Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Posted Today by BruntWork
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
EMEA
Summary: The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for overseeing quality assurance for a property management platform, focusing on designing test strategies and developing automated testing suites. This role requires extensive experience in software quality assurance, particularly with web applications and APIs. The position is fully remote and offers immediate hiring with health insurance coverage for eligible locations. Candidates must be independent contractors and manage their own taxes and benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute comprehensive test strategies for new features and existing functionality
- Develop and maintain automated test suites for API endpoints, including our Open API platform
- Perform thorough testing of complex integrations with property portals and external services
- Conduct end-to-end testing of sales and lettings workflows within the CRM
- Validate webhook implementations, JWT authentication, and rate limiting functionality
- Write and execute SQL queries to verify data integrity and validate backend processes
- Monitor and triage production issues using error tracking tools
- Collaborate closely with developers to identify root causes and ensure timely resolution of defects
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation, test cases, and regression test suites
- Contribute to improving QA processes, tools, and best practices across the team
Key Skills:
- 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance or test engineering
- Strong experience testing web applications and RESTful APIs
- Proficiency in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
- Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of SQL and ability to write queries for data validation
- Experience testing complex business workflows and multi-system integrations
- Knowledge of software development lifecycles and agile methodologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- Clear communication skills with the ability to articulate technical issues to diverse audiences
- Experience with C# or .NET for writing automated tests (desirable)
- Familiarity with Azure cloud services and DevOps pipelines (desirable)
- Knowledge of property industry or estate agency operations (desirable)
- Experience testing webhook and event-driven systems (desirable)
- Understanding of authentication mechanisms (JWT, OAuth) (desirable)
- Experience with performance and load testing tools (desirable)
- Familiarity with Angular or front-end testing approaches (desirable)
- ISTQB certification or equivalent (desirable)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to take ownership of quality assurance across our property management platform. You will design comprehensive test strategies and develop automated suites to ensure the highest standards of reliability and user experience. Schedule: 9AM - 6PM UK Time, Monday to Friday Independent Contractor Perks: Permanent work from home Immediate hiring Health Insurance Coverage for eligible locations
Responsibilities
- Design and execute comprehensive test strategies for new features and existing functionality
- Develop and maintain automated test suites for API endpoints, including our Open API platform
- Perform thorough testing of complex integrations with property portals (Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket) and external services
- Conduct end-to-end testing of sales and lettings workflows within the CRM
- Validate webhook implementations, JWT authentication, and rate limiting functionality
- Write and execute SQL queries to verify data integrity and validate backend processes
- Monitor and triage production issues using error tracking tools such as Sentry and PostHog
- Collaborate closely with developers to identify root causes and ensure timely resolution of defects
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation, test cases, and regression test suites
- Contribute to improving QA processes, tools, and best practices across the team
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance or test engineering
- Strong experience testing web applications and RESTful APIs
- Proficiency in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
- Experience with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of SQL and ability to write queries for data validation
- Experience testing complex business workflows and multi-system integrations
- Knowledge of software development lifecycles and agile methodologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- Clear communication skills with the ability to articulate technical issues to diverse audiences
Desirable Skills
- Experience with C# or .NET for writing automated tests
- Familiarity with Azure cloud services and DevOps pipelines
- Knowledge of property industry or estate agency operations
- Experience testing webhook and event-driven systems
- Understanding of authentication mechanisms (JWT, OAuth)
- Experience with performance and load testing tools
- Familiarity with Angular or front-end testing approaches
- ISTQB certification or equivalent
Side Note This is a permanent work-from-home role under an Independent Contractor arrangement. Candidates must have their own computer and reliable internet connection, and are responsible for their own taxes and benefits. Professional hourly fees are established based on your performance in the application process.
Reminder Please follow the provided link to BruntWork’s Career Site to finish your initial application requirements, including the assessment questions, technical check, and voice recording. Submissions with all requirements fulfilled will receive priority review.