AI-Native Automation QA Engineer

Job title: AI-Native Automation QA Engineer

Department: QA

Location: London, UK (Hybrid - 3 days in-office per week)

ABOUT XYZ REALITY

XYZ Reality are the creators of the world's first and only engineering-grade Augmented Reality solution, purpose built for the construction industry. Not only have we created this holographic technology, that sits within The Atom — a smart, site-safe headset/hardhat — but we implement it on projects, utilising the power of AR to ensure that all schemes are completed in line with delivery timescales and budgets.

XYZ has grown to over 100 staff across the UK, US & Europe and is working with Mission Critical organisations & construction companies to successfully deliver major projects.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly meticulous AI-Native Automation QA Engineer with a strong eye for detail, who is committed to find even the smallest issues and to design and maintain automation frameworks whilst leveraging AI-powered tools. The candidate will also need to perform exploratory testing when required in order to fully understand our platforms and new features, so to accelerate edge test cases creation. The QA Team is the final line before content release, and as such is motivated to maintain high standards and guarantee our customer uses high-quality software.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Develop and maintain automation scripts, leveraging AI tools to accelerate and improve.
• Contribute to building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AI agents.
• Identify bugs, report and regress them once they are claimed fixed.
• Execute sanity and regression tests to verify system stability across environments.
• Perform exploratory testing to fully understand new features and find edge test cases.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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  Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. Playwright or Selenium) for scripting and executing repeatable test suites.
• Experience with API and backend testing using tools such as Postman.
• Scripting ability in JavaScript or similar languages, combined with a practical understanding of AI-assisted development workflows

KEY EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

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  Ability to work in a small team with hands on the different platforms.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of bug tracking and test execution progress tools (e.g. Jira and TestRail).
• Knowledge about construction BIM standards is preferable.

BENEFITS

25 days annual leave + public holidays

Private healthcare with Vitality

Christmas shutdown days on top of leave allowance (2–4 per year usually)

Office located within a 5-minute walk from Angel station

Hybrid working

Biannual salary reviews

Summer & Christmas staff parties

Free lunch bought in and after-work gathering/drinks every Thursday in the office

Employee referral scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Make a real-world impact of revolutionising the construction industry