Staff Engineer QA

Feeld; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-driven relationship platform in London seeks a Staff Engineer QA to lead automation efforts for mobile apps and APIs. This hands-on role involves owning automation tooling, mentoring QA engineers, and improving product quality through innovative testing procedures. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of relevant experience and strong leadership skills in automation environments.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Unlimited paid time off

Home work station budget

Learning & development budget

On-demand therapy sessions

In-person meet-ups

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building automation frameworks for mobile apps and APIs.
• Hands-on experience with automation tooling.
• Ability to lead and mentor QA engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation team to build pipelines for testing.
• Own and manage QA automation tooling.
• Design and architect scalable automation frameworks.

Skills

Mobile and API automation experience

Leadership and mentorship

TypeScript or React Native

WebdriverIO/Appium, Mocha, BrowserStack

Problem-solving

Education

5+ years of experience in automation frameworks

Tools

Postman

Automation tooling

Job description

At Feeld, we are creating a world where everyone is more intimately connected to each other and themselves. We are building an inclusive, human-centred product and are looking for a Staff Engineer QA to join our remote team and help elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships.

This is a hands‑on technical role reporting to the Head of Platform, with influence across multiple teams and ownership of Feeld’s automation tooling and frameworks. You will be responsible for owning the direction and implementation of Feeld’s automation tooling, working to improve the quality and security of the app and supporting services.

To be right for this role, you should have extensive mobile and API automation experience and the ability to “self-serve” by building the tooling required to support your automation efforts. You should also be an experienced leader with the abilities to provide mentorship and guidance to 3–6 QE team members, with the skills to continually analyse and review services, vendors and processes, ensuring strategic alignment with automation efforts.

What you will do:

• Lead an automation team to build pipelines and tooling for mobile app automation, e2e testing suites, and API testing
• Own the tooling and services supporting the QA automation, and be responsible for vendor management
• Build and maintain a toolkit for enhancing QA and developer experience. For example, creating scripts to pre‑configure accounts with user state, or tooling to enable the pre‑conditions for a test case
• Foster a culture of quick feedback loops, and processes to catch defects with automation earlier in the product development lifecycle
• Work with Infrastructure, Platform and Security teams to develop automated testing procedures for performance, load and security testing
• Support product/delivery teams, and key stakeholders with the metrics required to release app updates and backend deployments with confidence
• Design and architect scalable, maintainable automation frameworks for mobile apps and APIs.
• Evaluate and introduce new automation tools, frameworks, and processes to improve quality at scale.
• Mentor and guide other QA engineers, sharing best practices and raising the quality bar across the organisation.
• Partner with product, platform, and infrastructure teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to performance, load, and security testing automation.
• Provide metrics and insights to help teams release app updates and backend deployments with confidence.
• Collaborate with manual QA to shift left where automation can improve efficiency and coverage.

About you:

• You have significant experience (5+ years) designing and scaling automation frameworks for mobile apps and APIs e.g postman.
• You are comfortable working hands‑on with code, frameworks, and infrastructure to unblock yourself and others.
• You have experience influencing cross‑functional teams and establishing testing standards.
• You know TypeScript and/or React Native.
• You are comfortable working with WebdriverIO/Appium, Mocha, and BrowserStack to build and run automated tests.
• You are proactive in identifying gaps, solving problems, and continuously improving processes.

Bonus points:

• You are experienced with Appium and BrowserStack
• You able to build backend and frontend applications from source, run locally and debug issues
• You know other modern testing frameworks or languages and can quickly adopt new tools.

About us:

Feeld is an independent, experimental and fully remote organisation reshaping the dialogue on dating and sexuality. The company was founded in 2014 and has evolved since to become the open, distributed structure it is now. We have a naturally agile and fluid culture. The whole team is fully remote, which means you work where and when helps you perform at your best. We regard autonomy highly and treat our organisation as a product – we iterate, improve and test things internally to see what works best for everyone.

Our culture:

We believe in creating a safe work environment through humanity, fluidity, safety, transparency and progressiveness. When hiring, we look for culture add rather than culture fit.

Because we are a fully remote team, it’s especially important that we create an environment where our colleagues feel included and connected as humans.

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at Feeld:

Feeld promotes open‑mindedness, inclusion, diversity and kindness, both in the world and among our own workforce.

We encourage and welcome applications from people with a history of marginalisation, whether because of race, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, national origin, disability (seen or unseen) or any confluence of intersectional identities.

Our goal is a barrier‑free application process and working environment. If you require further details or assistance or have any questions about this process, please let us know at [e-mail].

Compensation and perks:

We are conscious of how our work and decisions impact other humans and the environment. We design our product and organisation with consideration for the wellbeing of our Members and colleagues. Feeld’s way of working is designed to proactively prevent burnout and an “always on” culture. We believe in technology and working environments that enable people to live a meaningful, fulfilled life.

Therefore, we offer our staff:

• Flexible working hours
• Unlimited paid time off
• A fully remote working situation
• Home work station budget
• Learning & development budget
• On demand therapy sessions and mental health support via Spill
• In‑person meet ups

Our compensation system is one of the ways we work to uphold equity and inclusion at Feeld. Just as we strive to enable honest expression on our platform, we strive for openness of information within the organization. Internally, we keep decision‑making transparent to keep each other accountable and make sure all voices are heard.

That is why we offer:

• A compensation system that is transparent, honest, and equitable.
• At Feeld we believe all humans deserve to make a competitive wage. That's why we offer a Baseline Freedom Salary of £60,000 GBP per year.

Estimated compensation for this role:

• The total cash compensation for this role is dependent on Level and Step, as well as geographic location, but we estimate that the competitive market compensation for this role is between £80,000 – £135,000 GBP based on the requirements listed in this job description.

Our interview process:

• Your first conversation with Feeld will be a screening call with our recruiter, where you’ll be able to ask - and receive answers - regarding any general questions you have and to confirm the role is a fit for what you’re seeking.
• Your second conversation will connect you directly with the hiring manager for the role you’re applying to. Here, you’ll have a chance to ask more questions about the work you’ll be doing. This conversation will also focus on your past work experiences.
• The next step for most of our roles is a candidate challenge. This is an evaluation of the skills relevant to be successful in this role and generally takes about an hour to complete.
• Your third conversation allows you the opportunity to meet the team members you might be working with on a daily basis. Here, you’ll be able to ask questions about team processes, workflow, and the employee experience at Feeld.
• We generally make an offer within 2 weeks of our final call, and offer a flexible start date that can begin as early as the next Monday after you sign our offer documentation.
• Of note: all of our interviews are conducted remotely, and our interviewers will work with you to find an agreeable interview time based on mutual availability.

We understand we’re asking you to invest your time and best efforts in our process, and are appreciative of getting the chance to better know who you are as a person and candidate. In return, we’re committed to offering transparent communication and prompt feedback as you navigate this application with us.

To find out more about Feeld, download our app (available on iOS and Android).