Full Stack QA Engineer

As a Full Stack QA Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our mobile applications and the underlying microservices. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to define, develop, and implement testing strategies across multiple platforms, ensuring that we continue to deliver a top-tier experience to our users.

This role requires the ability to handle heavy context switching, as each sprint may involve working on different combinations of backend and frontend QA tasks. Flexibility and adaptability are key.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for Android and iOS applications using Espresso and XCUITest.
• Handle context switching between frontend and backend QA tasks as needed, adapting to changing priorities and sprint requirements.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for backend microservices, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and stakeholders, to understand requirements, identify risks, and provide testing feedback early in the development process.
• Implement and maintain QA processes, ensuring best practices in version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
• Monitor and analyse test results, providing detailed reports on bugs, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead efforts to ensure high test coverage and reduce manual testing by increasing automation, aiming for quality-first delivery.
• Participate actively in planning sessions, bringing a QA perspective to user story definition and ensuring test effort is considered.
• Build and maintain performance testing scenarios using K6 or a similar framework.
• Stay up-to-date with and share knowledge of the latest test automation tools, technologies, and best practices.

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in QA, testing, and automation
• Proven experience in full-stack QA automation, particularly for mobile applications (Android/iOS) and backend microservices.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript for backend testing automation.
• Experience with performance testing tools like K6 (or similar frameworks).
• Hands-on experience with Espresso for Android and XCUITest for iOS automation.
• Ability to effectively manage context switching between backend and frontend QA tasks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab and Bitrise), version control, and DevOps practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, capable of working effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice to have:

• Experience in fintech or financial services.
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of container management and infrastructure as code (IAC) solutions like Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform.
• Strong understanding of mocking test dependencies and environments.

What we’re really looking for: ✍️

Someone with a genuine interest in Chip and is excited about being part of a fast-growing company and our mission to build the investment super app of the future.

Although we’re in the financial space, and under the scrutiny that comes with it, the current engineering team works well together, and even sometimes with a smile. We’re sure you’ve got the technical skills, otherwise, you would have stopped reading by now, so let us be clear on what will make us want to work with you.

We want a real person, with interests outside of work, to join our team. You could be a dancer, a gamer, a musician, a parent, a hockey fan, or even that one person that still writes Twilight fan-fiction. Doesn’t matter to us.

At the interview stages, we will be looking for empathy, eq, fun stories, and the ability to smile even when things are tough.

PERKS 🎁

• £61,000 - £70,000 per annum
• Discretionary share option bonus 
• Workplace pension scheme 
• Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity
• Flexible working arrangements
• Unlimited holiday (policy not to count) ✈️
• Annual £1500 Personal Learning Allowance
• £30 per month Chip Fitness Benefit to suit your Mental/Physical Wellbeing
• Company laptop
• Opportunity to have a huge impact on our product while fast-tracking your knowledge, responsibility and skills in a high-growth fintech startup 🚀

Our Interview Process: 📖

1. Video screen with someone from our Talent team
2. Short take-home test
3. Video interview with the Head of QA
4. Final interview with VP of Product & Engineering Manager

Our mission is to build wealth for our generation

Chip started out in 2017 as a clever app to help people save without lifting a finger.

Fast forward five years, and now we’ve grown into an award-winning wealth app used by over 500,000 people and managing over 4 billion pounds. And we’re not slowing down.

Our vision

We know planning for your future can be a tedious, daunting task often avoided, so we want to change that. We're building the wealth app for our community, giving them one place for saving and investing.

We're giving customers control and guidance to effortlessly build their long-term wealth using award-winning tech, while celebrating their achievements along the way.

Who we are

Chip has a creative and diverse team of 160, from all different backgrounds and industries. We’re driven and passionate people, but no one takes themselves too seriously.

Don’t just take our word for it. We have a few awards under our belt, including Best Personal Finance App at the 2022 & 2024 British Bank Awards.

Our Values

Be ACCOUNTABLE

Everything you do matters, Care about the end result, Challenge the norm, Disagree, yet commit to making it happen once a decision has been made, Do the best job possible

Be BOLD

Share our Ambition and do your bit to achieve it, Innovate: challenge the norm, break the mould and make it happen, Set goals that truly align with our mission, Do your best for our customers

Be COLLABORATIVE

Work cross-functionally - we win as a team, Build strong relationships based on trust, Treat others fairly and respectfully, Hold others to account, Be supportive and inclusive, Have fun together

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and home life. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.