Job title: Lead QA Engineer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: GBP £60,000.00
Job published: 07/14/2025
Job ID: 37563

Job Description

Lead QA Engineer - SaaS Scale-Up

Exeter (Hybrid)

Up to £60,000 per annum + benefits

 

We're partnering with one of the South West's top tech scale-ups, recently named in the “Sunday Times Best Places to Work”, to find a dynamic Lead QA to lead and evolve their quality function.

 

This is a high-impact role for someone who can balance strategy with hands-on testing, scale automation, and embed a quality-first mindset across a fast-growing engineering team.

 

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Lead QA across web and mobile products
  • Enhance and own the automation framework (Playwright, Cypress or Selenium)
  • Drive continuous improvement in testing and release processes
  • Mentor QA team members and collaborate closely with engineering
  • Balance manual and automated testing, including API testing (Postman)

 

What We're Looking For:

  • 3+ years in a senior QA or leadership role within a SaaS or product-focused business
  • Strong JavaScript test automation experience
  • Skilled in both manual and automated testing
  • Great communicator, team player, and problem solver
  • Experience with mobile testing, Git/GitHub or ISTQB a bonus

 

Are you interested in finding out more?

 

If so, please contact James Chau on 07732 633400 or send your CV for a callback.

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