Mobile Automation Engineer New Solihull, England, United Kingdom

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Adding and maintaining automated tests for our iOS and Android apps in Java using Appium.
• Integrate mobile automation into CI/CD pipelines to support fast, reliable, and frequent releases.
• Collaborate with mobile developers and QE engineers to define test strategy and identify areas for automation coverage.
• Investigate test failures, distinguishing genuine defects from flaky tests, and drive fixes to improve suite reliability.
• Contribute to code reviews, share automation best practice, and help raise the overall quality bar across the mobile team.
• Report on test coverage and quality metrics to stakeholders across engineering and product.
• Explore and adopt AI and agentic tooling to speed up test creation, triage failures, and improve automation coverage.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Experience in test automation, with meaningful hands‑on experience automating native mobile applications (iOS and/or Android).
• Practical experience building and maintaining mobile automation frameworks with Appium.
• Solid programming skills in Java, object orientated programming.
• Experience with BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, CircleCI).
• Understanding of mobile app architecture and the unique challenges of testing on real devices vs. emulators/simulators.
• A methodical, quality‑first mindset with strong attention to detail and a knack for spotting edge cases.
• Good communication skills and comfort collaborating across engineering, QE, and product functions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with performance or accessibility testing on mobile.
• Familiarity with API testing tools (e.g. Postman, RestAssured).
• Exposure to other cloud device farms (e.g. Sauce Labs, AWS Device Farm, Firebase Test Lab).
• Experience working in an e‑commerce or consumer app environment.
• Curiosity about, or hands‑on experience with, AI‑assisted or agentic testing tools.

CLOSING DATE

Monday 28th September 2026

LOCATION

Please note this is a hybrid role and requires the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email .

ABOUT US

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS

Standard benefits include:

• Performance‑based Bonus opportunity
• Funded Healthcare benefit
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
• Contributory Employer pension scheme
• Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Enhanced Family Leave package
• Life Assurance

Office location specific benefits include (IQ):

• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars

Office location specific benefits include (LDN):

• Funded multi‑site fitness membership

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Belonging at Gymshark

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