QA Engineer

80% of the global workforce is deskless, yet just 1% of all enterprise software funding is dedicated to serving these 2.7 billion people.

At Sona, our mission is to put cutting edge technology in the hands of every deskless employee to empower them to do their best work.

We’re a rapidly growing, VC-backed B2B SaaS startup founded in the summer of 2021. We are a fully remote company and work a 4.5 day week, with freedom to pick your half day off.

About the Role

As our first QA engineer at Sona, you buy into the premise that one way or another, everything needs to be QA’d, but the best results come by automating as much of the process as possible. You will have worked extensively with QA automation tools across both web and mobile and have strong views on which tools are best suited for which tasks. That being said, we’re looking for someone who is not afraid to get their hands dirty and dive into some old fashioned manual QA when circumstances demand it.

Day to day, you will be:

• Conducting manual QA of new features where we don't yet have automations
• Working out how to automate QA processes where possible
• Working out how to minimise time taken for manual processes where they can't be fully automated
• Working with PM's to develop efficient processes for communicating acceptance criteria
• Working with designers to develop efficient processes for understanding if shipped features map to designs

Requirements

We don’t have hard and fast requirements, but a lot of the following is probably true about you:

• You have substantial professional experience of manual and automated QA approaches across both web and mobile applications
• You have strong views on which bits of QA are good candidates for automation and which are best kept as manual or semi-manual processes
• Bonus points if you have experience testing React Native applications

Benefits

• Competitive salary: up to £65k (or local equivalent), depending on experience
• 4.5 day standard working week
• 37 days annual leave (25 days standard plus 12 flexible public holiday days)
• Share options
• Fully remote and flexible working
• Co-working space stipend
• Free mental health support (On-demand online therapy & coaching)
• Quarterly all expenses paid team retreats
• The latest Macbook and equipment for your home office
• Professional development budget
• Unlimited free books

Working at Sona

We are strong believers in giving everyone the opportunity to do their best work, when and how they prefer. That means you’ll have a lot of flexibility and control over how to shape your job and work life, while getting all the support you need to succeed. We are fully remote, with overlapping ‘office hours’ during the mornings (GMT).

We take our health and mental health seriously, believing that we can only perform to our best when we are healthy and happy. That’s why we work 4.5 day weeks, with a flexible half day that you can use as you choose. We also provide full mental health support in the form of on-demand therapy and coaching, along with a professional development budget to keep growing your career.

You can learn more about the team and what it’s like working at Sona here.