Head Of Software Testing (Medtech)

TL;DR

Head of Software Testing (Medtech): Defining and executing the quality strategy for medical software to ensure the highest standards of safety, reliability, performance, and compliance. Focus on building high-performing teams and scalable testing systems in a fast-moving environment to directly improve patient outcomes.

Location: Vienna, Austria – Hybrid. Ideally located in Vienna or able to relocate quickly. Must have an existing work permit for Austria.

Salary: €100,000+ (all-in contract) + performance-based bonus and stock options.

Company

hirify.global is saving and improving lives by making medical software safe and reliable, empowering software teams building medical applications to create safe, secure, and compliant products used by patients and providers worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the quality engineering team.
• Plan and coordinate verification & validation for software releases and other testing activities.
• Drive scaling up of automated testing with a team using Playwright, TypeScript, Cucumber.
• Work with the team to keep CI/CD pipelines fast and reliable.
• Coordinate work between different teams such as Engineering, DevOps, Product, Customer Success, and Sales, representing the quality and test engineering team.
• Define, track, and share goals and metrics for test automation & product quality, to keep leadership and stakeholders informed and to identify areas for improvement.

Requirements

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in software quality and testing, with at least 5 years in leadership.
• Experience in a high-growth company.
• Experience in establishing and running processes to improve overall quality.
• Hands-on experience with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Practical experience with test automation tools such as Playwright or Cypress.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Familiarity with BDD practices, ideally using Cucumber.

Nice to have

• Experience preparing for and managing audits.
• Experience working in a regulated industry such as MedTech, healthcare, finance, automotive, or aerospace.
• Experience using test case management tools such as Xray, TestRail, Azure DevOps, or HP ALM.
• Experience with performance and security testing.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 / IEC 62304.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package that reflects your experience and skills.
• Performance-based bonus and stock options, aligning your success with the company’s growth.
• Lunch, snacks, and coffee provided in-office.
• Annual Wiener Linien public transportation pass.
• Yearly company retreat and regular team events.
• Generous PTO for full-time.