QA Engineer - Electroverse London, England
Octopus Energy
Full Time
London, England
53445 - 73420 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
About Octopus Electroverse
We’re making electric vehicle ownership as smart and as simple as possible, by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future.
In just over two years, Octopus Electroverse has grown to become one of the largest eMobility players in Europe, with over 520,000 connected electric vehicle chargers and a customer ecosystem spanning web, iOS, Android, CarPlay, Android Auto & Automotive OS, and more.
But it’s just the start: we’re busy launching in new countries, working with more automotive and tech partners, building exciting new features at scale, and creating the integrated charging experiences of the future - all in the name of making public EV charging super simple for customers.
Electroverse is a multifunctional team made up of product, development, commercial, operations, marketing, partnerships and more - all focused together on making Octopus the go-to name in EV charging. And we’re looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen.
What you'll do
- Be the focal point for testing activities across the Electroverse ecosystem, examining our processes and ensuring quality is embedded throughout
- Champion system testability, collaborating with the development teams to mentor and educate them in good testing practices to improve quality
- Drive the creation of a reliable automated testing suite with strong reporting capabilities that ensures simple, effective analysis of failures for teams to use
- Work as part of an autonomous product team, making EV ownership awesome. Engineers have a real say over what we build and how we approach it.
- Implement clear quality principles for all development teams to follow, including our approach to cross-functional requirements such as security & performance
- Be hands-on - help enhance and maintain our automation testing coverage
What you'll need
- A pragmatic approach to balancing quality and delivery in a fast-paced environment
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
- Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases for stories & features
- Familiarity with source control best practices and continuous integration
- An ability to apply your ‘test’ mindset to exploring and understanding other teammates’ perspectives
- An ability to collaborate with backend engineers, designers and product owners, and propose creative solutions
- Bonus experience (but not required - as long as you’re excited at the opportunity to learn!) : Experience with mobile test automation
Why else you'll love about us
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we we're voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
- Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
We would prefer someone who can work in our London office (Oxford Street) 1/2 x per week.
And you do need to be able to work in the UK.
We're very excited to be growing our team. We're looking for skills and experience to help shape and define the future of not only our team, but the wider business at a global scale. If you're reading this and grinning, please apply! There are huge challenges to tackle, and we need amazing people who are keen to get stuck in.
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.
Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
Octopus Energy
https://octopusenergy.group
London, United Kingdom
Greg Jackson
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Energy & Utilities
2016
