About this role
Salary: £28,000 - 30,000 per year
Requirements
- A 2:1 or above STEM degree, or be graduating this year, in a subject such as Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Natural Sciences or similar
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and logical problem-solving ability
- Ability to learn new concepts and technologies quickly
- Strong organisational skills
- Genuine interest in software quality, testing and user experience
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team
- Willingness to work from our Oxford office at least 3 days per week
- Desirable: previous software testing or QA experience, including commercial work, internships, placements or personal projects
- Desirable: experience with Java or Python, Linux, Jira or similar issue-tracking tools, Agile methods, API testing, automated tests, or software development lifecycles
- Desirable: previous customer-facing experience or work demonstrating initiative and responsibility
- No commercial QA experience is required; we provide training for the right person
Responsibilities
- Test new software features before release
- Investigate and reproduce software issues
- Verify bug fixes
- Provide feedback on usability and functionality
- Review documentation and product changes
- Work closely with developers and product managers
- Support software releases and quality standards
Technologies
- API
- Support
- JIRA
- Java
- Linux
- Python
More
We are an established software company based in Oxford, developing specialised products for organisations in regulated and data-driven environments. Were looking for a Graduate or Junior QA Engineer to join our growing Quality Assurance team. The role focuses primarily on manual testing, with opportunities to develop automation skills over time. We offer a starting salary of £30,000, an annual bonus of up to 8%, enhanced pension contributions, a childcare contribution scheme, free office lunches twice a week, a dog-friendly office, hybrid working, training and career development, and a supportive, collaborative team environment. The interview process includes a 30-minute initial video interview and a 60–90-minute onsite interview in Oxford; no coding test is required.
last updated 43 week of 2026