Software QA Lead

What You Bring

• 7+ years in software quality assurance, including 2+ years leading a QA team.
• Strong hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or Appium.
• Solid API testing experience with Postman, REST Assured or similar.
• Experience embedding automated tests into CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins or similar).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python or Java).
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, k6 or Gatling.
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery and test management tools (Jira, Xray, TestRail or similar).
• Clear communicator who can push back on releases with data, not opinion.

X-Factor

• Experience testing fintech, trading, brokerage or payment platforms.
• Familiarity with trading platforms or APIs such as MT4/MT5, cTrader or Match-Trader.
• Exposure to security testing (OWASP) and compliance-driven QA.
• ISTQB or equivalent certification.
• Experience building a QA function from the ground up in a fast-growing company.

Your Journey

• Initial screening call
• Technical interview with Engineering leadership
• Final interview with senior leadership

Why Join NEXT

• Own quality for products used by traders around the world.
• Build and shape a QA function with real influence on how we ship.
• Work with a diverse, multinational team across five countries.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• A culture that rewards ownership, speed and continuous learning.

Experience level: Senior