Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer SurePay

Location: Hybrid from Utrecht Competitive Salary FinTech SaaS 1 Day/Week in Office

Quality is not just a stage, it’s a mindset. At SurePay, we process over 10 billion IBAN-Name Checks across Europe ensuring every payment gets to the right person and stopping fraud before it starts. Our platform is trusted by 200+ banks and 300+ corporates, and we’re growing fast.

To keep things reliable at scale, we’re looking for a Senior QA Engineer to lead the way in ensuring software quality across our products. You’ll join a multidisciplinary team of developers, DevOps engineers, and product experts, building secure, scalable systems in Java, Kotlin, and AWS. This is a high-impact role where you’ll own test strategy, drive automation, and help shape how we build and release software. If you care deeply about clean code, stable systems, and continuous improvement…you’ll feel right at home.

The opportunity You won’t just be writing tests. You’ll be setting the standard for how we approach quality across performance, security, integration, and reliability. You’ll mentor others, work closely with stakeholders, and help bring products to market that are robust, resilient, and ready to scale.

We work in agile, high-trust teams with a strong DevOps culture. We value clarity, speed, and collaboration and we’re looking for someone who can push our quality practices to the next level.

What you’ll do

Own and evolve our QA strategy, test architecture, and automation frameworks

Build and maintain API test automation using Java/Kotlin

Ensure solid performance and load testing using tools like JMeter, BlazeMeter, or Gatling

Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and product to embed quality across the pipeline

Validate integrations with 3rd-party components like Elastic and Apigee Edge

Partner with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines and test coverage in AWS-native environments

Act as QA lead on projects, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders

Mentor junior QA engineers and champion a culture of quality throughout the organisation

Participate in client-facing troubleshooting and problem-solving when issues arise

What we’re looking for

You’re a detail-oriented, proactive QA professional who can think like an engineer, a customer, and a business stakeholder often all at once. You care deeply about how things work (and break), and you’ve built your career on making sure nothing ships until it’s ready.

Must-haves

5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance or Software Testing

Proven experience writing automated API tests in Java or Kotlin

Experience with CI/CD in modern DevOps environments

Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle and test pyramid principles

Hands-on with AWS services and Linux-based environments

Knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies

Strong communicator who can collaborate across disciplines and lead by example

Bonus points

Experience with Open Banking, payment systems, or financial services

Knowledge of Elastic, Apigee, or similar platform components

Understanding of security testing and compliance in regulated environments

What you’ll get

8% holiday allowance + 8% personal benefits budget (use it for salary top-up, training, or extra time off)

25 holiday days per year + flexible working hours

Hybrid working

NS Business Card & travel costs covered

MacBook Pro, iPhone, and everything you need to do your best work

Pension plan to support your future

A collaborative culture where your voice is heard and your growth is supported

A flat, open environment with Friday drinks, team outings, and quarterly company meetups

Why SurePay? We’re building more than features, we’re building trust in the financial system. You’ll join a team that’s serious about quality, excited about innovation, and committed to doing the right thing. If you want autonomy, purpose, and a high-performing team around you this is it.

Apply now or reach out to chat.

About SurePay

Founded in 2016

120 employees

30 nationalities

1 office

Flat organisation and no hierarchy

(Business) Casual

SurePay makes payments easier, more personal and even more secure. We are a fast-growing FinTech SaaS company and have secured our Series A funding in September 2021. SurePay stems from an innovation program of Rabobank, started in July 2016 and has been an independent BV since the beginning of 2020. SurePay is backed by two leading investors: Rabo Investments and Carlyle Europe Technology Partners. Both are highly experienced in scaling international B2B SaaS and FinTech companies. Their support reinforces SurePay’s mission to prevent payment fraud globally and accelerate our international growth.

SurePay's core values are; We Care, Build Together, Think Forward and Be Responsible. These core values are the driver's of our culture and can be seen as guidelines on our beliefs and behaviour. It defines what we find important as a company and the way we work together everyday.

We Care: We are a supportive employer and understand that health, family and safety is what really matters. We care about our employees, customers, partners and end-users. Therefore we value creating a safe workspace where everybody can be their authentic self and where we, together, work on the same mission to provide safer payments.

Build Together: We believe in teamwork and strive towards the best results together with employees and customers. Our diversity, both personal and professional, is one of our key strengths.

Think Forward: We are frontrunners and are on top of our game. Our customers can rely on innovative solutions to service their current and future needs. With a problem solving mindset, we anticipate challenges and adapt to a fast changing environment.

Be Responsible: We all contribute to reaching our mission of reducing fraud and misdirected payments, leading to a positive impact on society. We take responsibility, show ownership and make honest decisions.

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