Lead Quality Engineer AI

Lead Quality Engineer Fully Remote | UK, Ireland \& European time zones I'm working with an innovative software company that's looking to hire an experienced Lead Quality Engineer to take ownership of quality across a complex, customer facing platform. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity where you'll define quality standards, build scalable testing processes, and help shape the future of quality engineering within a growing product team. The Role: You'll be responsible for developing and evolving the overall quality strategy, ensuring software is released confidently and reliably while supporting a fast-paced engineering environment. Working closely with developers and product teams, you'll drive automation, improve testing practices, and establish quality as a key part of the development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities * Own the quality strategy and release process. * Develop and enhance automated testing frameworks. * Strengthen end-to-end and regression testing. * Improve release confidence through effective quality gates. * Turn production issues into automated regression coverage. * Lead exploratory testing for business-critical functionality. * Mentor and develop junior QA engineers. * Champion best practice across quality engineering. About You: You'll have: * 5+ years' experience in QA, Quality Engineering, or SDET roles. * Proven depth in frontend quality: e2e suites (Playwright, Cypress, or similar) that catch interaction-level regressions, visual regression, and real browser verification integrated into CI/CD. * Experience building quality gates and release processes for teams that ship continuously. * Active use of AI tooling in your own QA work - we will ask how it has changed your practice in the last year. * Excellent communication skills and the confidence to challenge release decisions when required. * The ability to work independently within a fully remote environment. Desirable Experience * Testing complex web applications. * Experience in highly regulated, enterprise, or business-critical software. * Exposure to modern software delivery practices and AI-assisted development. What's on Offer * Fully remote working. * Genuine ownership of the quality function. * A key leadership position within an ambitious product business. * The opportunity to influence engineering standards from the ground up. * €65k up to €95k base salary If you're passionate about building quality into software from day one and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, I'd love to speak with you.