Senior Quality Engineer

CAVU

Senior Test Engineer

Hybrid (1 Day per week at Manchester Airport)

Permanent

About CAVU

For airports, for partners, for people. We are CAVU.

At CAVU, our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody. From the smallest ideas to the biggest changes — every day here is about creating better travel experiences.

From our revenue-accelerating single platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including 1903 and Escape Lounges — our solutions make travel more seamless and enjoyable for passengers, and more profitable for our clients and partners.

We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the right support, and the freedom to be your true, authentic self.

Whether you’re working from our offices, from home, in a lounge, or out on the road, we provide the environment to create, innovate, and transform airport travel.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impact, bring new ideas to life, and push boundaries, then CAVU is the place for you.

Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU

What’s the role?

We’re on an exciting journey and we need a Senior Test Engineer to help us get there.

This role sits at the heart of our Technology function, where we’re shaping the future of digital experiences for travellers and partners worldwide.

As a Senior Test Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products, embracing Agile principles and modern testing practices. You’ll be instrumental in driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of quality across the software development lifecycle.

This is a hands-on, collaborative role where you’ll wear many hats — quality coach, advocate, mentor, tester, leader, and customer representative — all while helping drive our culture of quality and innovation.

About You

You’re passionate about delivering high-quality, scalable software and thrive in a fast-paced Agile environment. You’re a strong collaborator who works closely with product owners, developers, and delivery teams to ensure features meet user needs and exceed expectations.

As a natural leader and mentor, you’ll support other testers to grow their skills, champion best practices, and influence how we deliver quality across CAVU. You’ll bring curiosity, attention to detail, and a continuous improvement mindset — always asking the right questions and using your testing instinct to represent the customer.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Champion collaboration: Work cross-functionally to prevent defects early, using pairing and mobbing where valuable to improve shared understanding and delivery quality.
• Drive testing excellence: Own quality conversations within squads, define testing strategies for major pieces of work, and balance automation with exploratory testing to achieve the best outcomes.
• Coach and support: Help teams understand “the right testing, at the right time”, ensuring quality attributes are defined early and tested effectively.
• Hands-on testing: Perform manual and automation testing of APIs and applications using tools like Postman, Ghost Inspector, and Cypress.
• Continuous improvement: Drive continuous delivery practices, shorten feedback loops, and foster a culture of experimentation and learning within the Quality Engineering community.
• Influence and innovate: Partner with Tech Leads and the Head of Quality to shape our approach to quality across the organisation.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Senior Test Engineer or similar role within an Agile environment
• Strong understanding of modern testing practices, including automation, exploratory testing, and risk-based testing
• Experience testing APIs and web applications using tools such as Postman, Ghost Inspector, or Cypress
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills — able to influence, coach, and engage cross-functional teams
• A proactive mindset and passion for continuous learning and improvement
• Experience line-managing or mentoring other testers is a plus

The Perks

• 25 Days Holiday, increasing 1 day per year with service (up to 28)
• Option to buy up to 10 additional days’ annual leave, plus 4 flexible bank holidays
• 10% Company Pension
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• On-Site Gym
• MediCash Scheme
• Flexible Benefits & Discounts – including up to 50% off CAVU products (Escape Lounges, Airport Parking, etc.)
• Rail and retail discounts
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Access to our internal events calendar including regular health, wellbeing, and ID&E activities
• Development opportunities including mentoring and learning grants
• Enhanced parental leave (T&Cs apply)

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity at CAVU

We’re building something brilliant at CAVU: a diverse team of people who reflect the global customer base we serve. We’re proudly part of MAG, and together we’re on a mission to be number one in our industries — and that takes talent in all its forms.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you — even if you don’t tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We’re proud to be a UK Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know.

At MAG and CAVU, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Gr

Are you ready to reach new heights?

Apply now via the link below.

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