Software Test Engineer

Location: Coventry (Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite)
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 (DOE) + benefits
Employment Type: Permanent
Right to Work: UK only – must hold British Citizenship or ILR (no sponsorship available)

About the Role

A growing UK technology business is seeking a Software Test Engineer to support the quality and reliability of its digital products. This is a hands-on, mid-level position, ideal for someone looking to continue developing their testing skills across a varied technical environment.

You’ll be part of a collaborative engineering team, contributing to testing activities across web applications, mobile apps, APIs, and embedded software, ensuring releases meet defined quality standards.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Performing manual and automated testing across web, mobile, and API-based systems

• Creating and maintaining test cases, test plans, and supporting documentation

• Executing functional, regression, exploratory, and stress testing

• Testing RESTful APIs and backend services

• Supporting test execution within CI/CD pipelines

• Logging, tracking, and validating defects through to resolution

• Working closely with developers and product teams to clarify requirements

• Assisting with continuous improvements to testing tools and processes

• Supporting testing of embedded software where required

What We’re Looking For

• Commercial experience in a software testing or QA role

• Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills

• Experience testing web applications and APIs

• Familiarity with test case management and defect tracking tools

• Understanding of Agile development and testing practices

• Confident communicator, able to work with technical and non-technical teams

Nice to Have

• Exposure to test automation tools (e.g. Appium or similar)

• Experience testing Android and/or iOS applications

• Basic unit testing knowledge

• Awareness of containerised environments such as Docker

• Experience contributing to technical or quality documentation

What’s on Offer

• Salary of £40,000 – £45,000, depending on experience

• Hybrid working model with a Coventry office base

• Pension scheme and private healthcare

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Share scheme and employee discount programmes

• Supportive team environment with learning and progression opportunities