Remote Lead QA Engineer

Company: Moneybox
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Location: Watford
Job Description:

Salary: £57,000 – 97,000 per year

Requirements

  • We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about working in a fast-growing fintech and is motivated to make a positive impact on personal wealth, with a strong interest in technology and QA developments.
  • We need someone with an excellent understanding of testing techniques who can coach and mentor others in their application.
  • We are looking for someone who is comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams, closely with developers, and who has strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • We need proven experience in designing and implementing comprehensive test plans and automation frameworks.
  • We are looking for someone with strong organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a pragmatic approach to bug reporting, with an understanding of risk, impact, and dependencies.
  • We require at least 7 years of broad QA experience, with several years in a lead QA role and a proven track record of mentoring and coaching.
  • We need extensive backend system testing skills and an understanding of programming languages and API architectures.
  • We require a deep understanding of mobile app, web, API, and database testing technologies and frameworks.
  • We need experience with various automated testing techniques and a solid background in test data design and implementation strategies.
  • We are looking for someone who can work effectively with senior leadership to build strong relationships and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • We need you to take a hands‑on role as a senior member of the QA team, helping ensure the quality of Moneybox products while reporting into the Senior QA Lead.
  • We need you to deliver numerous large and complex projects, acting as the sole QA on a squad and managing competing workstreams through strong prioritisation and time management.
  • We want you to drive a quality‑first culture by influencing team members to prioritise collective success.
  • We need you to collaborate with stakeholders to define testing and release strategies that balance risk, speed, and quality.
  • We want you to run engaging cross‑functional team meetings such as amigos, retrospectives, and go/no‑go meetings that drive positive outcomes and actions.
  • We need you to apply a risk‑based approach to QA activities, focusing on high‑value areas and leveraging AI tooling to support your work.
  • We want you to identify and communicate issues, dependencies, and solutions to the squad and senior management, ensuring strong coordination and prioritisation.
  • We need you to assess features for test automation suitability, collaborate with engineers on different test types, and contribute to end‑to‑end automation.
  • We want you to own QA metrics, perform root cause analysis, and champion continuous improvement in ways of working, processes, and tooling.
  • We need you to support team members through mentoring, coaching, and management to help foster their career growth.
  • We want you to be a visible leader and role model within the QA team, supporting departmental operations and promoting learning and sharing across the QA function.
  • We want you to represent Moneybox externally in the tech community and bring fresh ideas back to the team.

Technologies

  • AI
  • API
  • Backend
  • Support
  • Mobile
  • Web

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We are Moneybox, an award‑winning app that helps people turn their money into something greater by bringing saving, investing, home‑buying, and retirement services together in one simple app. We offer a fast‑growing, ambitious, and collaborative environment with a friendly, highly motivated team, a culture where people are listened to and can make an impact, and a strong commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity. Our package includes competitive remuneration, company shares, a company pension scheme, hybrid working, a home office furniture allowance, a personal learning and development budget, private medical insurance, a health cash plan, a cycle‑to‑work scheme, Gympass subscription, enhanced parental pay and leave, and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with additional days based on service. We work on a hybrid basis with 2 days in our London office and 3 days from home, and applicants for hybrid or remote roles must be based in the UK. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

last updated 28 week of 2026

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Posted: July 17th, 2026