Staff Automation QA Engineer

Reapit – Who are we?

Reapit is the original, end-to-end business technology provider for estate agencies of all sizes. We've been helping sales and lettings agents to build relationships and grow their businesses for more than 25 years. Our technology connects property professionals in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand with buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords to power the relationships that change lives.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Reapit's market-leading technology product suite provides estate and lettings agents with powerful tools covering sales, lettings, property management, block management, client accounts and analytics, underpinned by a robust, security infrastructure.

We are seeking a Staff QA Engineer to partner with leadership and engineering teams across multiple departments. This senior role focuses on establishing and evolving best practices in QA engineering, with particular emphasis on automated testing for web, API, and desktop applications. You will drive automation initiatives, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, develop and execute QA strategies, and provide technical leadership and coaching to teams. A good understanding of best practices in unit testing and static code analysis is essential, as you will help embed quality into every stage of the development lifecycle.

What you'll be doing

• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA engineering and automation best practices across the organization
• Lead the development and maintenance of automated tests for web, API, and desktop applications
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable delivery
• Develop and execute comprehensive QA strategies, test plans, and metrics
• Champion best practices in unit testing and static code analysis
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching to QA and engineering teams
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify quality improvements and resolve issues
• Foster a quality-driven development process and culture of continuous improvement

Who we're looking for

• Strong expertise in test automation, including:
• Web:
  Playwright.
• API:
  RestSharp (or similar tools)
• Desktop:
  FlaUI (or similar tools)
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Understanding of unit testing frameworks and best practices (e.g., NUnit, xUnit, JUnit, Jest, etc.)
• Familiarity with static code analysis tools and methodologies (e.g., SonarQube, ReSharper, ESLint, etc.)
• Solid grasp of QA and software development methodologies (TDD, BDD, Agile)
• Programming/scripting skills - C# and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience in test planning, test case design, and execution
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

Nice to Have:

• Performance and security testing experience
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Previous experience in a Staff or Senior QA/Automation Engineer role

What your impact and success looks like

We expect your success and impact in the early stages of your career with us to look something like this:

Within 1 month: Engage with leadership and engineering teams.

Within 3 months: Working with various teams to lead, implement and execute automated QA initiatives.

Within 6 months: Be fully integrated into the project lifecycles, providing trusted advice on automated QA and implementing best practice.

What's in it for you?

We operate a Flexible Working Policy and we would like for you to work from our Farringdon office on a flexible basis based on business need. We're offering the chance to really make a difference here at Reapit and the opportunity for personal growth is very real.