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Principal QA Engineer

Job in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9, England, UK
Listing for: MRJ Recruitment
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-12
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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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