Quality Engineering Manager

Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including Amazon, DAZN, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify, and Tencent rely on Boku to reach millions of new paying consumers who do not use credit cards with our purpose-built payment network of more than 300 local payment methods across 70+ countries. Every year, Boku processes over $10 billion in value for our customers. Incorporated in 2008, Boku is headquartered in London and San Francisco and has employees in over 39 countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the UAE. Boku is a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Quality Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of SDETs responsible for delivering quality engineering across critical payment and settlement platforms. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, leading talented teams, influencing stakeholders across the business, and driving quality at scale. You will operate in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve, multiple initiatives run in parallel, and collaboration across Product, Engineering, Operations, Security, and Platform teams is essential.

The successful candidate will combine strong people leadership with technical credibility, enabling them to guide automation strategy, make informed decisions in ambiguous situations, and advocate for quality throughout the software development lifecycle. This role requires someone who is comfortable navigating ambiguity, making decisions with incomplete information, and leading teams through rapidly changing priorities.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead and Develop High-Performing Teams

Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of SDETs

Create an environment focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence

Support career development, coaching, performance management, and hiring activities

Drive Quality Engineering Excellence

Define and evolve testing strategies, automation frameworks, and quality practices

Partner with Engineering and Product teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle

Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, automation effectiveness, reliability, and release confidence

Review technical approaches and provide guidance on automation, testing architecture, and quality risks

Manage Complex Programs and Stakeholders

Lead quality initiatives across multiple concurrent projects and workstreams

Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Operations, Security, and Platform teams, influencing decisions and driving alignment

Balance competing priorities and make effective decisions in dynamic, fast-changing environments

Communicate risks, trade-offs, and delivery expectations clearly to stakeholders

Drive Continuous Improvement

Establish and track quality metrics, test effectiveness, automation coverage, and delivery performance

Champion process improvements and engineering best practices

Drive adoption of modern testing approaches, including AI-assisted quality engineering and automation

What We're Looking For

10+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering

3+ years of people management experience leading SDET or QA teams

Proven experience leading quality engineering teams within product-based organizations

Strong technical background in test automation, quality engineering, and engineering best practices

Hands-on experience with Java and automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or similar

Experience testing distributed systems and microservices-based applications

Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities

Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and drive outcomes

Experience with CI/CD, cloud technologies, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS is a plus

FinTech, Payments, Banking, or Settlement domain experience is preferred

Why Join Us?

Work on large-scale global payment platforms

Lead a talented and growing quality engineering team

Influence engineering practices across the organization

Solve complex technical and business challenges

Work in an environment where you can influence strategy, challenge the status quo, and drive meaningful change

If you're a technically credible people leader who thrives in complex environments, enjoys influencing stakeholders, and is passionate about building high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.