Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media company as a Principal QA Engineer, responsible for ensuring quality across digital platforms. This remote role involves mentoring teams, championing automation, and collaborating cross-departmentally. You will uplift QA processes, setting high standards for code quality while working on products used by millions. Enjoy perks like private healthcare, enhanced holidays, and a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Wellness perks

Enhanced holidays

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading QA across multiple platforms.
• Strong automation skills and ability to guide others.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS), Docker/Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority across QA teams.
• Champion automation, scalability, and security.
• Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Engineering for QA.

Skills

Automation

CI/CD

Load Testing

Negotiation

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Playwright

TypeScript

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26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Principal QA Engineer

Location: Remote (UK-based only)

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Team: Bauer Technology – QA

Help Shape the Future of Digital Audio at Bauer

We’re on the hunt for a Principal QA Engineer to become the glue, the guide, and the guardian of quality across our digital platforms. This is a rare opportunity to influence the shape of QA within one of the UK’s most influential media brands – spanning web, mobile, platform, and voice-connected products.

At Bauer, we don’t just ship code. We ship experiences that reach millions of listeners. From the streaming audio in your headphones to the backend systems powering entire platforms — your quality bar will set the tone for it all.

What You’ll Be Doing

Act as the technical authority and mentor across embedded QA teams

Work with engineers on Android (Kotlin), iOS (Swift), Web (TypeScript/Playwright), and Backend/Platform

Champion automation, scalability, and security across multiple product streams

Translate high-level goals into scalable QA processes – hands-on and in the detail

Own cross-platform initiatives, from flattening manual processes to optimising test coverage

Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Engineering to embed QA in everything we do

Lead by influence — with authority, empathy, and negotiation

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who can command a room — but also read it. You’ll be a confident technical leader who’s as comfortable diving into Playwright tests as you are coaching a team through change.

Must-Haves:

• Proven experience leading QA efforts across multiple platforms
• Strong automation skills and ability to guide others (Playwright, TypeScript, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure (AWS), Docker/Kubernetes
• Working knowledge of load testing, security practices, mocking & stubbing
• Experience managing test strategies in Agile or cross-functional teams
• UK-based and able to attend quarterly team strategy sessions in London

Bonus Points For:

• Background in media, streaming, or connected audio products
• Exposure to QA strategy, OKRs, or change initiatives across multiple teams

What Success Looks Like

In 6–12 months, you'll have:

Flattened inconsistencies in QA approaches across teams

Uplifted automation quality across mobile, web, and backend

Created a standard for scalable, secure, and testable code

Become a go-to advisor for quality best practice and tooling

Represented QA with clarity and conviction in product discussions

Why Join Bauer?

We’re not just a media company, we’re building the next wave of audio innovation. Join a team that thrives on creativity, collaboration, and craftsmanship.

We offer:

? Work on products used by millions

? Be part of a collaborative, cross-functional team

? Private healthcare + wellness perks

? Enhanced holidays + pension contribution

Interested?

We don’t need a 12-page essay. Just a CV that shows us your impact, your tools, and your intent.

Apply now via LinkedIn Easy Apply or our careers page