Jaguar Land Rover Hiring for Software Engineer in Test Job at Manchester, England Full Time

REQ ID: 87804
JOB TITLE: Software Engineer in Test
SALARY: Competetive
POSTING END DATE: 17/07/2022
LOCATION: Manchester

Jaguar Land Rover is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

WHAT TO EXPECT

A Software Engineer in Test with a passion for quality, and proven experience of automated software testing, is required for a variety of digital projects being delivered for Jaguar Land Rover in Manchester. We are looking for great engineers who have a passion for innovative problem solving, quality-first coding and practicing Continuous Integration.

Would you thrive in an exciting, dynamic and creative start-up environment, but also enjoy the security, resources and influence of an established and successful organisation? Would you excel within a world-class and passionate team that loves what they do? Are you passionate about mentoring and sharing your skills with fellow developers?

You will form part of a collaborative, iterative and agile process in a multi-disciplined team helping deliver best in class digital solutions. This role provides a unique opportunity to help support and grow an entirely new software development capability within Jaguar Land Rover.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Working closely with other multi-disciplined engineers, you will be a valued member of the Global Digital Development Centre team, consistently delivering to challenging business objectives, with a focus on testability, robustness, security and performance for exciting new projects. You will work on real projects alongside experienced engineers and will be expected to take on some mentoring and coaching of less experienced engineers in the lab as well as contributing to process improvements in the lab.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

As a Software Engineer in Test should have experience in automated software testing in an agile and DevOps culture, with deep knowledge of the STLC and a real passion for quality and previous involvement in all stages of the software delivery lifecycle.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Experience of developing and testing bespoke built enterprise scale cloud-native applications

• Solid experience with Java, Spring Boot or another OO language, or experience with JavaScript (ES6/7/8) and common front-end libraries such as React or extensive experience building APIs

• Experience with relational database technologies such as MySQL or similar

• Experienced advocate for practices such as Test-Driven Development and Pair Programming

• Experience with Microservices architectures, RESTful APIs and message queues

• Experience with modern web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS

• Strong programming skills

• Experience with source code management and version control (Git/GitHub/GitLab)

• Experience with modern CI/CD tools and techniques

Desirable:

• Experience in BDD and creating tests using Gherkin syntax

• Experience working with observability and monitoring tools such as ELK, Prometheus, Grafana

• Experience with Kubernetes or other cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure)

• Familiarity with polyglot persistence and experience with a NoSQL database engine (Mongo, Neo4j, etc)

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At Jaguar Land Rover, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.