QA Engineer

QA Engineer - Birmingham, Flexible hybrid working | Full-Time / Permanent

Up to £45k + bonus and excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life insurance and more.

We're looking for a passionate QA Engineer to help improve product quality, release confidence and engineering excellence across Compass Group UK & Ireland - a global leader in food services.

Working as part of agile product squads, you'll play a key role in embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle, driving test automation, improving release assurance and helping deliver reliable, high-performing digital products.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our AI-first strategy while shaping the future of quality engineering within a fast-paced technology environment. 

Compass Digital & Technology is where ideas turn into possibilities.

We’re the technology team behind Compass Group UK&I, part of Compass Group, one of the world’s largest hospitality businesses. We’re shaping the next generation of products, platforms and experiences for Compass Group, harnessing AI to create competitive advantage and accelerate growth. 

We create, manage and deploy technology which supports our operators, clients and guests. From everyday IT support to enterprise-scale cloud engineering, cybersecurity, mobile ordering and guest-facing experiences, our work reaches across the business and into the daily lives of millions of people. 

But D&T is about more than technology. It’s a place to be curious, challenge what’s possible and turn great ideas into real outcomes. A place where talented people collaborate, experiment, learn and make an impact at scale.

We own it from idea to outcome. We challenge what’s possible. And together, we’re creating better solutions, every day.

QA Engineer – The role

• Develop and maintain automated tests for critical product journeys, APIs and regression scenarios.
• Review requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria to identify quality risks early in the delivery lifecycle.
• Support exploratory, integration, end-to-end, performance and non-functional testing activities.
• Create clear release evidence, test documentation and defect analysis to support governance and delivery decisions.
• Work closely with developers to embed quality engineering practices and support CI/CD quality gates.
• Maintain test environments, test data and automation reliability alongside engineering and platform teams.
• Investigate defects, support root cause analysis and drive continuous quality improvements.
• Use AI-assisted testing techniques responsibly to improve test generation, coverage and analysis.
• Contribute to release readiness activities and help improve overall product confidence and stability.

What we're looking for

• Experience working within software testing and quality assurance in agile delivery environments.
• Understanding of test automation, API testing, exploratory testing and defect management practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, Product Owners, platform teams and service teams.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical, evidence-based approach to quality assurance.
• Awareness of CI/CD practices, test environments, test data management and non-functional testing.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement and automating repetitive testing activities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative and technology-driven environment.

What you'll get in return 

• Competitive salary with bonus and full company benefits 
• 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme 
• Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare, Medicash (dental, optical, therapy treatments) 
• Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme 
• Family benefits: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. 2 days' additional leave after returning from maternity leave, day off for your baby's first birthday, enhanced family leave 
• Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment, and travel discounts, 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships 
• Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products 
• Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, ongoing training and structured career pathways 

Compass Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive