Lead QA Engineer

Two Circles is a global sports agency. We drive growth for sports properties by delivering deeper connections with fans, through the intelligent use of data and technology.   

We work with some of the world’s biggest sports organisations – including the NFL, Premier League, Formula 1, AFL, Wimbledon and UEFA – and have been named Sport Industry Agency of the Year on more than four occasions.  

We have a team of over 1000 Two Circlers working from 15 cities across APAC, North America, and EMEA, serving our expanding international client base.

Data is at the center of our approach - helping clients to get a better understanding of their customers and deliver insights that influence top-level decision-making. From there, we develop digital products and integrate data and technology solutions that grow audiences and revenue across ticketing, participation, sponsorship and media. 

 Lead QA Engineer 

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Lead QA Engineer who is passionate about delivering high-quality software and exceptional user experiences. In this role, you’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure our applications are reliable, performant, and built to the highest standards. 

As a Lead QA Engineer, you won’t just test features. You’ll contribute to requirements refinement, design effective test strategies, identify risks early, and advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle. From exploratory testing to automated test coverage, you’ll play a key role in building confidence in every release. 

This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and takes pride in preventing issues before they reach users. If you’re curious, analytical, and motivated by continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Collaborating with your peers and engaging with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Delivery as part of our cross functional teams 

• Advocating for the utilisation of the quality-first mindset throughout the development process 

• Ensuring that we are embedding quality into our processes, utilising relevant techniques and heuristics where required to ensure effective testing and feedback loops 

• You will be hands on, working with engineers to test and measure quality as products are being built 

• This is a hybrid role - you are expected to be in the (x) office at least 2 days a week, with occasional travel to other offices where required. 

Requirements

Requirements 

• 5+ years within the quality engineering space 

• Proven experience in leading and coaching junior engineers when it comes to quality and embedding it into teams. 

• You have a strong desire to continually improve, with an innate curiosity and an eye for detail 

• You have excellent communication skills, with the ability to proactively seek out and raise risks with relevant team members and leadership, working with them to help resolve any issues. 

• You have a strong understanding of testing techniques, heuristics and processes - and how/when they are implemented during the development process 

• You have a strong understanding of test automation, its benefits and how it should be implemented along with knowledge of pitfalls. You can also prove that you have implemented frameworks and development standards for green-field projects. 

You have had exposure to applications built with any of the following: 

• Javascript/Typescript + Next/NestJS 

• Testing frameworks such as: 

• Appium 

• Playwright 

• Supertest 

• K6/Artillery/JMeter 

• Contract Testing tools such as PACT 

• Observability frameworks such as Grafana or Datadog