Test Engineer

Thrive

Test Engineer developing robust automation frameworks and test tooling for Thrive Learning. Collaborate closely with developers to ensure quality in every stage of the development lifecycle.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressJavaScriptJestTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain robust automation frameworks and test tooling across frontend and backend systems
Write clean, efficient, production-quality code to extend test coverage and improve developer productivity
Build and optimise quality gates within our CI/CD pipelines so issues are caught fast and early
Partner closely with development teams to identify automation opportunities and bake testability into new features from the start
Develop and maintain reliable unit, integration, end-to-end, and contract tests
Conduct code reviews to uphold high standards for automation quality, reliability, and maintainability
Monitor test performance, flakiness, and coverage, and continuously improve stability at scale
Contribute to overall test strategy, planning, and process improvement initiatives
Mentor engineers and champion automation best practices across teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong software engineering background with a solid grasp of quality assurance principles
Proven experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks and test tooling for frontend and backend applications
Excellent JavaScript/TypeScript skills, you're confident writing clean, efficient, well-structured code
Hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Cypress, Jest, and Pact
Experience building and maintaining automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
Experience testing APIs and 3rd-party integrations
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to work independently while staying aligned with team goals
Passion for sharing knowledge and helping others level up their testing skills
Curiosity to stay up-to-date with new testing tools, libraries, and technologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited Holiday to support work-life balance
Thrivedays—a reduced workday every Friday (10:00–15:00), with no internal meetings
Flexible Working Hours within core hours (10:00–16:00)
Birthday & Christmas Off, including festive shutdown between Christmas & New Year
Work From Anywhere—fully remote-friendly (4 weeks a year)
Health Cash Back Plan with Health Shield
Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
Financial support program via Maji Salary Sacrifice
Pension Scheme
Death in Service (4x annual salary)
Green Car Scheme through salary sacrifice
Cycle to Work Scheme—save up to 42% on a new bike
Perks at Work—30,000+ national & local employee discounts via CharlieHR & Health Shield

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Hard Skills & Tools

automation frameworkstest toolingJavaScriptTypeScriptCypressJestPactCI/CD pipelinesunit testingintegration testing

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaboration skillsindependencementoringknowledge sharingcuriosity