QA Engineer in Manchester

Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely. We are currently seeking a QA Engineer to join our Product Engineering team in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. This role follows a hybrid model, with time split between home and office to support collaboration and delivery.

What your team does: The Product Engineering team is responsible for building and evolving a highly configurable work and case management platform used by some of the largest law firms and enterprises globally. QA is a first-class citizen; testing is embedded throughout the development lifecycle. Each feature is delivered by a small, cross‑functional “Three Amigos” team—Product (BA/PO), Engineering, and QA. We collaborate from the very beginning to shape requirements, challenge assumptions, and ensure testability, value, and high quality from day one.

Who you are: You are a QA Engineer who knows that quality is more than test cases—it’s about understanding problems, asking the right questions, and working closely with others to catch issues early. You enjoy being involved in the full lifecycle of a feature, contributing ideas about usability, edge cases, and risks, and you speak up when something feels off. Your curiosity, methodical approach, and collaboration with engineers and product teams help create shared quality ownership without friction.

What you’ll work on:

• Collaborate within a “Three Amigos” team to deliver features end‑to‑end
• Validate requirements early, identify gaps, and ensure testability
• Design and maintain clear, structured test plans, cases, and scenarios in Azure DevOps
• Execute manual testing (functional, regression, smoke) and support non‑functional testing (performance, API, security)
• Create high‑quality test scenarios to support automated testing pipelines
• Investigate, triage, and manage defects through resolution in collaboration with engineers
• Participate in feature playbacks and adapt test strategies as requirements evolve
• Support release validation, including running regression packs and signing off release candidates
• Contribute to project‑based testing for client‑specific implementations when needed
• Help improve QA processes, tooling, and overall testing strategy across the platform
• Contribute to test coverage reporting, traceability, and quality metrics

What you may have:

• Experience working as a QA Engineer in a product or project environment
• Strong experience writing manual test cases and test scenarios
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar test‑management tools
• Experience supporting both functional and non‑functional testing
• Understanding of software development lifecycles and agile delivery models
• Ability to quickly understand and test complex domains and workflows
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with engineers and product teams
• A methodical, detail‑oriented approach with an inquisitive mindset

Serious bonus points if you have:

• Experience working in legal, insurance, or case‑management systems
• Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright) or collaboration with automation teams
• Experience testing APIs, performance, or security aspects of applications
• Experience balancing product testing and client‑project‑based testing
• A strong interest in improving QA practices, tooling, and strategy

What you will find here:

• Competitive, equitable salary
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare with life insurance & critical illness cover
• Pension contribution
• Professional development and growth options
• Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years

The expected salary range for this role is £50,200 to £67,800 GBP. Salary bands vary by region and are based on local currency and experience. For experienced candidates we typically hire at or near the midpoint of the band; the top portion is reserved for high performers.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility: We are committed to equal employment and encourage candidates from all backgrounds. We provide accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. If you need any accommodation, please let us know.

Disclaimer: We only communicate with candidates through official @clio.com email addresses.