Senior Backend QA Architect & Automation Lead

Goodnotes; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital note-taking company in Greater London is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer (Backend Platform Lead) to transform software building practices. The ideal candidate will define the quality strategy, lead test automation efforts, and ensure product quality through innovative QA practices. With a role emphasizing technical leadership, candidates should have extensive experience in Quality Engineering and a passion for building robust automation frameworks.

Benefits

Meaningful equity in a profitable tech-startup

Budget for home office setup

Medical insurance for dependents

Qualifications

• Experience with backend services, APIs, and microservices.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Go.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the technical strategy for Quality Engineering.
• Lead the design of scalable automation frameworks.
• Support product teams in troubleshooting complex quality issues.

Skills

Test automation

Technical leadership

Continuous integration

API testing

Performance/load testing

Education

8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS

Job description

A leading digital note-taking company in Greater London is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer (Backend Platform Lead) to transform software building practices. The ideal candidate will define the quality strategy, lead test automation efforts, and ensure product quality through innovative QA practices. With a role emphasizing technical leadership, candidates should have extensive experience in Quality Engineering and a passion for building robust automation frameworks.