Job description
Waracle are looking for a Lead QA Engineer for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation. We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.
This is a Hybrid role working from our Sofia office.
Are you a collaborative quality leader who thrives on empowering teams, setting high standards, and shaping tech strategy? In this pivotal role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor and mentor across multiple squads – balancing speed with quality, championing team wellbeing, and shaping our overarching quality assurance practices. You will have the platform to innovate with modern testing practices while guiding senior stakeholders and nurturing talent across our vibrant community
Key Duties and Responsibilities
As a Lead QA Engineer at Waracle, you will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and care behind the digital products we build. Operating at an independent, impactful level, you will design and run thoughtful test journeys based on project requirements. If you enjoy collaborating across teams, building out automated testing frameworks, and helping welcome and support new team members, you will thrive in this role.
- Establishing robust test strategies across squads and facilitating risk workshops to ensure cross-platform consistency.
- Defining squad-level automation strategies and setting quality gates within CI/CD pipelines to champion high engineering standards.
- Championing our Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) strategy across performance, security, and accessibility.
- Establishing observability standards so systems are easily debuggable and testable in live production environments.
- Leading QA workstreams with a focus on delivery outcomes, quality metrics, and, above all, team wellbeing.
- Applying commercial acumen to advise stakeholders on thoughtful trade-offs between speed and quality.
- Researching and driving emerging practices, such as AI-assisted testing, to help solve complex team and organizational challenges.
- Mentoring and coaching engineers, representing QA in client and governance forums, and continuously evolving our practice standards.
Research shows that underrepresented groups tend to only apply for roles that they believe they meet 100% of the criteria for. At Waracle, we want to buck that trend! We hire for passion, potential and mindset as much as credentials. If you think you'd be incredible in the role, then apply - even if you don't think you tick every box.What you'll bring
- Proven strategic leadership experience supporting multiple QA squads or workstreams.
- Deep expertise in setting automation architectural patterns and clear coding standards.
- Demonstrated experience defining enterprise-grade observability and comprehensive NFR strategies.
- Strong commercial awareness with a track record of balancing QA investment with business value.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and empathetic, open communication skills.
Recruitment process
What to expect from our hiring process
- 1. First Hello: An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle, what you want out of your next move, salary, benefits, and office hybrid working model.
- 2. Craft Showcase: A chance to demonstrate your real-world expertise. Depending on the role, this will be a focused take-home task (capped at 2–3 hours to respect your time) or a practical presentation.
- 3. Talking Impact: A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems, work with others, and raise the bar, guided by our core values and competency framework.
Your Talent Attraction Partner will be in your corner through every step right up to your Welcome Ritual on day one.
Our Benefits
We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here's a glimpse of what you can expect:
Additional health insurance – comprehensive supplementary coverage beyond the mandatory social insurance, provided by one of Bulgaria’s leading insurance companies.
Sports cards (Multisport / CoolFit) – access to a wide range of sports and wellness facilities across the country.
We champion hybrid working, providing a home office setup budget to ensure you're comfortable and productive wherever you are.
Invest in yourself with access to Udemy Business and a dedicated learning and development budget for continuous growth.
We foster a vibrant culture with regular fun meet-ups and lunch on us in the office once a month. You'll also have the opportunity to make a local impact through Spirit of Waracle, our initiative for getting involved in charitable causes locally, building strong team bonds and giving back.
Our values
To make the world a better place through impactful software
We take pride in delivering high quality work and seeing the impact it has. We are curious, proactive, and always learning; continuously improving ourselves and our skills. We strive for excellence in everything we do. We see every opportunity as a chance to raise the bar - for Waracle, our clients, and for our own professional growth.
We succeed together: whether we’re leading, supporting or learning. We lead with empathy, working as a unified team to understand and appreciate other people’s perspectives and experiences. This commitment to one another empowers everyone to do their best work and reach their full potential. We build trust, celebrate every contribution, and create a space where everyone has the opportunity to shine.
We have big goals, but we don’t try to do everything. We know there are a limited number of hours in a day, so we make every one of them count. We accomplish this by regularly pausing to assess the potential impact of our work, prioritising what matters most and then acting with purpose.
We are transparent in how we think and act. We seek and share context, give and accept feedback, and communicate openly. We take full ownership of what we deliver as individuals and as a team, and hold ourselves accountable. This openness and accountability gives us the clarity and purpose to deliver at our best.
We love what we do and find the fun in each day, celebrating our shared successes and the satisfaction of doing hard work well. We’re in this together, creating space for connection, laughter, and fun. When we look after our clients and each other, and do work we’re proud of, we go home happy.
Frequently-asked questions
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Absolutely! At Waracle, we welcome both permanent and contract applicants. Each job posting indicates if it's open to contract applications. We offer a diverse range of projects, both within and outside IR35 regulations, catering to various preferences and expertise levels.
We work on a Hybrid working model and offer flexible working hours. We're spread across 4 vibrant UK offices, but our teamwork isn't confined to those spaces, it's all about collaboration! While using the office is encouraged for our teams to work together, each of us has a home office setup, relishing the freedom of hybrid workstyles. As of now, remote work outside the UK isn't part of our standard practice.
We always want to hear from talented people, join our talent pool 👇 and we'll contact you when a new opportunity becomes available.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
