Head of Quality Engineering (Remote - Work from Anywhere)

Join Xapo as the Head of Quality Engineering, leading the quality framework in a fully remote role. Shape how a regulated crypto bank defines software quality with a focus on automation and engineering excellence. At Xapo Bank, we’re a fully distributed team of over 160 Xapiens that work remotely from 50+ countries around the world. Our beginning: A world that enjoys economic freedom and wealth protection, no matter where you live or who is running your country. We are committed to changing the way things are done.

• •Quality framework definition: own coverage standards (unit, service, integration, end-to-end), gate criteria, and the quality contribution to the function-level Definition of Done.
• •Aligned with Head of Engineering on backend and Head of Frontend Engineering on client-side.
• •Coverage baselines: define measurable coverage thresholds per service and per tribe, with trend visibility, and drive adoption across teams.
• •Pre-release veto authority: hold and exercise the authority to block releases when quality gates are not met.
• •Own the automated tooling that makes this veto self-triggering rather than dependent on a single person.
• •AI-assisted test tooling: define and drive the framework for automated test generation, regression coverage, integration test tooling, and the agentic QA pipeline.
• •SAT enablement: produce the training, documentation, tooling, and templates that let Stream Aligned Team engineers do quality work themselves, without a separate QA function.
• •Test environment strategy: partner with Head of Platform Engineering on dedicated QA environments, test data management, and integration test infrastructure.
• •Quality posture reporting: own the metrics like defect escape rate, coverage trends, release veto rate, AI tooling adoption progress, and percentage of releases requiring no manual quality intervention.
• •Security testing integration: partner with Security on SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning as components of the quality gate.

• •Impact Globally, Work Remotely.
• •Shape the Future: Improve lives through cutting-edge technology, work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.
• •Great work-life balance: Set your own work schedule and make use of a flexible PTO plan when you need to recharge.
• •Expect Excellence: Collaborate, learn, and grow with a high-performance team. You’ll get a yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals.

• •8+ years in software quality engineering, clear track record of owning quality frameworks across engineering organisations.
• •Hands-on experience building CI/CD quality gates at multiple levels (unit, service, integration, end-to-end).
• •Practical experience with AI-assisted test tooling, LLM-driven test generation, agentic QA pipelines or equivalent.
• •Solid understanding of distributed, event-driven microservices architectures.
• •Experience defining and tracking quality metrics (defect escape rate, coverage baselines, release veto rates).
• •Strong written communication.
• •Experience in regulated fintech, payments, or banking environments with a strong emphasis on mobile-first product delivery.
• •Hands-on experience with agentic or generative AI test tooling in production or near-production contexts (nice to have).
• •Familiarity with Team Topologies (nice to have).
• •Security testing experience (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning) (nice to have).
• •Background in crypto, Web3, custody, or blockchain-based systems (nice to have).
• •Open-source contributions or external thought leadership (nice to have).
• •"Roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality (nice to have).
• •Dedicated workspace, reliable internet connection, alignment with Xapo Values and Values-Driven Leadership principles.