Software Engineer in Test

Senior Software Engineer in Test Enterprise SaaS Platform | Manchester | Hybrid (2 days onsite) Salary: up to £70,000 + 10% bonus The Opportunity This is a chance to join a high-growth, enterprise SaaS organisation building complex, high-throughput platforms used at scale across the UK and Europe. Quality Engineering is treated as a core engineering discipline , not a support function. As the platform scales, the business is investing in engineers who can engineer quality in from day one — not test at the end. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer in Test , you’ll operate as a true engineer within a product-aligned squad. You’ll own automation-first testing across cloud-native, API-driven systems and play a key role in shaping how quality is embedded across the wider platform. This is a hands-on role with real influence — not a test-lead-by-proxy position. What You’ll Be Doing Designing and delivering robust test strategies aligned to product and platform goals Building and evolving automated test frameworks across UI, API, integration, and performance Driving a culture of automation-by-default and continuous improvement Testing complex, distributed systems and high-volume integrations Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and release confidence Partnering closely with Software Engineers and Product teams Mentoring junior engineers and raising quality standards across squads What They’re Looking For Essential Strong coding background (C# preferred) Automation experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar Solid API testing experience (REST, Postman, SoapUI) Experience working in Agile, product-led teams Cloud exposure (Azure or AWS) Nice to Have Docker / containerised test environments Performance testing (k6 or similar) Experience testing complex integrations and platform systems Why This One’s Different Up to £70k base + 10% bonus Hybrid working – Manchester, 2 days onsite Long-term SaaS product, not short-term projects Real ownership, autonomy, and technical influence Clear progression for senior engineers who want depth, not people management