Initi8 Recruitment
QA Automation Engineer - Web/Mobile/SDET/Automation - £60k
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QA Automation Engineer – Web | Mobile | SDET | Automation
📍 London (Hybrid) | Up to £60,000 + Benefits
The Opportunity
We are hiring a QA Automation Engineer to join a brand-new international technology business as they launch across Europe and beyond.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-funded startup where automation, engineering quality, and release confidence are central to the business.
Working alongside an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer, you'll help build and expand automated testing across Web, iOS, and Android products. This isn't a traditional manual QA role—you'll contribute to scalable automation frameworks, improve release confidence, and help deliver high-quality software across multiple platforms.
You'll work closely with engineers, product teams, and QA leadership to ensure critical customer journeys are robust, reliable, and production-ready. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their automation skills while working in a modern engineering environment using the latest testing tools and practices.
Tools & Technology
You'll work with a modern automation stack including:
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- API Testing
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- Mobile Automation
- Visual Regression Testing
- Cross-Browser & Cross-Platform Testing
About You
You could currently be working as a:
- QA Automation Engineer
- Automation Test Engineer
- SDET
- QA Engineer
- Software Test Engineer
You'll ideally have experience with:
- Building and maintaining automated tests
- Testing Web and/or Mobile applications
- Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation tools
- JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or similar languages
- API and end-to-end testing
- CI/CD environments
- Working closely with developers in Agile teams
Experience within iGaming, fintech, payments, eCommerce, or other high-volume transactional environments would be advantageous but isn't essential.
The Company
This is an early-stage international technology business founded by an experienced leadership team with ambitious global growth plans. Engineering is based across London and Malta, with London becoming the long-term technology hub.
The business is intentionally lean, highly collaborative, and engineering-led, with significant investment in automation, AI tooling, and modern development practices from day one.
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Why Join?
- Learn from an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer
- Work with a modern automation-first technology stack
- AI-first engineering culture
- High trust, low bureaucracy
- International product scaling
- Work across Web, iOS, and Android platforms
- Excellent career progression as the engineering team grows
- Make a real impact on product quality and customer experience
Salary & Benefits
Up to £60,000 + Benefits
The company is looking for someone who wants to continue developing their automation skills while helping build a modern engineering organization.
Location
London (Hybrid)
Flexible hybrid working.
Interested?
If you're a QA Automation Engineer looking to work with modern tooling, build your automation experience, and join an exciting, fast-growing technology business, I'd love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
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