Nuclera

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Nuclera

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cambridge • United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

CloudCypressKubernetesLinuxPythonTypeScript

About the role

  • Maintain, expand, and improve our automated test suites across both instrument and cloud platform using **Playwright**
  • Use **TestRail** to manage test cases, execution, and reporting
  • Write detailed bug reports, including clear reproduction steps and relevant evidence (logs, screenshots, videos)
  • Champion a quality-first mindset across the engineering organization by promoting best practices such as early test involvement and developing with testability in mind
  • Collaborate and regularly communicate with the Senior SDET, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and implement robust QA strategies for web applications and instrument software
  • Provide clear and actionable test evidence to stakeholders to demonstrate compliance with quality standards

Requirements

  • **Essential:**
  • - 3+ years of experience testing **web applications and APIs **through a combination of manual and automated methodologies
  • - Understanding of **Object-Oriented Programming** (OOP) principles in **TypeScript**, with experience applying these principles to frameworks like **Playwright**
  • - Experience using a test case management system such as **TestRail**
  • - Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., **Git**) and collaboration in Git-based workflows
  • - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., **GitLab CI**) and integrating automated tests into development workflows
  • - Solid understanding of **Linux** environments and command-line tools (e.g., bash, ssh, package managers)
  • - Proven track record of working in **Agile/Scrum** development teams, including close collaboration with product and engineering teams
  • - Excellent communication and documentation skills, including the ability to write clear bug reports and actionable test evidence
  • **Desirable:**
  • - Experience testing an instrument or connected device
  • - Knowledge of **Google Cloud** and/or **Kubernetes**
  • - Experience with **Cypress**
  • - Experience with **Python** and **Pytest**
  • - Experience with **Report Portal**
  • - Familiarity with non-functional testing areas, including performance, stress, and scalability testing
  • - Exposure to quality methodologies such as CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions), 8D Problem Solving, or Six Sigma
  • - Ability to contribute to test strategy documentation and quality-related process improvements across cross-functional teams
Benefits
  • **What we offer: **
  • In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits including:
  • - Company bonus scheme of 5%
  • - Share option incentive scheme
  • - Life insurance
  • - Private medical insurance and cash plan
  • - 25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays
  • - Enhanced employer's pension contributions
  • - Enhanced maternity and paternity Leave
  • - Investment in professional development and learning
  • - Fresh fruit, tea, coffee, and snacks in the office
  • - Organised summer events for staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
automated testingmanual testingObject-Oriented ProgrammingTypeScriptCI/CDLinuxPythonCypressPlaywrightAPIs
Soft Skills
communicationdocumentationcollaborationproblem solvingquality-first mindsettest strategy developmentstakeholder engagementAgileteamworkattention to detail