Lead Software Test Engineer

Chroma Recruitment; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral scheme

Job summary

Chroma Recruitment is seeking a Lead Software Test Engineer to strengthen our testing capability within an innovative technology company. The role sits in a strong R&D team, collaborating with electronics hardware, embedded software, and mobile app engineers.

An embedded background is beneficial but not essential. The successful candidate will drive testing across mobile apps, web apps, backend services, and embedded systems, and may engage with automation and manual testing, using TestRail for

Qualifications

• Technical leadership experience.
• Mentoring or team lead experience desirable.
• IQSTB Foundation Level qualification or above.
• Experience with manual and automated testing.
• Experience testing mobile applications (iOS and Android).
• Experience testing web applications and REST APIs.
• Experience with test case management tools such as TestRail.
• Embedded background is beneficial, but not an absolute requirement.

Responsibilities

• Help expand testing capability across mobile apps, embedded software, web applications, and backend services.
• Work within our R&D team alongside electronics hardware, embedded software, and mobile app engineers.
• Test embedded code.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Manual testing

Mobile app testing

Web app testing

REST API testing

TestRail

Embedded background

Education

IQSTB Foundation Level

Tools

TestRail

Job description

Salary: £46,000 - 86,000 per year

Requirements

• Technical leadership experience
• Mentoring or team lead experience is desirable
• IQSTB Foundation Level qualification or above
• Experience with manual and automated testing
• Experience testing mobile applications (iOS and Android)
• Experience testing web applications and REST APIs
• Experience with test case management tools such as TestRail
• Embedded background is beneficial, but not an absolute requirement

Responsibilities

• Help expand our testing capability across mobile apps, embedded software, web applications, and backend services
• Work within our R&D team alongside electronics hardware, embedded software, and mobile app engineers
• Test embedded code

Technologies

• Android
• Backend
• Embedded
• Hardware
• Mobile
• REST
• Web
• iOS

More

We are an innovative technology company hiring a Lead Software Test Engineer to strengthen our testing capability. The role sits within our strong R&D team, working alongside electronics hardware, embedded software, and mobile app engineers. An embedded background would be beneficial, though it is not an absolute requirement. We also offer a referral scheme through our recruitment partner.

last updated 36 week of 2026