Principal Software Engineer in Test

About us Xiatech is the pioneer of Xfuze, the Agentic Orchestration platform. It is the world’s first SaaS solution that combines AI-powered composable Integration, Data Management, Analytics and Orchestration Platform to innovatively connect systems, create a single view of data, and deliver actionable insights in one cloud-native platform. Xfuze also now provides companies with full Agentic capability including some pre-built Agents available to deploy in an instant. Business, technology, and data teams use Xfuze to shorten time-to-insights, accelerate digital transformation, and extend the value of their existing technology investments as well as delivering Agentic capability at speed. We’re a culture-first organisation and put our people at the forefront of everything we do. We believe that a great working environment leads to a happy, high-performing team, which is why we offer our people the flexibility to work remotely or from our beautiful office in Fitzrovia, Central London. The Role We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer in Test to own quality and testing strategy across Xiatech as we scale Xfuze. You’ll be equally comfortable running deep manual testing on complex features as you are designing and building automation frameworks that the rest of engineering can build on. This is a hands-on, high-impact role. You’ll set the testing strategy for the business, then roll your sleeves up to build the automation frameworks, repeatable scripts and CI/CD test pipelines that make it real, raising the bar for quality across every team. This is a great fit for a senior test engineer who has worked on a product or within a SaaS business before, has deep experience in both manual and automation testing, and wants to build testing capability for an entire engineering organisation. Key Responsibilities Own and define the test strategy and quality standards for Xiatech’s engineering organisationDesign, build and maintain automation testing frameworks and repeatable, reusable test scripts across the productSet up and embed automation testing across the business, working with every engineering team to raise test coverage and qualityRun in-depth manual testing on complex, high-risk features where automation alone isn’t enoughIntegrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, confident, repeatable releasesDefine and track quality metrics (test coverage, defect rates, release quality) and report on them to engineering leadershipIdentify gaps in current testing practices and lead the rollout of new tools, frameworks and processes to close themMentor and upskill engineers and QAs across the business in both manual and automation testing best practiceOwn test planning for major releases, balancing risk, speed and coverageCollaborate with Product, Engineering and Customer Success to understand real-world usage and prioritise testing effort accordinglyEvaluate and introduce new testing tools and technologies as the product and platform evolve Your Knowledge & Experience Proven experience as a Principal, Lead or Senior Software Engineer in Test, QA Engineer or similarStrong hands-on experience in both manual testing and test automation — not automation-onlyExperience working on a product or within a SaaS business, understanding the demands of continuous deliveryA track record of building automation testing frameworks and repeatable, reusable test scripts from scratchExperience setting up or scaling test automation practices across multiple teams, not just a single product areaStrong knowledge of automation tools and frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman/API testing, or similar)Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test planning and risk-based testing approachesComfortable writing and reviewing code/scripts to support test automationExcellent communicator, able to influence testing practice and standards across engineering teamsSelf-starter, comfortable defining strategy as well as rolling up your sleeves to build it Your Personality MeticulousPragmaticDrivenCollaborativeCuriousResilient If you would like the opportunity to join an established UK-based Software as a Service organisation who believe in using the latest leading-edge technology to drive business growth, please enquire now by emailing abbi@xiatech.co.uk If you receive an offer of employment, this will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of a right to work & identity check, a reference check and a basic criminal record check for any unspent convictions. Xiatech is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.