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Digital/Software Engineer
Advertising Salary:
£39,344
Advertising End Date:
25 Mar 2025
Vacancy Type
Full-Time Permanent

About the role

Edinburgh Airport's Software Engineering Team works to create digital experiences which help make travel better. Our products include passenger-facing websites, internal tools to help the airport operate smoothly and efficiently, and our multi-airport ecommerce platform (AirportX) that we're working on scaling globally.  some very exciting projects on the go, and we need you to help us deliver them.

The Software Engineering team is a small, distributed team of highly skilled engineers who work across the entire stack. We're looking for someone who can bring their knowledge and experience to the team and who will get involved in building out our automated test suite and testing strategy across our web properties. We’re looking for someone with experience in automated tests using TypeScript and tools such as Cypress. We work remotely most of the time but have regular team sessions in Edinburgh.

Our tech stack includes (but is not limited to) Node.js, React, Next.js, TypeScript, MySQL, Redis and Google Cloud.

What you’ll do

  • Build automated tests using TypeScript and Cypress
  • Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to understand requirements and ensure test coverage
  • Develop comprehensive test plans, including integration, regression, and performance testing
  • Analyse test results to identify defects and track bug resolution
  • Lead the continuous improvement of our testing processes and tools
  • Work across our entire product portfolio to help us build fast, reliable and secure applications in the cloud
  • Share knowledge and promote best practices with the other engineers
  • Support our product team with UAT and QA tasks

What we're looking for

Who you are

  • Passionate about delivering high-quality software products
  • Excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong experience with TypeScript, with a solid understanding of automated testing frameworks
  • A self-motivated problem solver

Bonus points

  • Experience with creating automated tests for Safari
  • Experience using tools such as Ghost Inspector for creating regression tests
  • Experience using tools such as Postman for creating API regression tests
  • An understanding of Ecommerce websites and testing payment flows
  • Ability to integrate efficient testing pipelines into our CI/CD pipeline

Who we are

  • We have fun and look out for each other
  • We like a challenge
  • We have a bias for action
  • We have a love for learning and innovation
  • We are proud of what we do and we care about delivering good results
  • We have freedom to set our own priorities and decide which tools we use
  • We can identify Scandinavian countries by their road markings

What we'll offer you

What we'll offer you
  • Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7%
  • 32 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with service
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Supporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years’ service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services
  • Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday
  • We offer a range of other benefits, find out more here

Why EDI?

We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we’ll support and encourage this every step of the way. As a business we’re driven by our values – they’re at the core of our culture and everything we do. We’re looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off.

Building a diverse workforce that is inclusive and accessible to all is a priority for our business. As part of this journey, we are proud to be the first UK airport to be endorsed by WORK180. They only recognise great employers for all women. Find out about our policies on our WORK180 employer page.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication.

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