Lead Quality Assurance Engineer - Manual/Automation Testing (8-14 yrs)

Role & Responsibilities :

Team Leadership :

- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of talented QA engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.

Technical Expertise :

- Implement automation tests across both Web and Mobile (IOS & Android).

- We are willing to train people who have no mobile automation experience but have strong programming skills and web automation experience.

Hands-On Involvement :

- Must be hands-on and coding 70% of time with strong QA engineering fundamentals.

Manual Testing :

- Create efficient test plans and maintain the test case repository as our product grows in functionality.

- Test new features that have not yet been automated by performing Black Box and White Box testing

Project Management :

- Oversee the planning, execution, and releases of various features ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.

Resource Allocation :

- Allocate resources effectively, balancing workloads among team members and optimizing productivity.

- Recruiting experience (sourcing, interviewing, offering, etc) is ideal

Performance Evaluation :

- Conduct regular performance assessments, providing feedback, and identifying areas for professional development for individual team members.

Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Collaborate with other departments (e.g. engineering, product management, design, operations) to ensure smooth and efficient project delivery.

Process Improvement :

- Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement best practices to enhance automation workflows.

Technical Documentation :

- Ensure comprehensive and accurate documentation of QA engineering processes, methodologies, and technical implementations.

Stay Updated :

- Keep abreast of industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices to drive innovation within the QA team and the company.

Ideal Candidate :

- 8+ years experience with UI Automation testing tools.

- Bonus for Mobile automation (iOS / Android) experience using Appium and Selenium.

- 2+ years as Tech lead or Team manager. Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.

- Programming experience in Python + Javascript or similar language

- You're a top automation engineer, capable of producing large amounts of code quickly.

- You contribute to open source projects and are seen as the team's most knowledgeable engineer.

- Eager to learn about new trends and technologies, and excited to introduce innovative ideas to QA automation using AI.

- Experience working in agile, fast-paced environments and familiar with CI/CD processes.

- Self-motivated, especially with respect to learning new software tools and best practices in software quality assurance.

- Startup mentality: self-starter, proactive, flexible.

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.