Senior Engineering Manager

Role Overview

• We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to define and lead our Quality Engineering strategy across the organisation. In this model, teams take full ownership of testing, automation, and reliability end-to-end.
• You will bring an automation-first mindset and clearly define how AI can be leveraged within the strategy, embedding quality throughout Foodhubs SDLC.

Important Note

• This is not an individual contributor QA role or a manual testing position.
• This is a leadership role requiring direct people management, along with strong influence and strategic thinking across teams.
• We are not looking for QA-only managers. Instead, were seeking an Engineering Manager with a strong systems mindset and hands-on engineering background—someone who can lead quality as an engineering function.

Key Responsibilities:

Quality as an Engineering Discipline

Foster a culture where engineers own quality end-to-end, without reliance on downstream QA

Integrate testing into design, development, and CI/CD workflows

Define and uphold quality standards across teams

Automation & AI-Driven Testing

Establish automation across all layers (unit, API, integration, and end-to-end)

Drive adoption of AI-assisted testing, including test generation, flakiness detection, and coverage insights

Ensure fast, reliable CI/CD pipelines with strong and actionable test signals

Engineering Leadership

Define and track quality metrics (e.g., defect leakage, MTTR, test coverage, pipeline health)

Own quality gates and release standards

Lead root cause analysis and drive systemic improvements

Influence & Accountability

Partner with senior engineers and tech leads across teams

Challenge decisions when quality is at risk

Drive accountability, even without direct authority

Building Capability

Build and scale a high-impact SDET / Quality Engineering team

Focus on tooling, frameworks, and enablement rather than manual testing

What We're Looking For

10+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering

5+ years in an Engineering Manager (or similar) role with direct reports

Strong coding skills and solid system design expertise

Experience leading engineering teams in scaling organisations

Deep expertise in test automation, CI/CD, and distributed systems

Experience with modern testing approaches (shift-left, automation-first)

Hands-on experience leveraging AI in day-to-day workflows; exposure to AI-driven testing tools is a strong plus