Senior QA Engineer

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  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Exeter
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Software Development
  • Industry

    Technology & Internet Services
  • Pay

    Up to £55,000

Exeter (hybrid) | up to £55,000 DOE

Your New Company

A high-growth SaaS company headquartered in Exeter. They prioritise a strong engineering culture and a modern tech stack. The organisation is scaling rapidly, with significant investment in quality engineering and automation to support the product roadmap. This company is also recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work.

Your New Role

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will operate as a key technical contributor, owning and executing the end-to-end quality assurance process across web and mobile applications. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, your role is hands-on. You will define test architecture, drive automation initiatives, and focus on technical implementation. Responsibilities include:

  • Designing and executing test strategies (functional, regression, performance, exploratory).
  • Building and maintaining automated test suites leveraging Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
  • Leading API testing implementation using Postman or similar tools.
  • Integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and supporting release management.
  • Driving defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality metrics generation.
  • Mentoring junior QA engineers on best practices and technical standards.

Required Technical Skills

  • Proven experience as a Senior QA Engineer or high-level individual contributor.
  • Expertise in JavaScript and modern test automation frameworks.
  • Strong command of RESTful APIs and practical API testing experience.
  • Familiarity with Git-based workflows and version control (Git/GitHub).
  • Experience operating within Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Demonstrable technical mentorship and communication skills.
  • Bonus Skills: Mobile testing, ISTQB certification, exposure to containerised environments (Docker/Kubernetes) or cloud platforms.

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