Overview

Job Title: Visual Quality Software Engineer

Location: London, United Kingdom

Permanent role, requires hybrid working in London

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain Python-based test frameworks (multithreaded apps, Flask APIs, SQL integration).
• Build automation into our CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins, Docker) to validate new features continuously.
• Execute large-scale test and benchmarking campaigns, collecting metrics to evaluate performance and quality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in testing systems, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineers to define test plans, success criteria, and reporting dashboards.
• Share results clearly with internal teams, creating documentation and progress updates.
• Take part in Agile sprints, reviews, and planning sessions.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Python developer with experience in multithreaded programming and frameworks like Flask.
• Comfortable in Linux environments, familiar with SQL databases.
• Knowledge of APIs and modern protocols (REST, HTTP, JSON).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control (Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).
• Familiar with automated testing libraries (Pytest, Google Test).
• Strong communicator, able to document and share results clearly.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to video, media, or codec technologies (encoding/decoding, quality metrics such as VMAF/PSNR/SSIM).
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Spock).
• Background in data science/analytics to interpret and visualise results.
• Interest in AI-assisted testing tools or automation frameworks.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Software Development and IT System Custom Software Development