Principal QA / Principal Software Engineer in Test – Manchester City Centre – up to £80k
We’re working with a growing SaaS business looking for a Principal QA to lead their testing strategy and drive quality across engineering.
This is a hands‑on leadership role with a strong focus on modern automation, particularly Playwright (Cypress also welcome).
What you’ll be doing
- Own and define the QA strategy across products
- Lead adoption of Playwright-based automation frameworks
- Work closely with engineers to embed quality across the SDLC
- Mentor QA engineers and build a high-performing team
- Improve tooling, processes, and CI/CD pipelines
What they’re looking for
- Strong experience with Playwright or Cypress
- Experience with API testing (Postman)
- Good understanding of CI/CD (Jenkins/AWS/Azure)
- Strong communication and leadership skills
You’ll be leading a highly skilled, established QA team, while still staying hands‑on with automation and strategy. The product itself is a well‑known platform you’ve likely come across, adding real‑world impact to the work you’ll be doing.
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We’re working with a growing SaaS business looking for a Principal QA to lead their testing strategy and drive quality across engineering.
This is a hands‑on leadership role with a strong focus on modern automation, particularly Playwright (Cypress also welcome).
What you’ll be doing
- Own and define the QA strategy across products
- Lead adoption of Playwright-based automation frameworks
- Work closely with engineers to embed quality across the SDLC
- Mentor QA engineers and build a high-performing team
- Improve tooling, processes, and CI/CD pipelines
What they’re looking for
- Strong experience with Playwright or Cypress
- Experience with API testing (Postman)
- Good understanding of CI/CD (Jenkins/AWS/Azure)
- Strong communication and leadership skills
You’ll be leading a highly skilled, established QA team, while still staying hands‑on with automation and strategy. The product itself is a well‑known platform you’ve likely come across, adding real‑world impact to the work you’ll be doing.
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