QA Tech Lead (Spain)

remoteo; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 45.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

Yearly training budget

Health insurance with sports & other福利

Performance reviews

Mentoring program

Team events

Birthday/celebration gifts

Descripción de la vacante

Present Connection is seeking a Leading QA Engineer to own the technical direction of our QA practice. This strategic, hands-on role works with QA professionals across client teams to elevate quality and growth.

You will mentor, establish best practices, and help scale our QA community, while contributing technically and supporting onboarding and internships. The role emphasizes collaboration with tech leads and developers to ensure quality is built in and not just tested after release, with a

Formación

• At least 3 years of QA experience with strong technical background.
• Experience driving quality initiatives and process improvements.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD and test management tools.
• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies and SDLC/STLC.
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript core.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong English written and verbal communication.
• Ability to implement test automation frameworks, including BDD.

Responsabilidades

• Define the technical vision for QA across Present Connection.
• Mentor QA engineers across client teams.
• Promote QA best practices, tools, and processes across projects.
• Evaluate and introduce new testing technologies and strategies.
• Collaborate with tech leads, developers, and management to bake quality in.
• Contribute hands-on as a QA engineer and set quality examples.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and development of QA staff.
• Oversee QA internships and internship selection process.
• Support onboarding of new clients from QA perspective and align testing scope.
• Lead company-wide QA initiatives like knowledge sharing and automation.

Conocimientos

QA leadership

CI/CD

Git

Test management

SDLC/STLC

JavaScript basics

English communication

Automation framework design

Herramientas

Git

CI/CD tools

Test management tools

Automation frameworks

Descripción del empleo

A quick note about the role:

Since 2026, Xplicity has been part of the Present Connection group, bringing our teams and technology communities closer together and creating more opportunities for talented professionals across both companies. Although this opportunity is shared through the Xplicity community, the position is with Present Connection, and the successful candidate will join the Present Connection team.

Present Connection

is an international technology partner with offices in Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Spain. For more than 14 years, we have worked with companies across Europe, combining software engineering expertise with a strong understanding of business and technology. We bring together experienced technology specialists with a drive to experiment, explore new possibilities, and find better ways forward. We believe technology is more than something businesses use. It can change how they work, grow, and compete. That's why we work alongside our clients to challenge existing ways of working and build solutions that move their business forward.

The Opportunity

Were kicking off a new chapter in our quality assurance journey and are looking for a Leading QA Engineer to take ownership of the technical direction of our QA practice. This is a strategic and hands-on role where you'll shape and elevate the QA discipline across the company, without necessarily being a traditional team lead. You will work closely with our existing QA professionals, who are part of different client teams, and support their technical growth, alignment, and collaboration.

Why this role matters:

While each of our QA engineers works in a unique context, we believe its time to connect the dots and build a cohesive, forward-thinking QA community within Present Connection. You'll be the spark that starts that movement combining vision, hands-on technical expertise, and the ability to bring people together.

What You Will Do

• Define and drive the technical vision for QA across Present Connection.
• Act as a go-to expert and mentor for QA engineers working in separate client teams.
• Establish and promote QA best practices, tools, and processes that can be shared across projects.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and testing strategies to improve our quality standards.
• Collaborate with other tech leads, developers, and management to ensure quality is built-in, not just tested later.
• Actively contribute as a QA Engineer by participating in hands-on testing, helping define test strategies, and setting the example for quality in practice.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and development of new QA team members as we continue to grow.
• Be responsible for the selection process for QA internships.
• Mentor and support interns during their internship period.
• Take part in new client onboarding from the QA perspective define initial quality assurance needs, ensure testing scope is clear, advise on test environments and tooling, and align expectations for QA involvement from the beginning of the project.
• Kick off company-wide QA initiatives (e.g., internal knowledge sharing, testing frameworks, automation strategies)

What We Expect

• At least 3 years of experience in QA, with a strong technical background and a track record of driving quality initiatives.
• Experience with process improvements.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and test management tools.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and SDLC/STLC.
• Fundamental knowledge of JavaScript core.
• Teamwork orientation, proactiveness and focus on quality.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Great English language skills (written and verbal).
• Able to implement test automation framework, including behavior-driven.

Its a plus if you

• Have experience with Typescript
• Have participated in pre-sale activities

What We Offer

• Gain knowledge in a company with more than ten years of experience in IT sector working with high -- performing development teams
• You decide work model -- hybrid work and flexible work hours
• Yearly training budget -- get access to world's largest education site and attend internal trainings, workshops
• Most flexible health insurance policy with compensation for sports activities, recreation, etc.
• Regular performance reviews and transparent remuneration system
• Performance evaluation system with clear skill evaluation
• Referral program
• Mentoring program for your knowledge expansion and experience
• Events with guest speakers and meetups for learning and know-how sharing
• Quarterly team building events
• Community that inspires -- participate in our sports challenges -- running, walking, cycling, table tennis
• Regular events and parties
• Gifts on birthdays, weddings or childbirth occasions
• Office with great location and free parking, Friday lunches, healthy snacks and celebrations

The gross salary in this position is 4000-4700 EUR/month. Keep in mind that we are open to discussing a different salary based on your skills and competencies.