Overview

Senior Quality Engineer – Circle Group

Are you passionate about embedding quality into every stage of the product lifecycle—not just testing at the end? If you thrive in environments where usability, reliability, and security are as important as functionality, this Senior Quality Engineer opportunity could be the perfect fit.

This is a strategic, hands-on role to design quality into the product, influence engineering practices, and collaborate across departments to ensure the highest standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Embed quality proactively across the software lifecycle, focusing on usability, reliability, accessibility, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and system architects to shape test strategies and ensure quality is considered from the start.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans that explore product risks and add value through automation where appropriate.
• Continuously raise the quality bar by identifying improvements in processes, tooling, and team practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and help shape the direction of quality engineering across projects.
• Translate requirements into actionable quality strategies and communicate timelines and risks clearly to cross-functional teams.

What You'll Bring To The Role

• A proactive mindset with a passion for preventing defects, not just detecting them.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, with excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience designing and executing test plans and a solid understanding of quality engineering principles.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• A holistic view of quality, considering testability, observability, scalability, and resilience.

Ideal Background

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in quality engineering roles with a focus on continuous improvement and cross-team collaboration.
• Comfortable working in agile environments and contributing to strategic quality initiatives.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive salary with performance bonus and annual pay reviews
• Private healthcare and dental coverage
• £1500 annual personal development allowance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Generous pension scheme with employer matching contributions
• Other benefits available

This is a full-time permanent position, paying between circa £60,000 - £70,000 per annum, depending on experience, with some fantastic benefits including 30 days holiday + Bank Holidays, performance bonus and annual pay reviews, life assurance, private healthcare and more. This position is fully remote, open to UK residents only.

To apply, please send your CV for quick review. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please let us know.

Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Referrals are welcome.

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