Lead Automation Engineer (Fintech)

Porto Matosinhos | 2 Days in the Office (hybrid)

Company

Profitable fintech platform with business credit cards, SME spend management, savings products, 1,000+ employees, and £20bn annual card spend.

What you will do

• Define and own testing strategy for your domain, ensuring end-to-end quality and compliance.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests (API, UI, Mobile) as primary contributor.
• Champion shift-left mindset, collaborating with Product Owners and Developers from refinement stage.
• Drive adoption of central automation frameworks and CI/CD processes in the mission team.
• Coach developers and junior QA on automation best practices; leverage AI tools like Claude and GitHub Copilot.
• Coordinate complex testing including microservices, security, performance, and test data strategies.

Requirements

• 5+ years in QA Automation/SDET roles leading quality in Agile teams.
• Strong proficiency in C# or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience testing financial systems (card issuing, transaction processing, credit risk).
• Hands-on with UI tools (Playwright, Cypress) and API frameworks (REST Assured).
• Familiarity with Azure, Git, and CI/CD integration.
• Ability to influence without authority on automation and quality priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Values: Just Pilot (pilot ideas fast), Why Not Today? (speed and simplicity), Be a Buddy (help team), Owners and Dates (own tasks), Feedback (direct and constructive).
• Private Healthcare through AdvanceCare.
• 36 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays), Anniversary Rewards (€280–€860 + sabbatical), Paid Car Parking.
• Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget, 6 free therapy sessions per year.
• Free drinks and snacks in offices.

Hiring process

• 30-minute intro, CV review, and values with Talent Partner.
• 45-minute Tech Chat with Team Manager.
• 60-minute Code Pairing + 30-minute Stakeholder Interview with Engineering & Product.