Software Engineer (Developer in Test) Full Time NEW

BigHand offers technology solutions for busy legal professionals that provide data and insights to increase value and profits. Through our expert knowledge and innovative technology, we enable our customers to achieve enhanced efficiency, better decision-making and harness their competitive edge.

We build with tomorrow in mind, transforming ideas into action and empowering our customers to succeed in a world of constant change. We make big happen for our customers.

We are a business driven by our values and have these at the centre of everything we do. Our BigHanders are dedicated to building a culture where We Win Together, We Love to Learn, We Do the Right Thing, We Own It and We Find the Fun.

About The Role

Are you a Software Engineer who cares deeply about quality? Someone who believes testability is a first-class citizen of great software design? If you are excited by automation, clean architecture, and building products that genuinely solve customer problems, this role is for you.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer in Test to join the team responsible for integrating data from client and third-party systems into BigHand’s cloud platforms. You will be at the heart of ensuring our solutions are robust, scalable and built with quality from day one.

As a Senior SDET, you will be the engineering champion for quality, designing, building and owning automated tests across the entire testing pyramid. From low-level component tests to API integration, performance testing, and UI end-to-end tests for desktop applications, your work ensures our engineering teams ship fast, reliably and with confidence.

You will also help shape the future of test automation within the organisation. You will influence strategy, evolve frameworks and coach others to write better, cleaner and more maintainable tests.

What You’ll Do

• Designing and building automated tests across Component, Integration, E2E and Performance layers
• Owning quality within your team and ensuring we deliver high performing and reliable software
• Maintaining a scalable and effective regression test suite
• Working closely with Developers and Product Owners, using BDD where it adds value
• Improving testing processes, tooling and engineering practices
• Leading test planning, scheduling and progress updates across projects
• Continuously developing your technical skills in both the product and test technologies
• Coaching and mentoring team members in high quality automated testing
• Championing Agile ways of working and setting a strong example through delivery and behaviour.

What We’re Looking For

• A software engineering background or hands-on coding experience.
• Strong experience with C# and the .NET ecosystem.
• Solid understanding of SQL, relational databases and application architecture.
• Deep experience with test automation frameworks and tooling.
• Ability to build automation across the full testing pyramid.
• Experience using mocking frameworks and designing for testability.
• Skilled at debugging, reviewing and improving automation code.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on testing of desktop, web and mobile applications.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum and BDD practices.
• Understanding of QA metrics, reporting and the role of AI in quality engineering.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A pragmatic mindset focused on delivering value and solving real problems.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday (exc. bank holidays) + 3 BigHand days off between Christmas & New Year
• Various wellbeing benefits including private medical, vision, online wellbeing programs & webinars, access to online therapy and Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Company-wide Wellness day, for our teams all across the globe to switch off and spend the day doing something to nourish their mental health
• Opportunities to give back with company volunteer events and individual volunteer days
• Career growth opportunities and study leave allowance
• Family benefits including enhanced parental leave, secondary caregiver leave and fertility support
• Financial benefits including pension scheme, life assurance, and salary sacrificing
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme
• Growing business with a global presence, flexible working, modern offices, and remote work options

Our DEI Commitment

We welcome the unique value and individuality that you can bring to BigHand. We are an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to recruiting solely based on capability and potential regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, educational background, national origin, religion, military status or physical ability. Our BigHanders are dedicated to advancing our culture of belonging by embracing differing viewpoints, opinions, thoughts, and ideas.