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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # QA Automation Engineer - **Company:** Thinkproject - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Code Coverage, Continuous Integration, Apache JMeter, Regression Testing, Webui, Selenium, Software Engineering, Test Case, Test Data, Strategies of Testing, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Cloud Platform System, Performance Testing, Information Technology, Playwright, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software) - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.thinkproject.com/QA-Automation-Engineer-fmd-eng-f1694.html ## About the Role This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone with solid programming fundamentals, a passion for quality, and the flexibility to contribute across both automated and manual testing workflows., * Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. * 3+ years of hands-on experience in automation testing across Web, API, and Mobile platforms. * Solid manual testing skills, especially for exploratory and E2E regression testing. * Strong coding skills in TypeScript or JavaScript; experience with modern automation frameworks: e.g.: Playwright, Selenium, Detox, BDD (e.g., Cucumber) * Good understanding of REST API testing strategies. * Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, especially Azure DevOps. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills, across both technical and business domains., * ISTQB Certification (Foundation level or above) * Experience with mobile testing on real devices or cloud platform (e.g., LambdaTest) * Familiar with performance testing tools (e.g., k6, JMeter) ## Description We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Automation QA Engineer (f/m/d) to join our QA team and support testing across Web UI, API and Mobile platforms. 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