Software Engineer in Test

Workonblockchain; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech organization based in Edinburgh is seeking a Software Engineer in Test to join their mobile product squad. This role involves shaping quality delivery across the mobile platform and ownership of test automation. Ideal candidates will have strong automation testing experience and knowledge of API testing. The position offers a competitive salary between £45,000 and £65,000, supports hybrid working, and includes benefits such as private healthcare and a 15% pension.

Benefits

Private healthcare

15% pension

Annual bonus

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong automation testing experience, ideally including mobile applications.
• Experience building and maintaining automated test suites.
• Ability to translate requirements and user stories into meaningful test coverage.

Responsibilities

• Shape how quality is delivered across the customer-facing mobile platform.
• Take ownership of test automation within the squad.
• Build and maintain mobile automation tests.

Skills

Automation testing experience

API testing knowledge

Experience with Appium

Agile environment experience

Tools

Postman

Appium

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer in Test 💰 Salary: £45,000 - 65,000 per year

At Cathcart Technology we are looking for a QA, Test engineer!

Our tech stack

• API
• Appium
• Support
• Mobile
• Postman
• TDD
• Tester

Requirements

• Strong automation testing experience, ideally including mobile applications
• Experience building and maintaining automated test suites (Appium or similar tools)
• Experience testing both front-end and back-end systems
• API testing knowledge (e.g. Postman or similar tools)
• Ability to translate requirements and user stories into meaningful test coverage
• Experience working closely with Developers and Product teams in Agile environments

Your responsibilities

• Shape how quality is delivered across the customer-facing mobile platform
• Take ownership of test automation within the squad
• Build and maintain mobile automation tests
• Help embed quality-focused engineering practices within the team
• Improve tooling, processes and overall test coverage as the platform grows
• Collaborate with Engineers, Product, and Design teams to deliver improvements and new features
• Act as the quality champion for the team
• Contribute to broader automation and quality initiatives

Company and role details

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Category: QA, Test Developer / Engineer

Location: Rose Street North Lane, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Salary: £45,000 - 65,000 per year

Benefits & perks

Cathcart Technology - More about us and the role:

We are a growing product-led Tech for Good organization based in Edinburgh, looking for a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our mobile product squad. This is an exciting time to join as we have several projects underway that offer real ownership and influence over our approach to quality and automation. Our environment fosters collaboration, continuous improvement, and a build it, run it mindset. We support hybrid working with an expectation of being onsite around three days a week for team collaboration. We offer a competitive salary between £45k-£65k, a 35-hour working week, private healthcare, a 15% pension, an annual bonus, and 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

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