Sr. SDET - Automation

Job Description

Our mission is to make meaningful learning a part of your everyday 🧠. The shelf life of our skills is now less than 5 years. So, if you stopped learning today, your skills would soon be irrelevant. Think that’s a big problem? You’d be right.

Enter HowNow. Founded in 2019, our Learning and Skills Platform is disrupting the way people learn and upskill through technology. Whether it's finding a quick answer, learning skills or tapping into shared knowledge, we make it easy for people to learn what they need, when they need it.

Already used by fast-growing scale-ups and global enterprises, such as Trainline, Depop and Sanofi, we’re pushing the boundaries of how people learn.

Hi I'm Akhil Vutukuri the QA Team Lead at HowNow 👋🏾 I’m looking for a Sr. SDET to join us.

At HowNow, you'll have the opportunity to implement all aspects of non-functional testing from scratch, giving you hands-on experience and the chance to shape our testing framework. This role offers excellent exposure to automation testing, allowing you to enhance your skills in a dynamic and innovative environment.

By joining HowNow, you'll be part of a team that values technical expertise and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about testing and looking for a place where you can make a real impact, HowNow is the ideal place for you.

Alongside the opportunities to develop and grow your career, we're a fun and friendly bunch. Have a watch of the video below to get an understanding of what it's like to work here.

Day-to-day tasks will include 📩

• You’ll collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, and DevOps teams to understand requirements and ensure thorough testing coverage in an agile, fast-paced product environment.
• You’ll create automation frameworks from scratch and develop the entire architecture for UI and API testing.
• You’ll design, develop, and execute comprehensive automated test scripts using Playwright with TypeScript.
• You’ll automate API test scenarios using Axios/Frisby in combination with Playwright and TypeScript for comprehensive API test automation.
• You’ll automate complex scenarios to ensure robust and scalable test coverage for high-quality product delivery
• You’ll integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and maintaining CI/CD processes to enable continuous delivery using Jenkins.
• You’ll manage and version test scripts using version control systems like GIT.
• You’ll write SQL queries for database testing to validate data integrity.
• You’ll analyze test results, identifying defects, generating reports, and driving timely resolutions to ensure seamless product functionality.
• You’ll perform performance testing using tools like JMeter and K6 to assess application scalability and stability.
• You’ll leverage Appium to automate mobile application testing (iOS and Android).
• You’ll mentor junior team members to write test scripts, manage automation frameworks, and adopt best practices in automation.

The key things that we will be looking for in applicants 🔑

• 5–10 years of experience with automation tools, with a strong focus on Playwright and TypeScript.
• Proven expertise in creating robust automation frameworks and automating complex test scenarios.
• Strong experience in API test automation using Axios/Frisby with Playwright and TypeScript.
• Strong experience in performance testing using tools like JMeter and K6.
• Proficiency in mobile automation using Appium (iOS and Android).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD platforms and processes to enable continuous testing in product pipelines using Jenkins.
• Familiarity with version control systems like GIT.
• Proven experience in manual testing with a strong understanding of QA processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure product reliability.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to guide and train QA team members to improve their skills in automation and testing processes.

What you’ll get:

💰 Our salaries are calculated using a SaaS benchmarking tool called (Figures). Happy to disclose upon application. You’ll also receive a performance based bonus on top.

🏡 Hybrid working (in our offices 3x a week Mon-Wed)

💆 Wind-down Fridays. No meetings from 3pm onwards on Fridays, for you to wind down for the weekend. Our HowNow’ers use this time to exercise, study, or spend some time with their family and friends, which you can read about here

👼🏼 Enhanced maternity and paternity policies which you can read about here

🌴 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and your birthday day off

📚 An annual £200 learning and development budget

🐶 Dog friendly offices - we love our pets! 🐾

🤩 Monthly socials and team dinners which have included Bounce, Mystery Rooms, ITC Maratha, JW Marriot and many more

💡 Access to the very best learning platform out there (HowNow+) to keep you at the top of your game

What's next? 🤔

Once you've applied, we'll get back in touch with you. This is usually within the next 5 working days. Sometimes it can take slightly longer, but we will get back to you regardless of what the outcome of your application is.

1. You'll be invited to a 30-minute video call with Naaz, our People Operations Coordinator to discuss your experiences and the role.
2. You'll be invited to a 45-minute video call with Akhil Vutukuri, our QA Team Lead to discuss your expertise on different tools and technologies used along with the processes followed.
3. You'll be invited to a 90-minutes video call with Akhil Vutukuri, our QA Team Lead for a live coding test and test your Automation and Non functional testing competencies.