Contic is a startup consultancy that designs, builds, and supports digital products that drive businesses forward. We work with clients of all sizes—from early-stage founders to enterprise teams—to bring ideas to life and support them long after launch.

But we're more than just builders. We're a team of creative thinkers, technical experts, and trusted partners who care deeply about impact. Every project is an opportunity to solve real problems with technology that works—and lasts.

Our culture values curiosity, autonomy, and doing things properly. We're lean, agile, and people-first—combining thoughtful design, robust engineering, and strategic thinking to deliver products that grow with our clients. If you're excited by meaningful work, real collaboration, and building things that matter, you'll feel right at home.

What we’re looking for: An enthusiastic developer to join the Contic team as a Test Engineer who thrives at the intersection of QA and development. You’ll combine traditional testing skills with hands-on coding to deliver robust automated end-to-end tests, while working closely with clients and delivery teams to ensure products meet the highest quality standards. This role is ideal for someone who loves building tests that actually run, break things early, and make the whole team more confident in shipping features.

Job Location: Remote-first, with occasional in-person collaboration days in London as required.

Contract Type: FTC with potential to extend to permanent

Job Summary

• Develop your skills through hands-on experience in agile software development, lean product Own quality from development to release in client delivery teams, blending QA practices with test automation
• Write, maintain, and run end-to-end automated tests using Cypress, Playwright, or similar frameworks
• Design and execute manual test plans for functional, regression, exploratory, and UAT scenarios
• Collaborate closely with developers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and sprint workflows
• Identify, log, and communicate defects clearly to both technical teams and clients, advocating for quality every step of the way
• Support client demos, UAT sessions, and release readiness, acting as the QA voice in client conversations
• Contribute to improving testing processes, automation practices, and team-wide QA standards
• Participate in agile ceremonies, ensuring quality and testability are baked in from sprint planning through retrospectives
• Champion the end user, ensuring products are reliable, performant, and intuitive

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Hands-on experience with E2E automation frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, or similar
• Solid understanding of QA principles, testing methodologies, and the agile development lifecycle
• Experience testing web or digital applications, preferably in client-facing or consultancy environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain quality risks and test results to clients and technical teams
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative environment with evolving requirements
• Team player with a passion for building reliable, high-quality software
• Enjoy finding solutions to a variety of problems

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• 25 days holiday + 2 ‘duvet’ days
• 2 volunteer days
• Monthly socials
• Charity events