Hiring: Senior QA Engineer (London – Hybrid 3 days in office)
We’re working with a fast-growing, venture-backed technology company in London that is looking to hire its first dedicated QA Engineer.
This is a high-impact role where you will take full ownership of quality across a modern web platform, shaping QA strategy, building automation, and embedding best practices across engineering and product.
The Role
You will be responsible for QA end-to-end, including:
- Defining and implementing QA strategy across the business
- Performing hands-on manual and exploratory testing on a daily basis
- Building and scaling automated test coverage, with a focus on Playwright
- Designing robust API and end-to-end test suites
- Retrofitting tests across existing, partially tested features
- Collaborating closely with engineering and product teams
- Acting as an advocate for quality, including pushing back where necessary
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience owning QA in a product-led environment
- Strong background testing web-based platforms
- Solid API and end-to-end testing experience
- Hands-on experience with Playwright and Selenium
- Experience with Cucumber, Gherkin, and BDD methodology
- JavaScript for automation
- Comfortable balancing manual and automated testing
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders
Nice to Have
- Experience building QA processes from scratch
- Exposure to introducing new tools and improving QA workflows
- Experience retrofitting test coverage in existing systems