Senior SDET
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We are looking for a senior SDET You'll join the Mobile Platform team and own the testing strategy across this ecosystem: setting the standards,.
patterns, and guardrails that every micro-app team follows. This is primarily a strategy and enablement role, not a ticket-writing one.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement a mobile testing maturity framework across unit, component, integration, and E2E layers - covering both the Shell app and micro-app boundaries
- Define the testing contracts and quality standards that micro-app SDETs are expected to implement
- Evaluate and evolve our E2E approach with Appium across a brownfield codebase during the React Native transition
- Contribute hands-on to test tooling, infrastructure, and CI/CD integration
- Mentor SDETs Embedded in micro-app teams and champion a quality-first engineering culture
- Define and track quality metrics that give leadership meaningful visibility into coverage, stability, and risk
What We're Looking For
- senior SDET with strong React Native experience
- Proven ability to define a mobile testing strategy from a low baseline - you've built this, not just inherited it
- Deep understanding of the full mobile test pyramid: unit, component (RNTL), integration, and E2E (Appium or equivalent)
- React Native and TypeScript proficiency - you can read and write production-quality mobile code
- experience with CI/CD pipelines (we use GitLab CI, transitioning to Harness and GitHub Actions)
- Ability to set technical direction and influence across teams without direct authority
- experience with brownfield codebases and/or native-to-cross-platform transitions
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with module federation, Re.Pack, or federated app architectures
- Exposure to iOS and Android development toolchains
- Knowledge of visual regression or snapshot testing tooling
The Stack
React Native TypeScript Jest
React Native Testing Library Appium GitLab CI Harness GitHub Actions
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Job Title: Senior SDET
Location: London, UK
Job Type: Permanent
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Requirements
- senior SDET with strong React Native experience
- Proven ability to define a mobile testing strategy from a low baseline - you've built this, not just inherited it
- Deep understanding of the full mobile test pyramid: unit, component (RNTL), integration, and E2E (Appium or equivalent)
- React Native and TypeScript proficiency - you can read and write production-quality mobile code
- experience with CI/CD pipelines (we use GitLab CI, transitioning to Harness and GitHub Actions)
- Ability to set technical direction and influence across teams without direct authority
- experience with brownfield codebases and/or native-to-cross-platform transitions
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with module federation, Re.Pack, or federated app architectures
- Exposure to iOS and Android development toolchains
- Knowledge of visual regression or snapshot testing tooling
The Stack
React Native TypeScript Jest
React Native Testing Library Appium GitLab CI Harness GitHub Actions