Senior Quality Engineer

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, SDET, or a closely related role
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining automated tests across API, service, and UI layers
• Experience with Python and pytest for test automation
• Experience with modern testing frameworks and automation practices
• Strong API testing experience
• The ability to build test strategies for ambiguous, cross-service, or high-risk changes
• A self-directed working style — you take initiative, drive investigations to completion, and know when to pull others in
• Clear, direct communication and comfort influencing decisions across engineering and product teams
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, test reporting, and test environment management
• GraphQL experience
• Familiarity with Go testing ecosystems
• Hands-on experience with Playwright
• Experience writing or reviewing Go code
• Experience in cybersecurity, SaaS, or complex enterprise products
• Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply

What the job involves

• We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to champion quality across the Investigate & Respond product area
• In this role, you will work autonomously across services, APIs, and user-facing workflows — helping teams catch issues early, build meaningful automated coverage, and deliver reliable customer experiences
• Own and evolve the team's quality strategy across functional, integration, API, and end-to-end testing
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test coverage using established frameworks and practices
• Partner with engineers and product managers — from refinement through release — to identify risk, sharpen acceptance criteria, and build quality into every stage of delivery
• Test complex workflows spanning distributed services, asynchronous processing, APIs, and web applications
• Investigate production issues and customer-reported defects; translate findings into regression coverage and process improvements
• Raise quality risks early and advocate for pragmatic solutions that protect the customer experience
• Improve test reliability, execution speed, observability, and developer feedback loops

Benefits

• Remote-first working model & hybrid options
• We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
• Flexible start and end times for many roles
• Leadership development program
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
• Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
• Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
• Free annual subscription to the Calm app
• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
• We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
• Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
• Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
• Health care benefits available worldwide