Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Qa Testing)

TL;DR

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Testing): Leading the design and implementation of automated testing solutions to ensure application reliability and scalability across frontend, backend, and APIs. Focus on improving QA processes, testing tools, and overall engineering quality standards.

Location: Hybrid – London/Portugal. You will also have the opportunity to work with teams based in other offices across EMEA, US and Asia.

Company

hirify.global is a digital business in which continuous uptime, product quality, and user experience are critical to success.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of automated test plans, suites, and frameworks.
• Mentor and guide junior QA engineers.
• Maintain and scale test automation infrastructure, ensuring it supports CI/CD pipelines and fast feedback loops.
• Perform targeted manual testing, including exploratory testing and UI/UX verification.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to define test strategies and testing priorities.
• Monitor, triage, and investigate test failures, raising actionable bugs.

Requirements

• Experience working at a similar level in a mature Engineering team.
• Technical expertise in designing, building, and scaling automated test frameworks using modern tools (ideally Cypress or Playwright).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data validation (SQL/NoSQL), and test integration within microservice-based architectures.
• Proven track record of making a demonstrable impact in previous roles.
• Meticulous with high standards and obsessive attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Experience setting up or scaling automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with performance, load, or security testing tools.
• Track record of mentoring or leading QA teams.
• Experience with native mobile application testing, Kubernetes, microservices architecture, or cloud-based infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work with teams based in London/Portugal and other offices across EMEA, US and Asia.
• Work in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a positive, problem-solving mindset.
• Embrace the challenge of delivering seamless user experiences through robust test automation.