QA Engineer Playwright Contract Remote Inside IR35

We are hiring 4 QA Engineers to move fast, test hard and help ship quality software.

We need hands-on QA Engineers who can plug into agile teams quickly, use AI to speed up testing, and own quality from acceptance criteria through to release sign-off.

• Start: ASAP
• Initial contract: 2 months
• Expected run: Mid-November 2026 to at least 31 January 2027
• Day rate: £400
• Location: Fully remote, UK only
• Hours: 9:30am-5:30pm UK time, with flexibility around 9:00am-5:00pm; you must cover the core UK GMT working day
• Engagement: Inside IR35

The role

We're entering a busy delivery period and need QA Engineers who can make an impact quickly.

What you'll do

• Own QA end to end in an AI-enabled workflow.
• Use AI to turn requirements into test cases, support regression and functional testing, and produce test documentation, defect reports and sign-off notes.
• Test user stories against acceptance criteria in sprints or "drops".
• Run functional, exploratory and regression testing across web application features.
• Build and run AI-assisted regression suites to increase coverage and accelerate releases.
• Raise clear, reproducible defects, track them and verify fixes.
• Test APIs, integrations and data flows between the CRM and third-party systems.

What you must have: You'll be a strong fit if you can do these things:

• Use of Playwright and Cypress.
• Use of Claude for agentic testing.
• Use AI-enabled or AI-assisted regression testing tools and approaches.
• Write and maintain solid automation with modern tooling.
• Work comfortably in Linear regression testing.
• Get productive fast with minimal onboarding.
• Communicate clearly and raise defects, risks and requirement gaps without hesitation.
• Financial services, fintech or CRM experience.
• Experience testing integrations, APIs, data migration or infrastructure.
• Experience supporting release readiness and sign-off.