Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
About the job
Senior QA Engineer
London (Edgware Road) – Hybrid (Mon/Tues/Thurs in office)
£50,000–£70,000 + Benefits
We’re working with a fast‑growing technology organisation in London that is hiring its first Senior QA Engineer. This is a high‑impact opportunity where you’ll take full ownership of quality across a complex, data‑driven web platform. You’ll combine hands‑on testing with strategic input, defining the QA function as the business scales.
The Opportunity
- Full ownership of QA across the entire product
- Highly influential role as the first dedicated QA hire
- Work closely with engineering leadership to shape how software is built and released
- Initial workload is a 50/50 split between manual and automation, with automation increasing over time
- Improve reliability, reduce production issues, and elevate engineering best practice
What You’ll Be Doing
- Define and implement an end‑to‑end QA strategy
- Lead testing across a complex web platform, covering UI, API, integrations, and data‑driven features
- Build, maintain and evolve automated tests using Playwright and Cucumber
- Carry out manual functional, regression and exploratory testing
- Ensure automated tests integrate cleanly with CI/CD pipelines
- Partner with engineers and product teams to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria
- Act as a quality advocate, improving testing culture across the team
- Introduce new tools and approaches where appropriate
- Support reduction of the existing bug backlog and technical debt
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience as a QA / Test Engineer focused on web‑based products
- Proven ability to shape or build QA processes and strategy
- Solid technical experience with:
- Playwright for automation
- Cucumber/Gherkin or similar BDD frameworks
- End‑to‑end testing of complex workflows
- API testing (e.g., Postman, REST‑assured)
- Comfortable performing both manual and automated testing
- Able to articulate how you’ve improved quality, reliability, and process in previous roles
- Strong communication skills and confidence in championing quality
Nice to Have:
- Experience as the first or only QA in a team
- Background testing analytics, BI tools, or data‑heavy systems
- Experience reducing large bug or technical‑debt backlogs
- Familiarity with agile, iterative delivery environments
Why This Role?
- Impact: Define what “good” looks like for QA
- Ownership: Autonomy to shape tooling, processes and strategy
- Growth: Opportunity to influence engineering practices and help scale a QA function over time
- Environment: Modern tech, collaborative team, and a product relied on by well‑known clients
Work Setup & Benefits
- Hybrid working: 3 days in office (Mon/Tues/Thurs)
- Flexible hours with core time of 10am–5pm
- Additional remote‑working allowance
- Regular socials and a supportive, collaborative team culture
- Extra annual leave benefits and wellbeing perks