At a Glance
- Tasks: Own and scale the QA function, driving automation and ensuring quality in our fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join SalesApe, a leading AI company transforming small businesses with innovative technology.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible contract, and the chance to shape AI testing strategies.
- Other info: Dynamic startup culture with opportunities for growth and autonomy.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by empowering non-tech SMBs and revolutionising their operations.
- Qualifications: Experience in QA functions, fluency in QA tools, and strong communication skills.
Join SalesApe, one of the fastest-growing AI companies, recognised as a leader in cutting-edge AI technology and backed by over $20 million from top VCs. Our mission is to tackle inequality by empowering a huge market of non-tech SMBs—93% of all businesses, think construction, automotive, real estate, and more.
With AI agents and our natural language interface technology, we’re unlocking huge productivity gains for our clients. It’s deeply rewarding to see firsthand the transformation in small businesses as they embrace their agent—not just as a tool, but as a trusted, hard-working member of their team.
The Role
SalesAPE is looking for a Contract QA Engineer to own quality across our fast-moving product. You'll build and scale our QA function from the ground up—setting the quality bar, driving automation, and helping us move toward continuous delivery safely. This role sits at the intersection of engineering rigour and AI innovation, and you'll work closely with product engineers and prototypers to balance speed with safety.
Key Responsibilities & Scope
- Own the QA strategy end-to-end: from triaging risk to implementing automation
- Design and implement a scalable QA process tailored for small, fast-moving teams
- Set the quality bar for what's required to ship to production safely, even at higher cadence
- Automate as much as possible, including integration, E2E, and regression testing across our Django and NextJS stack
- Apply AI to QA — whether it's test case generation, diffing, log analysis, or something we haven't thought of yet
- Collaborate closely with product engineers and prototypers to balance speed and safety
What We're Looking For
Essential
- Experience standing up QA functions or frameworks in early-stage teams
- Ability to prioritise testing pragmatically, balancing risk vs. velocity
- Fluency in QA tooling and frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Pytest, Cypress)
- Comfortable working across a full-stack environment (backend APIs, front-end UIs, async jobs)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling (we use GitHub Actions)
- Clear communicator who collaborates well with engineers and product leads
Nice to Have
- Experience testing AI-based or ML-driven products
- Familiarity with pytest, factory_boy, or coverage.py in Python
- Comfort writing or reviewing testable frontend components in React/NextJS
- Experience working in a startup or similarly fast-moving environment
What We Offer
- A foundational role helping us move from weekly to continuous delivery
- The opportunity to shape how we integrate AI into our testing strategy
- A high-trust, low-ego team focused on fast iteration
- A funded, product-led startup at an exciting inflection point
- Freedom and autonomy as principal values
- Contract role — 3 months initial term, then rolling monthly
- Rate equivalent to up to £50k per annum
QA Engineer Contract employer: SalesAPE.ai
At SalesApe, we pride ourselves on being a dynamic and innovative employer that empowers our team to make a real impact in the world of AI technology. Our collaborative work culture fosters creativity and growth, providing employees with the opportunity to shape the future of our products while enjoying the freedom and autonomy to explore new ideas. With a focus on meaningful work and a mission to democratise technology for small businesses, joining us means being part of a passionate team dedicated to transforming industries and improving lives.
