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QA Engineering Lead, Product Quality Assurance

United Kingdom Meta Approximately £110,000–£180,000 base salary per year, with total compensation commonly ranging from £180,000–£320,000 including bonus and restricted stock, depending on level and experience.*
Job Description

Meta is seeking a QA Engineering Lead to drive product quality across development, testing, and release processes. The role typically requires strong experience leading quality engineering teams, designing scalable test strategies, developing automation frameworks, and working with software engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders. Candidates should have solid programming skills, knowledge of test automation, CI/CD, debugging, and quality metrics, along with experience delivering reliable consumer products at scale. The successful candidate is expected to provide technical leadership, improve testing efficiency, identify risks early, mentor engineers, and influence product and engineering decisions. Strong communication, problem-solving, ownership, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment are essential.

Company Info

Meta Platforms, Inc. is a global technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Reality Labs. The company builds social, communication, advertising, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and other digital products used by billions of people worldwide. Meta employs large engineering, research, design, operations, and commercial teams across international offices, including London and other locations in the United Kingdom. Its work environment is highly collaborative and technically ambitious, with employees expected to solve complex problems at significant scale. Meta places strong emphasis on innovation, rapid product development, data-informed decision-making, and improving reliability, security, and user experience across its platforms.

Destination Guide

The United Kingdom offers strong opportunities in software engineering, quality assurance, cloud, data, cybersecurity, finance, consulting, and technology leadership, particularly in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cambridge, and Bristol. Its culture is generally professional, diverse, and multicultural, with direct communication, respect for personal time, and a strong pub, arts, sports, and music scene. Lifestyle varies from busy and expensive city living to quieter coastal and rural communities. London has excellent public transport but high housing costs; regional cities are often more affordable. Skilled workers may qualify for the UK Skilled Worker visa if sponsored by an approved employer, while some applicants may use the Global Talent route. Relocation usually involves arranging immigration permission, housing, banking, healthcare access, and a National Insurance number. The UK climate is mild but frequently rainy and changeable.

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