QA / Quality Engineering Lead

We are looking for a hands‑on QA / Quality Engineering Lead to build and lead the Quality Engineering function for a modern payments platform. This is not a traditional QA management role. We’re looking for a builder and technical leader who can create automation frameworks, test infrastructure and engineering tools that make developers’ lives easier. What you’ll do: • Build automation frameworks and test harnesses, primarily in Go • Develop test infrastructure for distributed payment systems • Build mocks, service virtualization and test data management tools • Introduce AI‑powered tools and agents for test generation, impact analysis, failure triage and root‑cause investigation • Implement quality gates and automated quality signals in CI/CD • Define a risk‑based quality strategy for APIs, payment flows, PSP integrations and customer journeys • Lead and develop the QA/QE team • Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Platform, Security, Risk and Compliance teams What we’re looking for: ✅ Strong hands‑on software engineering skills, ideally Go ✅ Experience building automation frameworks, test infrastructure or internal developer tools ✅ 7+ years in QA / Quality Engineering, including leadership experience ✅ Strong knowledge of the payments domain: PSPs, acquiring, 3DS/SCA, callbacks, retries, refunds, reversals, settlement and reconciliation ✅ Strong API, integration and contract testing experience ✅ Experience with distributed and asynchronous systems ✅ SQL, logs, metrics and tracing for troubleshooting ✅ CI/CD and Git‑based development workflows ✅ Experience using AI engineering tools with a disciplined approach to validation ✅ Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Nice to have: Kubernetes, cloud, event‑driven architecture, observability, PCI DSS, PSD2/SCA, performance and resilience testing. What we offer: • Work on modern FinTech and payment products • Supportive and collaborative team • Modern office in Limassol, Cyprus • Professional growth and leadership opportunities • Competitive compensation — up to €7,000 net • Relocation support: flight tickets + accommodation for the first 2 weeks • Visa support