QA Lead

QA Lead role at Lawhive – join to apply. Pay will be based on skills and experience.

About Lawhive

Lawhive is an online platform that provides consumers and small businesses legal help at a fraction of the cost of a traditional law firm. Our platform combines regulated human lawyers with the world’s first AI lawyer, specifically built for consumer legal work. We believe equal access to the law should be a basic utility for society.

Our Mission & Culture

• Ship daily – we build and release features fast.
• Empathise with users – we design products that deeply understand the needs of lawyers and their clients.
• Strive for excellence – we are ambitious, moving fast, and aiming to be a category‑defining legal‑tech company.
• Continuously learn and experiment – we apply new AI technologies pragmatically to improve people’s lives.

The Role

You will be the first QA Engineer at Lawhive, shaping a new QA function and working closely with technical and product leaders. You will set high standards for delivering exceptional software used by lawyers and clients, including new challenges around LLM‑based services.

Responsibilities

• Own the testing infrastructure to improve product quality and prevent regressions in AI‑first software.
• Collaborate with product teams and lawyer users to validate work, improve testing rigor, and contribute to release processes.
• Build and maintain test suites and pipelines that keep pace with rapid product development across product and AI functions.
• Work with engineering teams to adopt better testing methodologies and tools.
• Define and monitor key flows, runbooks, and quality metrics; contribute to monitoring and reporting infrastructure with platform and DevOps engineers.

Qualifications

• Comfortable with automated testing tools and frameworks in web, TypeScript, and Python ecosystems (e.g., Playwright, GitHub Actions, Vittest, Pytest).
• Experience building testing frameworks and patterns for high‑velocity engineering teams.
• Worked with engineering and infrastructure teams to integrate testing patterns into daily work.
• Familiarity with AI software and unique testing challenges posed by non‑deterministic systems.

Tech Stack & Tools

• TypeScript – the majority of our applications.
• Python – data ingestion and AI services.
• AWS – cloud infrastructure.
• Postgres – data storage.
• Terraform – infrastructure as code.

Interview Process

• Introductory call with the talent team.
• 1:1 with hiring manager.
• Technical interview.
• Values interview with the CTO/Co‑founder.
• Offer presentation.

UK Benefits

• Meaningful early‑stage equity.
• 33 days of annual leave (plus birthday off) and 25 bank holidays.
• Pension contribution via Nest.
• 20% discount on legal fees through Lawhive.
• High‑spec equipment – MacBook or Windows.
• Regular team‑building activities and socials.

Diversity at Lawhive

We prioritise diversity of thought and inclusive work culture. As we scale, we will increase our focus on building a diverse and inclusive team.

Compensation Range

£90,000 – £110,000.

Employment Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior.
• Employment type: Full‑time.
• Job function: Quality Assurance.
• Industry: Law Practice.

Location

London, England, United Kingdom.