Test Engineer (SDET)

Who We Are Simpplr is the leading AI-powered employee experience platform. Organizations use our forward-looking, adaptable products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees. Wherever people work, Simpplr enables them to flourish. Trusted by more than 500+ leading brands, including Zoom, Snowflake, Moderna, Eurostar, and AAA, our customers are achieving measurable productivity gains, increased employee engagement, and accelerated business performance. Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in the UK, Canada, and India, and is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com . The Opportunity We’re looking for a mid or senior level JavaScript focused test engineer to join our team in the UK to help build the future of work. Successful candidates will be working closely in a cross-functional team with software engineers, product managers and UI/UX designers helping us automate our testing strategies. Working together, they will be responsible for delivering development projects from start to completion. Your Job Responsibilities What you will be doing: Working in a talented cross-functional team to launch new user-facing features Defining test strategies for new features to ensure a high level of quality Writing end-to-end tests for our code and services Coaching software engineers, helping them improve their testing skills Participating in agile ceremonies; regularly and sustainably delivering value in two-week sprints Understanding, applying and optimising appropriate test mechanisms (functional, regression, smoke) and tools to improve the verification efficiency through automation Help influence the overall architecture and direction of the application Your Skillset What makes you a great fit for the team: You are user focused – we solve our customer’s problems together; everybody has a say in planning, design & execution 2-3+ years’ JavaScript/TypeScript Automation experience A strong knowledge of different software testing methodologies Experience with testing a variety of web services, APIs, web applications and data Experience in BDD with tools such as Cucumber, Jasmine or similar Exposure to agile / scrum methodologies You understand accessibility standards and laws and how they can impact testing We’d specially love to hear from you if: You have a vision of how you think automated testing can be improved and want to implement it You have a good track record of project leadership and mentorship of QA and test engineers You're familiar with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) You have great knowledge of test frameworks and automation tooling like Jest and Cypress You have cloud experience Location: We're looking for exceptional candidates anywhere in the UK, ideally south based so you can travel to our Brighton office occasionally. We mostly work remotely and have an allowance to help teams get together in person at least once a quarter for meetings, planning sessions and social activities.   UK Specific Benefits: NEST pension scheme Stock option & grant plan 25 days holiday (plus UK bank holidays and 4 additional company-wide recharge days) Working from home equipment allowance Mobile phone contract contribution Performance-related bonus Employee training budget Employee referral program #LI-DNI Benefits: Simpplr provides a competitive compensation package along with other benefits. We believe in work-life integration and offer a flexible work environment. These benefits, coupled with an amazing team who believes in our mission, and values transparency, autonomy, and inclusiveness, make Simpplr an incredible place to work. See what our employees say about working at Simpplr: Glassdoor Reviews   Simpplr’s Hub-Hybrid-Remote Model: At Simpplr we believe that when work is good, life is better and that belief guides all we do. Including how we approach our flexible work model. Simpplr operates with a Hub-Hybrid-Remote model. This model is role-based with exceptions and provides employees with the flexibility that many have told us they want. Hub - 100% work from Simpplr office. Role requires Simpplifier to be in the office full-time. Hybrid -   Hybrid work from home and office. Role dictates the ability to work from home, plus benefit from in-person collaboration on a regular basis.  Remote - 100% remote. Role can be done anywhere within your country of hire, as long as the requirements of the role are met.