QA Test Engineer

Oxford

Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week, 1 hour for lunch)

Our perks 

• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 3 years' service) plus bank holidays, to take time to recharge and do something you love. 
• Private Medical - via vitality, with reward schemes paid for you and your family.
• Health cash plan - via health shield for employee's and children claiming money back for dental, optical, etc
• Pension – Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot to help you save for the future.
• Free breakfast, drinks and fruit in the office – you can help yourself to cereals, toast, fizzy drinks and lots of fruit.
• Employee discounts – discounts you can access anywhere, anytime for all major shops.
• 1 day volunteer day per year – an opportunity to give back to the community each year.
• Mental health care – 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Paid sick leave – enhanced company sick pay.  
• Enhanced family leave – we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
  
  

Oodle – who are we?

Our mission is to be the UK's simplest way to find and finance a great value used car. We want to put car buyers back in control and make the car buying experience as simple, straightforward, and joyful as possible as car buyers deserve oodles of car buying confidence!

We are a team of 450 people located in Manchester, Oxford and London. Over the past 8 years, we've supported 10,000's of customers on their car buying journey and know 2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year!

The Role

QA/Software Tester

A QA/Software Tester checks and assures our software quality, by ensuring that our software runs like a well-oiled machine, providing seamless journeys for our customers and internal teams.

Your day-to-day work will be a mix of testing and documentation, which may include:

• Oversee the end-to-end testing process, including test planning, test design, test execution, and defect management.
• Implement comprehensive test strategies, test plans and test cases that align with project requirements and business objectives.
• Collaborate with product owners and development teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage and validate software functionality against business requirements.
• Design and execute manual and automated test scripts to validate system functionality, performance and reliability.
• Perform root cause analysis of defects and work closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance the overall testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in testing methodologies and tools.
• Communicate test progress, results, and potential risks to project stakeholders, including management and business owners.
  
  

About You

Experience is one thing, but potential is far more important so, even if you lack some of the skills listed below, we still really want to hear from you.

• Strong understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience working with and testing CRM systems, preferably Salesforce.
• Proficiency in designing, creating and maintaining test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios.
• Experience of test automation frameworks and tools.
• Extensive knowledge of software testing concepts, methodologies, and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with test management tools and defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Trello, Asana).
• Experience with performance testing and security testing would be a plus.
  
  

Our Values

Our values are our personal brand and lay the foundation of what we care about the most. They provide us with guidance, so we can work towards the same goals. They are our DNA and are kept at the forefront of our Oodler's mind when making business decisions.

• Embrace being human – empathy and diversity make us stronger
• Strive for awesome – it's awesome when we do better every day
• Everyone's a builder – we're in this together and we win as a team
• Bravely honest – we're honest with ourselves and everyone else
• Think customer – they're at the heart of everything we do
  
  

To find out more about our culture and what happens at Oodle check out our LinkedIn and Instagram.

Oodle is proud to be an inclusive workplace and we recognise diversity of experience, thoughts and backgrounds leads to better customer outcomes and an environment where our colleagues can thrive. We have several DEI networks which are made up of our 'Oodlers' who strive to make positive impacts to our cultures.

We'd love if you could submit your application online, but if you need an alternative method or need reasonable adjustments to take part in the interview process please email [email protected]