Senior QA Engineer

About Classic Football Shirts

Classic Football Shirts started in 2006 when university friends Matt Dale and Doug Bierton set out to track down rare football shirts. From those early days in a bedroom full of rails, the company has grown into a thriving business with a talented team, a busy warehouse, and stores in Manchester, London, and the US.

Our passion for football and the stories behind every shirt drives everything we do. At Classic Football Shirts, we work together, stay grounded, and always put our fans at the heart of the business. We share the passion, win together, stay fan-focused, be agile, and stay grounded — values that guide how we operate every day.

To find out more about our story so far please follow this link: https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/about-us

We welcome all suitably qualified applicants and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We have a great work ethic and a friendly group of diverse employees who enjoy working here to help carry out our mission.

The Role

Senior QA Engineer

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to take ownership of quality across our e-commerce platforms, mobile applications, and internal systems. This role sits at the centre of delivery, working closely with developers, Product, and stakeholders to ensure quality is built in from discovery through to production.

You will be responsible for defining QA standards, improving test coverage, and ensuring consistent, reliable releases across multiple teams. This is a hands on role with a strong focus on both manual and automated testing.

Location: Remote or hybrid, UK based

Hours: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Own quality assurance across web, mobile, and backend systems
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and test scenarios early in the lifecycle
• Design, maintain, and execute test plans for new features, regressions, and releases
• Build and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications
• Carry out manual testing where automation is not appropriate or where exploratory testing adds value
• Ensure quality standards are applied consistently across multiple teams and projects
• Support release validation and production readiness
• Investigate defects, work closely with developers on root cause analysis, and ensure issues are resolved effectively
• Improve QA processes, tooling, and documentation
• Mentor developers and other team members on quality best practices

About You (Skills and Experience)

• Strong experience as a Senior QA Engineer in a modern software delivery environment
• Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• Experience testing e-commerce platforms, ideally at scale
• Strong experience with automated testing for web applications
• Experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android
• Confidence working with APIs and backend services
• Experience working in Agile or iterative delivery environments
• A pragmatic approach to quality, knowing when to automate and when manual testing is more effective
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with both technical and non technical stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience with headless or composable commerce architectures
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI pipelines
• Experience working with Magento based platforms
• Experience working in teams transitioning towards more mature Agile practices

What’s in it for you?

If you have an interest in sustainable fashion and sportswear then this is a great opportunity to join our team at Classic Football Shirts who are the market leader in original and authentic football shirts

• A senior role with real ownership and influence over quality
• The opportunity to shape QA practices across the business
• A collaborative engineering culture with a focus on continuous improvement
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working arrangements

Application

• Application method: please email CV and Cover Letter to recruitment@classicfootballshirts.co.uk
• Please note: We are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this role, so we kindly ask that agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.