Senior Quality Engineer

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative health-tech platform is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality assurance strategies for digital products. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement QA methodologies, mentor teammates, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and user experience. Your expertise in both manual and automated testing, along with your familiarity with regulatory standards, will be crucial in driving improvements. Join a forward-thinking company where your contributions will significantly impact the quality and reliability of essential health solutions.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in QA processes for secure, maintainable web applications.
• Hands-on expertise in manual and automated testing with leading QA tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement quality assurance strategies aligned with development.
• Champion modern QA methodologies and promote security-first practices.

Skills

Automated Testing

Manual Testing

QA Process Development

Regulatory Compliance (ISO 13485, GDPR, HIPAA)

Mentoring

Tools

Jest

ViteTest

Playwright

TypeScript

React

NestJS

Job description

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Senior Quality Engineer (Digital Health / SaMD)

Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to design and lead quality assurance strategies that ensure reliable, scalable, and secure digital products. You will take ownership of QA practices across a high-impact health-tech platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve engineering standards, user experience, and overall product quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement quality assurance strategies aligned with iterative development and scalable architecture.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in product quality, user experience, and system reliability.
• Serve as a technical leader for QA, setting standards and mentoring teammates in best practices.
• Champion modern QA methodologies and technologies, including automated and manual testing approaches.
• Foster a culture of security-first thinking by guiding peers on secure testing practices.
• Be a central voice for quality across the organization, providing clear feedback and maintaining quality gates for releases.
• Maintain deep familiarity with QA tools and stay current with emerging trends in testing and quality assurance.
• Act as a mentor to others by promoting respectful, constructive, and knowledge-sharing communication.
• Prioritize effectively to balance immediate needs with long-term quality goals.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to technology leadership on quality metrics and initiatives.

Desired Profile:

• Solid experience in building and scaling QA processes for secure, performant, and maintainable web applications.
• Hands-on expertise in both manual and automated testing, with knowledge of leading QA tools and frameworks.
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., digital health, SaMD) and familiarity with ISO 13485, GDPR, and HIPAA.
• Strong passion for quality and software craftsmanship, with a practical and resourceful mindset.
• Experience mentoring and collaborating with peers on quality topics.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous, startup-like environment.

Initial Success Metrics (First 3 Months):

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the product domain, technical architecture, and codebase with a QA lens.
• Identify and implement enhancements to the team’s QA strategy and test infrastructure.
• Establish strong cross-functional relationships across engineering, product, and broader business units.
• Contribute to shipping key product improvements with a focus on reliability and user impact.

Technical Environment:

• Primary stack includes TypeScript with React (front-end) and NestJS (back-end)
• Testing tools: Jest, ViteTest, and Playwright
• Architectures include SPAs, REST, and GraphQL APIs
• Hosted on AWS using ECS, RDS, S3 and related services