Lead QA Engineer

Lead QA Engineer - SaaS Scale-Up

Exeter (Hybrid)

Up to £60,000 per annum + benefits

We're partnering with one of the South West's top tech scale-ups, recently named in the "Sunday Times Best Places to Work", to find a dynamic Lead QA to lead and evolve their quality function.

This is a high-impact role for someone who can balance strategy with hands-on testing, scale automation, and embed a quality-first mindset across a fast-growing engineering team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead QA across web and mobile products
• Enhance and own the automation framework (Playwright, Cypress or Selenium)
• Drive continuous improvement in testing and release processes
• Mentor QA team members and collaborate closely with engineering
• Balance manual and automated testing, including API testing (Postman)

What We're Looking For:

• 3+ years in a senior QA or leadership role within a SaaS or product-focused business
• Strong JavaScript test automation experience
• Skilled in both manual and automated testing
• Great communicator, team player, and problem solver
• Experience with mobile testing, Git/GitHub or ISTQB a bonus

Are you interested in finding out more?

If so, please contact James Chau on or send your CV for a callback.