Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

At Retail Insight, we're on a mission to help some of the world's biggest retailers make smarter decisions through data. As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to help us take our quality engineering capability to the next level. This isn't a traditional QA role. We're looking for someone who sees testing as an engineering discipline, loves automation, and is excited by the potential of AI to transform how software quality is delivered.

Responsibilities

Building scalable test frameworks; Embedding quality into the development lifecycle; Helping engineers create better software, faster

Requirements

Previous experience as a Software Engineer in Test (SET), SDET, QA Automation Engineer or similar; Proven programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript; Experience with modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, PyTest, Jest or Selenium; Hands-on experience using Generative AI tools to support software development or testing; A good understanding of prompt engineering and AI-assisted code generation; Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines; Strong knowledge of testing strategies across the software development lifecycle; Experience mentoring or supporting engineers in quality engineering best practices

Nice to have

Knowledge of AI-powered testing solutions; Data and analytics platforms; Azure, Databricks or cloud-native applications; Engineering quality metrics and standards; LLM evaluation frameworks and AI testing techniques

Benefits

Flexible working with hybrid model typically 2 days in the office and work from anywhere policy; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service, extra day off for birthday, summer hours; Access to learning platform and structured career progression plans; Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, mental health support via Help@Hand; Paid volunteer days, charity salary sacrifice with matching, Give as You Earn; Car purchase scheme and access to additional benefits including gym discounts