QA Engineer -Web & Mobile Platforms

Great content deserves more than attention. It deserves an audience that values it, a business model that rewards it, and the technology to make it possible.

At Circo, we're building a new way for creators, publishers, and media businesses to publish, distribute, protect, and monetise their content. From films and documentaries to masterclasses, live experiences, and original series, we're building the technology to help valuable content become a sustainable business.

We're a team of builders, thinkers, and creatives challenging how people experience and monetise digital content. And we're looking for people who want to help shape what's next.

About the role

Our Engineering team builds the technology powering Circo's publishing, monetisation, and viewing experiences.

We're looking for a QA Engineer, Web & Mobile Platforms, to ensure our applications deliver reliable, consistent, high-quality experiences across devices and platforms.

You'll own quality assurance for Circo Studio, consumer web, and mobile applications, combining automated testing with hands-on exploratory testing to identify issues before they reach users.

This is a hands-on engineering role. We're looking for someone who thinks beyond finding bugs, understands how products work end to end, and can build scalable testing processes that help engineers ship confidently.

Ready to help build reliable digital experiences for the next generation of creators and audiences? Let's talk.

What you'll be doing

• Owning quality assurance across Circo's web and mobile applications.

• Design, implement, and maintain automated tests for critical user journeys.

• Performing functional, regression, integration, exploratory, and cross-platform testing.

• Testing Circo Studio, consumer web, and mobile applications across supported devices, browsers, and operating systems.

• Validating authentication, payments, content publishing, video playback, and user access flows.

• Building and maintaining automated end-to-end tests using Playwright, Appium, Maestro, or equivalent frameworks.

• Identifying, documenting, prioritising, and tracking defects through resolution.

• Collaborating with Frontend, Mobile, Backend, and Product teams to define acceptance criteria and prevent defects early.

• Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to improve release confidence.

• Testing application performance, responsiveness, accessibility, and usability.

• Using AI-assisted testing tools to improve test generation, coverage, and execution efficiency.

• Monitoring production issues and continuously improving test coverage and release quality.

What you'll need

• 3+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance, including web and mobile application testing.

• Strong experience in both manual and automated software testing.

• Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Maestro, or similar testing frameworks.

• Experience testing Android and iOS applications, including physical devices and emulators.

• Good understanding of web technologies, browser behaviour, and mobile application architecture.

• Experience validating GraphQL APIs and understanding how frontend applications interact with backend services.

• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.

• Experience designing test cases, test plans, and automated regression suites.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern development workflows.

• Strong understanding of functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.

• Experience using issue-tracking and test management tools.

• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate defects clearly.

• Ability to independently own testing activities and collaborate effectively with engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Experience testing video streaming, media, or entertainment applications.

• Experience testing payment flows and video applications

• Experience with visual regression testing and accessibility testing.

• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as Lighthouse or k6.

• Experience using AI-powered tools for test generation, maintenance, and defect analysis.

• Experience implementing automated testing within CI/CD pipelines.

Diversity and inclusion

At Circo, we believe different perspectives create better ideas and stronger products. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from qualified people of all backgrounds.

Important notice for candidates

Apply only through Circo's official recruitment channels. We will never request payment or personal financial information during our hiring process.