Traya - Team Lead - Software Quality Assurance (5-10 yrs)

About the job

About Us :

Traya is an Indian direct-to-consumer hair care brand platform provides a holistic treatment for consumers dealing with hairloss.

The Company provides personalized consultations that help determine the root cause of hair fall among individuals, along with a range of hair care products that are curated from a combination of Ayurveda, Allopathy, and Nutrition.

Traya's secret lies in the power of diagnosis.

Our unique platform diagnoses the patient's hair & health history, to identify the root cause behind hair fall and delivers customized hair kits to them right at their doorstep.

We have a strong adherence system in place via medically-trained hair coaches and proprietary tech, where we guide the customer across their hair growth journey, and help them stay on track.

Traya is founded by Saloni Anand, a techie-turned-marketeer and Altaf Saiyed, a Stanford Business School alumnus.

Our Vision :

- Traya was created with a global vision to create awareness around hair loss, de-stigmatise it while empathizing with the customers that it has an emotional and psychological impact.

- Most importantly, to combine 3 different sciences (Ayurveda, Allopathy and Nutrition) to create the perfect holistic solution for hair loss patients.

About the Role :

- We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced QA Team Lead to join our growing team.

- In this role, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of QA engineers, ensuring the quality and timely delivery of software products.

- You will play a crucial role in defining and implementing testing strategies, identifying and mitigating risks, and driving continuous improvement in our QA processes.

Responsibilities :

- Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, providing guidance, support, and career development opportunities.

- Define and implement comprehensive testing strategies, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.

- Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts.

- Execute and analyze test results, identify and report defects, and track them to resolution.

- Work closely with development teams to understand product requirements and ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g , product management, development, design) to ensure smooth product releases.

- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the QA team.

- Stay abreast of the latest testing methodologies, tools, and technologies.

- Monitor and analyze key QA metrics (e.g , defect density, test coverage, time to market).

- Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new QA engineers.

- Foster a positive and collaborative team environment.

Qualifications :

- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 2 years of experience in a team lead or supervisory role.

- Strong understanding of software development methodologies (e.g , Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).

- Experience with various testing types (e.g , functional, regression, integration, performance, security).

- Experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g , Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).

- Experience with defect tracking and management tools (e.g , Jira, Bugzilla).

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

- Strong attention to detail and a results-oriented approach.

- Experience with cloud-based technologies (e.g , AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.

- Experience with API testing and testing of microservices is a plus.

- Traya provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, nation origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by central, state, or local laws