Lead QA Engineer

Responsibilities

Test Planning & Execution

• Design, write, and execute test plans for new features across web, API, and backend systems.
• Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end test suites for a TypeScript and Python stack.
• Run regression and performance tests before major releases.
• Identify, document, and verify bugs in collaboration with engineers.

Automation & Tooling

• Own and extend the test automation framework.
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions early.
• Use API and load-testing tools to validate APIs and load behavior.
• Contribute to observability improvements, including logs, alerts, and dashboards, to detect quality issues early.

Collaboration & Process

• Partner with Product and Engineering to understand user workflows and identify high-risk areas.
• Collaborate directly with developers to debug issues and verify fixes.
• Document and standardize QA processes.
• Participate in code reviews, release planning, and sprint retrospectives.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in QA, test automation, or software testing.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Strong familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript and Cypress, Playwright, or Jest.
• Experience with Python testing frameworks such as PyTest or unittest.
• Experience testing REST or GraphQL APIs and web applications end-to-end.
• Solid understanding of software lifecycles, Git, and CI/CD.
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on building reliable, maintainable systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience testing AI/ML systems, data pipelines, or model outputs.
• Familiarity with Temporal, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, or FastAPI.
• Performance or security testing experience.
• Prior startup experience and comfort with ambiguity and rapid shipping.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range of $80,000–$130,000.