QA Lead (SDET) AI-Enhanced Testing

VIMO INC•Mountain View, CA

2d•$140,000 - $170,000

About The Position

We are seeking a QA Lead with a strong SDET background to lead testing for a complex web-based health insurance marketplace. This is a hands-on role (~70%) with team leadership responsibilities (~30%). You will be responsible for end-to-end quality of client deployment, with a focus on building and scaling automation, improving test infrastructure, and applying AI tools in the SDLC. You will also manage a small team in the US and a small team in India, ensuring consistent execution and delivery.

Requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Strong experience as an SDET or automation-focused QA engineer
Proven experience in manual testing of web applications
Solid understanding of QA methodologies, processes, and test design techniques
Strong experience with SQL and data validation
Experience managing QA for client-facing or external deployments
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Java)
Experience testing APIs and data-driven systems
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines
Experience leading or mentoring engineers, including distributed/offshore teams
Comfortable using AI tools within the SDLC (e.g., AI-assisted test creation, code generation, debugging, or analysis tools)

Nice To Haves

Experience with modern automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar)
Familiarity with healthcare or health insurance or Medicaid domains
Experience with performance or load testing
Experience with cloud environments and microservices architectures

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end QA delivery for a client deployment, including planning, execution, and release readiness
Lead and manage a distributed QA/SDET team (US and India), including task assignment, prioritization, and technical guidance
Define and drive automation-first test strategy, while ensuring effective manual testing where needed
Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and tools
Write and review automated tests across UI, API, and integration layers
Support and collaborate with client test teams to ensure successful and timely completion of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and other processes leading up to the release
Actively contribute to manual testing for new features, edge cases, and exploratory scenarios
Analyze requirements and workflows to design effective test coverage (manual + automated)
Identify, document, and triage defects with clear reproduction steps and root cause insights
Use AI tools to improve testing, including test generation, defect analysis, and automation acceleration
Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and fast feedback
Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, release managers and various internal and external teams across time zones during each release
Track quality metrics, identify risks, and communicate status clearly to stakeholders
Continuously improve test frameworks, tooling, and QA processes