Software Test Engineer

  • Deepstreamtech
  • 18/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Requirements
  • We are looking for a motivated individual, who is confident to take ownership of quality within a team environment and is always thinking of ways to improve the standard of product quality
  • A high level of communication skills and technical understanding
  • Communication with core software development team to understand solution behaviour
  • Communication with Pronto delivery teams to understand quality issues and improve where required
  • A critical eye for detail, that challenges the status quo
  • Capable of delivering critical feedback without damaging relationships
  • To be outspoken when projects are producing sub-standard output
  • Be open to change, both with technologies and methodologies
  • Be responsible for the quality of the product
  • Continually assess workload and prioritise relevant work activities
  • 3 years UK residency is required for security check
  • A formal qualification (Degree) in Computing Science or equivalent experience
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Experience of Java or another OO language
  • (Desirable) 2+ years experience of commercial software testing
  • (Desirable) Knowledge of Agile methodologies
  • (Desirable) ISTQB certification
  • (Desirable) Knowledge of source code management technologies (e.g. GIT, SubVersion etc.)
  • (Desirable) Knowledge of software development / issue tracking systems (e.g. Jira, MS DevOps etc.)
  • (Desirable) Experience with Smartphone testing (primarily Android)
  • (Desirable) Experience with automated test frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Appium, Cypress etc.)
  • (Desirable) Experience of XML and XSLT
  • (Desirable) Experience with web service technologies (e.g. SOAP, REST, JSON etc)
  • (Desirable) Experience of SQL
What the job involves
  • The role of the Software Test Engineer is to work as part of an agile delivery team to verify and manually test our software