--- title: 'Senior Quality Engineer at Web Summit' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-quality-engineer-web-summit-lisbon-vywrg6s411p7' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Senior Quality Engineer at Web Summit - **Company:** Web Summit - **Location:** Lisbon, Portugal - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/websummit/716a5f24-7772-4f5f-8a69-f70a23a31109 ## Job description About us: How did Web Summit become, in the words of Forbes, “the best tech conference on the planet”? Meaningful connections. Our tech events are unmissable because we make it easier for the right people to meet and connect. Everyone at Web Summit works towards this goal. And we’re just getting started. We’re always looking to build on the impact we have already made at Web Summit. In the coming years we’ll take Web Summit to new markets, promoting global connectivity, highlighting important issues and connecting global leaders – all while making a positive impact on the environment and communities we encounter. To build a better company, we have to better ourselves. We do that by finding the most ambitious people to work with us. ## What you'll achieve - Give every team the confidence to ship more often, because they'll know when something breaks. - Build a repeatable end-to-end test, with realistic data, for the journeys that matter most: registration, login, ticket assignment and entry. - Build test identities and event-like data that every team can use. - Run the whole flow across the mobile apps and the services behind them, every week. - Give the team shipping a release clear evidence of what it depends on. - Work on site at events, watch what happens at the doors, and turn what you learn into a test, a monitor or a written decision. ## Who you are - You judge a test by the impact a failure would have on our users, not by a coverage number. - You're curious about the gaps between systems and about users who don't do what we expect. - You'd rather teach five teams to test than build tests for five teams. - You share what you know. - You'd rather be pretty sure this week than absolutely sure next quarter. - You can tell someone their release is at risk and still be welcome at their standup. ## What we're looking for - Strong programming skills and a record of building test software other engineers keep using. - Experience testing journeys across APIs, services, web or mobile clients and third-party systems, and judgement about which layer to test what at. - Experience creating reusable test data and environments, and running automated tests in CI/CD. - Experience investigating failures with logs, monitoring and crash reports, and explaining the risk plainly to engineers and non-engineers. - Comfortable using AI tools to write and maintain tests. - Working ability in at least one of Ruby, JavaScript, Swift or Kotlin, and able to read the others. Mobile automation such as Maestro would help. Stack: a Rails monolith, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq. Native Swift and Kotlin apps with Maestro, the React Native app, Salesforce, CircleCI and feature flags. Claude Code and Cursor in daily use. Benefits and perks: Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more. Employer pension contribution up to 6% for Irish-based employees A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development. Company MacBook, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements. Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in. Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks. Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business. ## About Web Summit ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Web Summit organizes the world’s largest and most influential technology conferences, connecting founders, investors, and innovators across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. - **Entity Type**: Private (organic growth, no disclosed venture funding) - **Headquarters**: Dublin, Ireland - **Founded**: 2009 - **Founders**: Paddy Cosgrave (primary founder; also David Kelly and Daire Hickey co‑founded) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Conference/event technology and media – producing large‑scale B2B tech events. - **Target customers**: Tech companies (startups to enterprises), investors, media, and government delegations seeking networking, branding, and thought leadership. - **Mission / purpose**: “Uniting people to achieve a common objective” – enabling serendipitous connections that drive the tech ecosystem forward. ## Products & Services - **Web Summit (Lisbon)**: Flagship annual event in Lisbon, Portugal, attracting ~70,000+ attendees. Includes startup pitching, keynote stages, and industry tracks. - **Web Summit Vancouver**: North American edition held in Vancouver, Canada, replicating the European model for the Americas market. - **Web Summit Rio**: South American edition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, launched to tap into the Latin American tech scene. - **Web Summit Qatar**: Middle East edition in Doha, Qatar, expanding into the Gulf region. - **Proprietary Event Software**: In‑house platform for attendee matchmaking, scheduling, live streaming, and networking – also offered to other organizations (event tech as a service). ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: ~641 employees worldwide (March 2026); average salary ~$59,789 (Revelio Labs) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not VC‑backed; major corporate sponsors and media partners include Google, Meta, McKinsey, and leading global brands (per event sponsorship pages). - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 8.8% from 589 (2023) to 641 (2026) - Active job postings rose 2.7% in 2026 to 38, with steady hiring in engineering, sales, and operations ([Revelio Labs](https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/web-summit/employees)) - Expansion into four global markets (Europe, North America, South America, Middle East) within five years ## Competitive Advantages - **Unmatched scale & brand**: “The best tech conference on the planet” (Forbes) – name recognition that draws top speakers and attendees. - **Global network effect**: Multiple events across continents create year‑round engagement and cross‑border connections. - **Proprietary technology**: In‑house software provides a superior attendee experience and licenses to other organizers, reducing reliance on third‑party platforms. - **Operational excellence**: 15 years of refining logistics, safety, and content curation for mass events. ## Strategic Focus - **International expansion**: Deepening presence in high‑growth markets (Brazil, Qatar) and considering additional regions. - **Digital & hybrid experiences**: Enhancing virtual participation and data‑driven matchmaking through software. - **Diversification**: Offering event‑tech solutions to external clients, reducing dependency on ticket sales alone. - **Talent investment**: Growing engineering, data science, and product teams to accelerate platform innovation. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: Emphasis on courage, integrity, fun & community, and collaboration – with frequent town halls, social activities, and charity initiatives ([Web Summit Careers](https://websummit.com/careers)). - **Work model**: Hybrid – roles based in Dublin, Lisbon, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and remote options available. - **Benefits**: Fully subsidised health and dental insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (mental health counselling), monthly wellness talks, generous annual leave, and flexible work arrangements. - **Professional development**: Dedicated in‑house learning & development team, personalised training programmes, access to online courses, and guest speaker masterclasses. - **Engineering culture**: “Software makes Web Summit an amazing experience” – the engineering team is core to the product, working on event‑tech at scale. - **Note**: Revelio Labs reports a “negative and declining” employee sentiment overall; candidates should weigh this against the public perks and rapid growth. ## Sources 1. [Web Summit Careers Page](https://websummit.com/careers) 2. [Web Summit Job Listings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/websummit) 3. 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