INSTANDA is the world’s first no-code platform for complex underwriting, and the first insurtech on Microsoft Azure. We have changed the way Insurers, Managing General Agents (MGAs), and Brokers can design and deliver insurance products to market, allowing them to configure new products at speed, and with huge cost-saving benefits.

INSTANDA has grown significantly in recent years, and we are now a team of 120+ employees based in the UK and US, with partnerships that operate worldwide.

Our company was built by looking at the world through a different lens and our culture today reflects that by encouraging you to be yourself, speak your mind, and share your opinions. We want people who want to push themselves, be part of something great, and be prepared to challenge if they think there is a better way. Collaboration sits at the heart of how we operate, it has fueled our growth enormously and our aim to be ‘world class’.

So, if this sounds like the place you can thrive in and grow your career, please keep reading!

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Reporting to our QA Manager/Lead, we are looking to hire smart and technically savvy QA Engineers to join our team and help drive the growth of INSTANDA.

You will be an SME in Testing, assisting one or more teams in developing high quality deliverables for clients including designing and developing articulate and reusable test artefacts for exercising functionality at the UI level and APIs.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with the PM, Business Analysts and Configurators to define testable Acceptance Criteria.
• Actively participate in all phases of software development lifecycles.
• Analysing requirements, plans, prepare test cases and test scenarios.
• Execution of manual and automated tests (primarily API focused)
• Communicating effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Sharing knowledge and building the Client delivery community.
• Implementation of appropriate estimation techniques to guide planning and support Client releases
• Effective utilisation of toolsets designed to support API testing.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in software testing with hands-on experience in various testing methodologies and approaches.
• Comfortable and diplomatic in challenging team members and stakeholders on quality related issues.
• Strong communication skills to engage with both internal teams and external clients.
• Clear understanding of the SDLC and the responsibilities of a tester.
• Ability to test beyond a simple demonstration of the required functionality.
• Experience with estimation techniques to support project planning and release cycles.
• Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Understands what an API is, can engage in meaningful discussions with a stakeholder relating to an API specification.
• A basic understanding of Javascript.
• Comfortable highlighting and escalating any risk they foresee within the project lifecycle
• Can think outside the box and use own initiative to problem solve.
• Can Interpret API specifications and derive appropriate expected behaviour, business logic, test data and test cases.
• Identify and query specific business rules / logic

We would love it if you have:

• Previous exposure working with a SaaS product, in a high growth company or in the insurance industry

Benefits

• Competitive salary (and commission structure)
• Generous 28 days holiday allowance, in addition to public holidays.
• For every year of service you complete, we’ll give you an additional days holiday (max. 5 days)
• One Dynamic Day per month on top of your holiday allowance to spend time doing the things you want to do or simply catching up with life admin.
• Remote & Hybrid approach varying with the nature of your role.
• Life cover; income protection and participation in the company pension scheme
• All employees are included in the company discretionary bonus scheme.
• £100 per month to put towards wellness activities.
• Annual learning & development allowance of £1,250 and free access to LinkedIn learning and Microsoft ESI learning platforms

Additional Information

• You must be eligible to work in the UK without restriction, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
• Please apply directly, we are not working with any external recruitment agencies on this role.
• We want everyone to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process; if you require any additional adjustments please let us know.