QA Engineer
Openr
Location
London
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
Engineering
Openr is transforming how the hospitality industry manages and shares data. By centralising recipe, product, and pricing information, we help hospitality businesses seamlessly connect to platforms like Deliveroo and Just Eat, as well as EPOS and other customer touch points.
We've recently closed a significant funding round and are backed by Azzurri Group, one of the UK's most successful hospitality investment platforms. With strong market traction, we're now looking for a QA Engineer.
Role Overview
We are seeking a technical QA Engineer to join our high-performing Engineering Team. This is a hands-on role where you will initially focus on manual testing to stabilize our current systems, while simultaneously defining and building our long-term automated testing roadmap. You will be the primary authority on quality, choosing the right technologies and building out a robust regression test pack from the ground up.
Technical Environment
Testing Framework: Cypress (primary)
Frontend: TypeScript, React, React Query
Backend: AWS Lambda, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, SQL
AWS cloud infrastructure
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to define comprehensive test strategies and clear acceptance criteria.
Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks and infrastructure, primarily using Cypress and TypeScript.
Perform rigorous manual and exploratory testing to identify bottlenecks and stabilize the existing system.
Architect automated test suites across multiple projects to validate functionality and ensure extensive regression coverage.
Lead automation efforts while performing high-value manual testing when required.
Monitor and investigate test failures, performing triage and raising clear, actionable bugs to resolve bottlenecks.
Drive the evolution of testing tools, processes, and team best practices to maintain high-quality delivery standards.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on coding abilities in TypeScript and building automation suites with Cypress
Track record of stabilising complex systems through manual, regression and exploratory testing
Strong skills in SQL and database management
Experience with Serverless architectures and AWS
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
A self-starter who can work independently
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in SaaS or integration-heavy platforms
Knowledge of event-driven architectures
Background in scaling SaaS products
Understanding of security best practices
What We Offer
Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a growing SaaS platform
No out-of-hours support requirements
Direct input into architectural decisions
Collaborative engineering culture
Work with modern cloud-native technologies
Location & Work Arrangement
Based in Farringdon, Central London
Hybrid working policy
2 days per week in our office (Tues & Thurs)