiency and effectiveness.
- You have a deep understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and experience leading QA efforts in an Agile environment.
- You excel in identifying and resolving critical issues before they impact end users.
- You have experience leading cross-functional QA initiatives, such as QA Guilds, and are passionate about fostering a quality culture.
- You bring strong analytical skills, with the ability to analyse complex systems and identify areas for improvement.
- You have excellent communication and leadership skills, and you can inspire and guide teams to achieve high quality standards.
👩💻 Hiring Process
- ☎️ Preliminary Interview (30 mins)
- 📲 Video Interview (1 hour 30 mins) Competency and Technical
- 🔦 Final Interview (30 mins) with the Head of Product
💚 Our Values
Our values are our personal brand and lay the foundation of what we care about the most. They provide us with guidance, so we can work towards the same goals. They are our DNA and are kept at the forefront of our Oodler’s mind when making business decisions.
- Embrace being human – empathy and diversity make us stronger
- Strive for awesome – it’s awesome when we do better every day
- Everyone’s a builder – we’re in this together and we win as a team
- Bravely honest – we’re honest with ourselves and everyone else
- Think customer – they’re at the heart of everything we do
To find out more about our culture and what happens at Oodle check out our LinkedIn and Instagram.
Oodle is proud to be an inclusive workplace and we recognise diversity of experience, thoughts and backgrounds leads to better customer outcomes and an environment where our colleagues can thrive. We have several DEI networks which are made up of our ‘Oodlers’ who strive to make positive impacts to our cultures.
We’d love if you could submit your application online, but if you need an alternative method or need reasonable adjustments to take part in the interview process, please email [email protected]
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What We Do
We’re the fastest growing motor finance company in the UK, and we're on a mission to inspire car buying confidence at every step.
We believe that sorting the finance first is the best way to buy a used car. That's why we've flipped car buying on its head to give customers the confidence and control of a pre-approved budget; car finance which can be used to buy a car online or in-person from any trusted dealer.
We've already helped over 150,000 customers get the best used car for their budget, and we're delighted that our customer-centric approach has gained us the coveted five star rating on Trustpilot.
We bring new partners into our Oodle Approved dealer network every day. So if you’re a dealership and you'd like to work with us, please get in touch.
Our success comes from our partners and our people. We're committed to nurturing a strong shared-values team and creating a brilliant place to work.
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