QA Team Lead

Capital on Tap; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital on Tap is seeking a QA Team Lead in London to lead a talented team focused on delivering high-quality software. This hybrid role involves shaping testing strategies, fostering a culture of quality, and collaborating across teams to enhance software reliability. Join us to drive innovation in the fintech industry while enjoying great perks and a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services

Worldwide travel insurance

Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750)

28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget

Cycle to Work Scheme

Dog Friendly Offices

Free drinks and snacks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in QA leadership, preferably in tech or fintech.
• Strong knowledge of test automation strategies and tools.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in delivering high-quality software and shaping testing strategies.
• Foster knowledge sharing and implement continuous feedback in QA processes.
• Manage QA automation backlog and advocate for automated testing integration.

Skills

Test Automation

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Customer-centric Thinking

Tools

xUnit

Cypress

RestSharp

Job description

We’re Capital on Tap
Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today, we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200,000 businesses across the world and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.

Why Join Us?
We empower you to be innovative and solve complex problems. Take ownership, make an impact, and thrive in our scaling and agile environment.

This is a Hybrid role, the IT Quality Assurance team work from our London (Shoreditch) Offices 3 days per week.

IT - Quality Assurance Team at Capital on Tap

The Quality Assurance team is dedicated to ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. We focus on implementing best practices, driving quality initiatives, and fostering continuous improvement in our development processes.

What You'll Be Doing

As a QA Team Lead, you will lead a team focused on delivering high-quality software. You will be instrumental in shaping our testing strategies, promoting a culture of quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle.

• Knowledge Sharing & Team Development:
• Foster knowledge sharing, maintain documentation, and facilitate continuous improvement through retrospectives.
• Influence & Advocacy:
• Build relationships across teams to champion quality initiatives, drive decisions on software quality and security, and align stakeholders on quality standards from inception.
• Approach & Strategy:
• Implement continuous feedback, develop balanced test automation, and incorporate diverse perspectives into QA processes.
• Impact & Results:
• Reduce technical debt, highlight QA's impact on customer acquisition and retention, and contribute to agile testing practices for reliable releases.
• Manage the QA automation backlog, oversee sprint testing, and champion automated testing integration for incident response.
• Mastery & Expertise:
• Exhibit strong command of test automation tools and agile methodologies, utilise metrics for effectiveness, and show technical leadership in API and microservice testing.
• Encourage experimentation, stay updated with industry trends, and balance automation with exploratory testing.
• Self-Improvement & Professional Growth:
• Seek cross-training opportunities and actively seek feedback to help with your professional development.
• Customer Focus:
• Prioritise customer experience in testing efforts and collaborate with customer service for regression and new test cases.

We're Looking For

Required skills:

• Proven experience in a QA leadership role, preferably within the tech or fintech industry.
• Strong knowledge of test automation strategies, tools (e.g., xUnit, RestSharp, Cypress), and agile methodologies.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and inspire teams.
• Familiarity with financial regulations and compliance standards.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing into deployment workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Proficiency in agile metrics and tools for measuring testing effectiveness.
• Data-driven approach to decision making, with a strong focus on quality metrics.
• Commitment to customer-centric thinking and improving the overall user experience.
• A collaborative mindset with a desire to work across engineering, product, and support teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and foster a high-performance culture.

Diversity & Inclusion We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great PerksWe try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:

Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
️ Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
️ 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
Enhanced Parental Leave
Cycle to Work Scheme
Season Ticket Loan
6 free therapy sessions per year
Dog Friendly Offices
Free drinks and snacks in our offices

Check out more of our benefits, values and mission here .
Interview Process
First stage: 30 minute intro and values call with Talent Partner (Video call)
Second stage: 45 minute CV overview and Tech Chat with Head of QA and Lead People Partner (Video call)
Third stage: 90 minute code pairing with QA Team Lead & Senior member of the QA team (Video call). This will be followed by a 30 minute conversation with the Product & Engineering Manager. (Video call)
Final stage: An opportunity to meet an executive member of the business for 30 mins. This will be to assess your alignment with Capital on Tap’s way of working and our values (Video call)

Excited to work here? Apply!
If you’d like to progress your career within our fast growing, profitable fintech then click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days.)

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