TL;DR
QA Engineer: Taking end-to-end responsibility for product quality, from the initial design phase through to production release with an accent on strategic manual testing and collaborative design. Focus on data-informed testing and ensuring a seamless customer experience by spotting usability issues and providing actionable UI/UX feedback.
Location: Hybrid / Remote (UK-based)
Company
Financial Times’ fastest-growing software company in Europe (2025), SourceWhale is a group of really smart people solving productivity problems for people-intensive industries using AI and automation.
What you will do
- Own product quality from design through release.
- Design, plan, and execute thorough exploratory tests across our web application.
- Participate in product discussions and challenge design decisions.
- Identify and communicate technical and UX risks.
- Use logs, production issues, and usage patterns to guide testing.
- Spot usability issues and provide actionable UI/UX feedback.
Requirements
- UK-based
- Startup mindset: thrive in fast-paced environments.
- Self-starter: confident picking up tickets and exploring features independently.
- Exploratory & context-driven testing skills.
- UI/UX intuition.
- Thoughtful use of AI tools.
- Strong communicator.
- Solid experience in manual testing of complex web applications.
Nice to have
- Experience in the Recruitment Tech industry or working with CRM integrations.
- Data fluency (validating data integrity or working with data-heavy systems).
- Exposure to test automation.
Culture & Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays).
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Private Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Income Protection Insurance.
- Private pension contributions.