Engineering Lead

Vesta Software Group

Engineering Lead for Jonas Fintech, managing engineering practices and QA automation. Collaborating with the CTO to implement AI tooling and improve delivery methods.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams with a focus on implementing Lean/Kanban practices, managing automated testing frameworks, and driving AI adoption in development processes. Proven ability to enhance delivery velocity and maintain high standards in quality assurance and code review.

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SDET BackgroundQA Automation ExperienceEngineering Management ExperienceAI Adoption ExperienceFintech Experience

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Hard Skills

Automated Testing FrameworksSeleniumPlaywrightCypressC#.NETVB.NETVue.jsMongoDBNode.jsPHP/Laravel

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AI Developer ToolingDelivery Rhythm ManagementTest ArchitectureCode Review StandardsShow and Tells

Industry Keywords

FintechPaymentsSaaSRegulated EnvironmentDelivery-Focused

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressJavaScriptLaravelMongoDBMySQL.NETNode.jsPHPPostgresSeleniumVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead on team practices, notably implementing lean/kanban across all teams, and help migrate those teams not currently in lean/kanban mode
Work with technical team leads on language, database and tooling decisions
Manage the day to day: 1:1s, blockers and delivery rhythm
Ensure all team leads are delivering against learning objectives, and run Show and Tells
Monitor delivery velocity across all squads and report to the CTO
Build and maintain automated test coverage, and set QA standards across the team
Provide SDET-level input into test architecture and automation frameworks
Own code review culture: standards, consistency and feedback quality
Work in tandem with the CTO to identify, pilot and roll out AI developer tooling across the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

SDET background or equivalent, having built automated testing frameworks, not just overseen them
Hands-on QA automation experience: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or comparable tooling
Engineering management experience, having managed engineers, run 1:1s and been accountable for team delivery
AI adoption experience: has introduced AI developer tooling (Claude, Codex or equivalent frontier model) in a team context, not just personal use
Experience in fintech, payments, SaaS or a similarly regulated, delivery-focused environment
Familiarity with some of the languages and databases in use at JFT (C#.NET, VB.NET, Vue.js, MongoDB, Node.js, PHP/Laravel, Postgres, MSSQL, MySQL), with the willingness and ability to ramp quickly on the rest
Comfortable reporting directly to a CTO and delivering against the engineering vision with limited management overhead

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave plus a day for your birthday or significant celebration
Private Health Insurance
Life Assurance at 4x base salary
Enhanced company pension contribution
Personal Travel Insurance
Access to Benefiz benefits platform and a range of opt-in benefits
Electric/Hybrid Vehicle scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
10-day rolling sick plan including extended illness pay
EAP and Mental Health First Aider support