Senior Engineering Leader Quality

Foodhub currently has 30,000+ restaurant, takeaway, stadia, hotel and bar clients in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Nigeria, Grenada and ANZ. Today, Foodhub powers the technology behind many different QSR's, stadia and venue, online order, delivery and POS businesses, giving them a multisolution tech stack to drive their business forward and open new revenue streams. From the moment a consumer is thinking of placing an order, to the time the order arrives at their door and a review is posted to social media, Foodhub has solutions to drive the consumer experience, whilst adding extra value via our ecosystem of partners. The Foodhub Tech Stack is extensive: from Web and Mobile Ordering to 3rd Party Order Aggregation, Dispatch and SelfDelivery, complete Hardware/Software POS systems, extensive array of POS integrations, OnPremise Kiosks, QR Code Ordering and Payment, Tableside Mobile Order/Receipt Printers, plus an extensive product and development team to support all of this. Job Description Senior Engineering Leader Quality (QA Ownership) Reports to: Director of Engineering Scope: ~250 engineers across multiple teams Role Overview This role is for a Senior Engineering - Leader who owns Quality across a large engineering organization. You are not running a traditional QA functionyou are responsible for embedding quality into how 250 engineers build, test, and ship software. You will drive an automationfirst, AIenabled quality strategy, ensuring teams own quality endtoend while maintaining a high bar for reliability, performance, and customer experience. You are expected to challenge engineers, product managers, and senior stakeholders when quality is at risk. You do not trade quality for speedyou enable both. You are expected to be on the tools and lead by example! What Youll Own Quality as an Engineering Discipline Make quality a core engineering responsibility, not a downstream QA activityEmbed testing into design, development, and deployment workflowsDrive a strong shiftleft culture across all teamsDefine what good quality looks like and ensure it is consistently met Automation & AIDriven Testing Establish automation as the default across all layers (unit, API, integration, E2E)Drive adoption of AIassisted testing (test generation, flakiness detection, intelligent coverage)Ensure all tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines with fast feedback loopsContinuously improve coverage, reliability, and execution speed at scale Engineering Leadership & Standards Set and enforce quality standards, test strategies, and release criteriaDefine and track key metrics (defect leakage, coverage, MTTR, pipeline health)Own quality gates and block releases when standards are not metLead root cause analysis and systemic improvements Influencing & Driving Accountability Work directly with senior engineers and tech leads to improve quality practicesPush back on delivery pressure when it compromises qualityHold teams accountable for the quality of what they shipPartner with Product to ensure clear, testable requirements Building Capability (Not Dependency) Build and lead a small, highimpact group of SDETs / Quality Engineers where neededFocus on enablement, tooling, and frameworksnot manual testing capacityCoach teams to own testing independently and quality outcomes What Success Looks Like Teams fully own quality with minimal reliance on manual QAHigh automation coverage across all critical pathsFast, reliable CI/CD pipelines with a strong test signalReduced production defects and faster recovery when issues occurEngineers proactively prioritizing quality without external enforcement Why This Role Matters This role is critical to scaling engineering without sacrificing quality. You will shape how hundreds of engineers think about testing, automation, and ownershipmoving the organization away from QA as a gate and toward quality as a builtin capability. Requirements Experience 812+ years in software engineering, with strong exposure to testing and qualityProven experience as an Engineering Manager in a scaling organizationTrack record of improving quality across multiple teams (not just within one team)Experience operating in modern Agile / DevOps environments Technical Strength Strong background in software engineering (not just QA)Deep understanding of test strategies across the stackHandson experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD systemsPractical exposure to AIdriven testing tools and approachesFamiliarity with distributed systems, micro services, and cloud environments Leadership & Mindset High standards and unwillingness to compromise on qualityComfortable saying no to senior engineers and stakeholders when neededLead by example on the tools and grow your own timber with your teamStrong ownership mindsetyou see quality as your responsibility, not someone elsesAbility to influence without authority across many teamsPragmatic and outcomefocusedyou balance speed