QA Automation Lead

Position Overview

We are seeking a QA Automation Lead to take full ownership of quality engineering within the platform. In this role, you will lead a small QA team while remaining hands-on in building and maintaining automation frameworks. You will be responsible for test coverage, release quality, and improving testing processes across the product.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of automated testing frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing

• Lead a small QA engineering team, providing daily guidance, mentorship, and conducting code reviews

• Ensure strong automated test coverage across product areas to detect regressions before production releases

• Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines

• Define and enforce QA testing standards, processes, and documentation

• Collaborate with developers and product managers to review requirements and create effective test plans

• Lead defect triage, analyze test failures, and ensure issues are resolved

• Continuously improve test reliability, execution speed, and coverage

• Identify quality risks early and communicate them to engineering leadership

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in QA automation

• Proven experience owning and maintaining automation frameworks

• Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium

• Strong programming skills in TypeScript and/or JavaScript

• Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools

• Experience testing RESTful APIs and WebSockets

• Knowledge of Git workflows and Agile development practices

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Ownership mindset and accountability for product quality

• Ability to organize QA work across multiple releases and features

• Passion for mentoring engineers and improving team quality standards