Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Reward Gateway; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services platform in London is looking for an experienced Staff Quality Assurance Engineer. This role involves leading quality initiatives, building scalable test frameworks, and mentoring engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years in quality engineering with proven expertise in test automation and performance testing. This position offers a competitive salary, a hybrid working model, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Collaborative work environment

Continuous learning and development

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Qualifications

• 5+ years in quality engineering with 3+ years at Staff/Principal level.
• Proven expertise in building and scaling test automation frameworks.
• Experience with global platforms requiring multi-language support.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale test management solutions.
• Drive adoption of quality tools and practices across engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers on testing best practices and automation.

Skills

Quality engineering

Test automation

Performance testing

Strategic thinking

Multi-language support

Tools

Cypress

JMeter

Docker

AWS

Job description

Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

Application Deadline: 5 December 2025

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Head of QA

Compensation: £65,000 - £70,000 / year

Description

Reward Gateway|Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments for people at work, connecting 52 million users and 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients.

An opportunity has become available for an experienced Staff QA Engineering with substantial expertise in quality transformation and test automation across web, mobile, and API platforms. This role requires someone who excels at building and managing high‑performing teams while driving technical excellence.

Join us as we mature our quality engineering practices for global scale. This strategic role offers complete autonomy from sprint work to build robust quality frameworks that support our international expansion. You'll transform existing initiatives into scalable systems while introducing modern testing practices and tools across our engineering organisation.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about delivering outstanding products, possess strong strategic thinking abilities, and be ready to make a meaningful impact on our global quality practices.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Architecture & Strategy

• Design and implement enterprise‑scale test management solutions
• Build frameworks that support our global expansion and multi‑language requirements
• Establish quality metrics and KPIs that drive continuous improvement
• Create sustainable automation strategies that scale with our growth
• Define quality gates and risk assessment frameworks for releases

Technical Leadership

• Optimise test execution performance and reduce feedback cycle times
• Improve test stability and reliability across our automation suite
• Implement modern testing practices, including AI‑augmented approaches
• Design solutions for performance testing at scale (150K+ concurrent users)
• Build observability into our quality processes for proactive issue detection

Organisational Enablement

• Drive adoption of quality tools and practices across engineering teams
• Transform our test assets into reusable, maintainable frameworks
• Partner with engineering teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC
• Mentor engineers on testing best practices and automation
• Champion accessibility and internationalisation testing standards

Technologies You'll Work With

• Languages: PHP, React, React Native, Python
• Testing: Cypress, PyTest, JMeter, Maestro, BrowserStack
• Observability: Datadog, New Relic, Test Observability platforms
• Infrastructure: Docker, AWS, CI/CD pipelines
• Scale: 150K concurrent users, millions of daily transactions

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years in quality engineering with 3+ years at Staff/Principal level
• Proven expertise in building and scaling test automation frameworks
• Strong experience with performance testing and monitoring
• Track record of driving quality transformation in growing organisations
• Experience with global platforms requiring multi‑language support
• Background in modern testing practices and tools

What We're Looking For

• Strategic thinker who can balance long‑term vision with pragmatic delivery
• Someone who thrives on bringing order to complexity
• Experience improving test reliability and reducing execution times
• Ability to influence without authority across engineering teams
• Passion for quality as an enabler of business success
• Interest in emerging practices like AI in testing

What We Offer

• Opportunity to drive quality transformation in a rapidly growing global organisation
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Focus on continuous learning and development
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Hybrid working model

Interview process

• Online interview with the Senior Talent Partner and the Head of QA
• Technical interview with the Head of QA and Global Director of Engineering

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