Lead QA Engineer

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We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to own and drive the quality strategy of our product. This is a hands-on role where you will design, build, and maintain robust automation frameworks, lead regression and smoke testing, and ensure high-quality releases through CI/CD pipeline integration.

You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams to enable fast, reliable, and scalable test automation across the product lifecycle.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end quality assurance strategy for the product.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Java and Playwright.
• Lead regression testing, smoke testing, and end-to-end automation for web applications.
• Integrate automated test suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure automated tests are executed as part of build, deployment, and release pipelines.
• Analyze test results, identify flaky tests, and continuously improve test reliability.
• Define test plans, test strategies, and quality metrics for releases.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams to ensure quality at every stage.
• Review automation code and enforce best practices, standards, and reusability.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers, conducting code reviews and technical coaching.
• Proactively identify quality risks and drive defect prevention initiatives.
• Ensure proper reporting and visibility of test coverage, defects, and release readiness.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java-based test automation.
• Solid experience with Playwright for web automation.
• Proven expertise in regression testing, smoke testing, and end-to-end automation.
• Experience integrating automation suites with Jenkins pipelines.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and DevOps practices.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong knowledge of test design techniques and QA best practices.
• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Ability to debug issues across UI, API, and backend layers.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with API automation (REST).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Exposure to containerization (Docker).
• Performance or security testing experience.
• Experience working in product-based companies or SaaS products.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to own quality for a scalable product.
• High impact role with decision-making authority.
• Collaborative engineering culture.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Learning and growth opportunities.