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Quality Test Engineer
About Nextbase
Nextbase is a market-leader in connected car technology, committed to making a positive impact on peoples’ journeys and lives through cutting-edge safety, security and smart innovations.
Sales of Dash Cams have increased by 850% over the last four years, making them some of the fastest-growing consumer tech products. Nextbase is the largest smart Dash Cam brand in the world, holding over 80% of UK market share by volume (GfK) and significant market shares in the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe.
Beyond recording road journeys, the Nextbase range supports companies managing fleet vehicles—enabling them to:
- Save on motor insurance
- Speed up claims processes
- Reduce vehicle theft risks
- Monitor driving performance
Dash Cams have been shown to improve driving safety, increasing telematics scores by ~34%. They also reduce driver anxiety by documenting every trip while supporting fleet managers. Nextbase’s latest smart features—Alexa Voice Control, what3words geolocation and Emergency SOS—make its cameras more intelligent than ever.
Recognition includes Which? Best Buy Awards, along with accolades from: The Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Driving.co.uk, Auto Express, Honest John, Mashable, Tech Advisor and T3.
About the Role
Nextbase is hiring a proactive, technically adept mid-level Test Engineer to anticipate issues before customers experience them. The ideal candidate:
- Takes initiative in testing—not waiting to be directed.
- Questions product logic to uncover edge cases, risks, and gaps.
- Prioritises exhaustive debugging, offering clear, actionable insights to developers.
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Key qualities: Hand-on problem-solving with a background in debugging and root-cause analysis, paired with curiosity and a self-starter mentality. Responsibilities include owning testing processes end-to-end, collaborating with developers to improve product quality, and refining test tooling autonomously.
Objectives
- Proactively design, implement, and maintain tests across Nextbase products.
- Debug failures thoroughly, finding root causes and providing actionable findings.
- Identify coverage gaps, edge cases, and failure risks proactively.
- Develop deep product knowledge to enhance testing rigor and assist developers.
Key Responsibilities
- Test Development: Design and execute manual and automated test cases.
- Fault Remediation:
- Reproduce defects, analyze logs, isolate causes.
- Provide detailed reports to developers for fixes (inclusive of logs/evidence).
- Improvement Initiatives: Suggest and drive enhancements in:
- test methodologies,
- tooling, and
- processes.
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with developers to understand code changes, verify fixes, and confirm root-causes are resolved.
- Update written documentation to reflect test results transparently.
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Requirements
- 3+ years’ hands-on experience in software testing, preferably low-level debugging.
- Proven track record of technical problem-solving—reproducing issues, digging through logs, and resolving faults.
- Technical comfort with:
- system internals,
- debugging tools,
- both hardware-interfacing and software-context testing.
- Agile/scrum competency and a self-motivated mindset.
- Desire and ability to mentor junior teams or escalate findings constructively.
- Familiarity with test automation/scripting is a plus.
- Student/ions wishing to leave amongst hardware-software projects interested—especially Dash Cams or consumer electronics.
About the Team
- Line Manager: [Quality Engineering Test Lead]
- Department: Engineering
Location & Format
- Caerphilly, Wales
- Hybrid (3+ days on-site per week, remaining flexible)
Benefits & Perks
- Healthcare:
- Family Private Medical Insurance (including no medical history checks).
- Medicash for additional health reimbursement.
- Support:
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Life Assurance.
- Retirement/Savings:
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Flexibility:
- 25 days annual leave (plus birthday leave).
- Charity Days (paid leaves for volunteer work).
- Other:
- Competitive benefits package to support work–life–balance.
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