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Who we are

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Were On the Beach. Theres over 500 of us, mostly at home, and sometimes in our office in Manchester.

We send nearly two million people on holiday every year (not together) and were expecting to get to three million pretty sharpish. Why? Because were the only holiday company who truly gets why going on your holidays is the best week or two of the year.

With our market-leading offers, scalable, flexible and innovative technology, strong customer-value proposition and low cost base, were challenging existing players and redefining how customers book, manage and experience their holidays.

And it doesnt stop there. With huge opportunities for growth, were on a long-term mission to become Europes biggest and most loved online retailer of beach holidays, so our storys only really just begun…

We're on the lookout for talented, beach-loving people to join us and contribute to the next chapter of our story. You will get to work on interesting projects and will be given the tools and autonomy to have the chance to make your impact on our growth plans.

We're a down to earth and friendly bunch, with little bureaucracy or hierarchy, and whilst we may have grown in size, we've not lost our entrepreneurial spirit. It's in our DNA.

You'll find diverse teams, reflective of the world we live in and the customers we serve. We believe strongly that difference, not uniformity, is critical to our success. We know that better decisions happen when they are made by a range of voices, perspectives and experiences. As an equal opportunities employer, we value and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What you'll be doing

We want to make every holiday special for our customers by providing them with a fantastic customer experience and helping them get in the holiday mood before they travel. We ensure that every element of the customer's holiday, from flights to free lounge, is booked and ready for them to enjoy. We strive to make it as easy as possible for customers to amend their bookings, whether they choose to bring more people along or just need extra leg room on the plane.

As one of our QE engineers, youll be expected to be a team player, be passionate about what you do and have a strong interest in engineering and quality practices. Youll spend time collaborating with other engineers and our product managers throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver new functionality and ensure our products are delivered to the highest standards.

Were evangelists of agile values and principles but each team is responsible for their own way of working, with a strong focus on continuous improvement. Were early in our journey with test automation, so youll be in an exciting position to drive what we have to greater heights while also helping us define new and better ways of testing.

You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience

• Expert knowledge of how to write good tests (including unit and integration), and the test pyramid (or testing trophy) is at the centre of your test strategies
• You are a curious engineer and love technology
• You are a software craftsperson and strongly believe in producing high-quality, resilient services
• You are collaborative by default and are a team player
• Work with TDD and BDD methodologies
• You are proactive in seeking out and evaluating emerging technologies and practices that can add value to the platform
• You are passionate about working in an agile environment
• Work with other disciplines including functional and non-functional testing, security, and API testing
• Focus on sharing knowledge with the team (youll help the engineers develop better, more relevant tests)
• Experience in one or more of C# / .NET Core / Node / Typescript
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines (we use GitLab for both)

What to expect from our interview process

We will have a three stage interview process for this position that will consist of

30 minutes first-stage interview
Take-home task
2-hour interview split 1-hour competency, and 1 hour technical

OR

30 minutes first-stage interview,
1 hour - Remote pair programming exercise
1-hour competency-based interview

We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the People team know and they will be happy to assist.

Ways of working

Our fulltime hours are 37.5 per week, but we don't have rigid working hours so you can find the working pattern that's right for you. We have core working hours between 10am - 4pm, so we can collaborate and enjoy the social side of work.

We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. As a team we...

Our benefits

We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. These include: