Lead Test Automation Developer

Overview

Lead and shape a new test automation squad for inMusic’s music production products, defining the tools, framework, and practices used across product squads. You will own the technical direction, be hands-on, and collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to deliver a robust automation platform. The role combines leadership with practical delivery, including CI integration, regression suites, and an AI-assisted testing approach. Hybrid or UK-office-based in Cambridge, you’ll help scale quality across the product portfolio.

Pay / Benefits

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Private Healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working options available
• Staff discount on products
• 1,000 annual training allowance

Responsibilities

• Lead a new squad delivering the test automation initiative across music production products
• Select, implement, and maintain automated framework, toolchain, and coding standards
• Design and build CI integration with multi-platform agent configuration and test reporting
• Develop initial regression suite for a pilot project and establish patterns for product squads
• Publish and maintain live coverage of automation progress and quality via dashboards
• Plan and track squad work using Jira
• Govern AI-assisted test generation, selecting tooling and defining prompts and review standards
• Collaborate with Director of Software Development, product squads and QA to drive framework adoption

Key requirements

• Strong test automation experience with framework design and scalable regression suites
• Proficient in C++ and scripting languages (e.g., Python)
• Experience designing and maintaining CI pipelines, preferably Jenkins, with multi-platform agents
• Ability to lead a small squad: setting standards, reviewing work, planning deliverables
• Strong debugging, testing, and technical communication skills
• Fluency in English, strong writing skills
• Interest in music technology, creator tools, hardware/software integration, or audio workflows
• Practical approach to AI-assisted test generation and disciplined review

• leadership
• communication
• planning and organization
• test automation frameworks
• regression test design
• Python

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