Manager, Quality Engineering
About The Position
ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Manager, Software Quality to lead our Quality Engineering team in delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable products. This role will drive quality strategy across the software development lifecycle, leveraging modern testing practices, test automation frameworks, and AI-driven quality engineering solutions. The ideal candidate is both a strong technical leader and a people manager who can build high-performing teams, modernize testing practices, and embed quality ownership across engineering. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Manager, Quality Engineering on our team, you will:
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering.
- 3+ years in a QA leadership or managerial role.
- Strong experience with:
- Testing and Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.)
- API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, etc.)
- CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Experience implementing automation strategy at scale.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, test strategy, and release management.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI-driven testing platforms or ML-based quality tools.
- Exposure to cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, k6, Load Ninja).
- Experience with DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
- Background in data analytics for quality metrics.
- Knowledge of micro-services and event-driven architectures at enterprise scale
- Experience validating payment platforms, including EMV, card reader integrations, and transaction lifecycle testing.
- Experience in test development, test augmentation, and building automated test frameworks.
- Understanding of the mindset of “Fail Fast, Learn Fast” and continuous improvement
Responsibilities
- Lead by example through hands-on involvement in test design, automation development, and exploratory testing when needed.
- Define and execute a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with product and engineering goals.
- Establish quality standards, KPIs, and metrics to measure product reliability, performance, and customer impact.
- Promote a “shift-left” and quality-first culture across development teams.
- Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, SDETs, and automation engineers.
- Increase automation coverage across regression, smoke, and end-to-end test suites.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation.
- Implement AI/ML-based testing tools for Test case generation, healing and execution.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Security teams to embed quality across releases.
- Actively participate in critical test cycles, high-risk releases, and defect triage to ensure quality standards are met.
- Support release management with risk assessment and go/no-go recommendations.
- Standardize QA processes, documentation, and best practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
