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QA Engineering Manager

190k – 235kSan Francisco, CACaliforniaRemote7+ YOE
Summary

Lead QA strategy and team for a Voice AI platform. Own test automation, compliance, release gates, and quality metrics across SaaS and AI/ML products.

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Own QA Strategy & Execution: Define and execute the cross-product test strategy (manual + automated) with daily/weekly validation cycles.
  • Build & Lead Team: Manage, mentor, and grow a QA team spanning engineers and specialists.
  • Cross-Engineering Alignment: Partner with product and engineering managers to embed testing into every release pipeline.
  • Test Infrastructure & Tooling: Drive strategy and adoption of frameworks, automation platforms, and CI/CD quality gates.
  • Governance & Compliance: Own QA oversight for HIPAA, PCI FedRAMP, and all applicable quality standards.
  • Quality Metrics & Reporting: Define KPIs, publish regular dashboards, and lead quality reviews with engineering and product leadership.
  • Release Candidate Qualification: Be the final gatekeeper for release signoff, balancing risk and velocity for our frontier AI services.
  • Customer Feedback Integration: Tie production monitoring and support feedback into QA strategy and iteration cycles.
  • Exploratory Testing: Foster edge-case discovery and testing creativity to prevent regressions and long term improvement for frontier research based products.

It's Important to Us That You Have

  • 7+ years in QA or Software Engineering with 2–3+ years in a leadership/managerial role
  • Proven experience leading test strategy and execution in SaaS, APIs, or AI/ML platforms
  • Expertise in test automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and cross-platform validation
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC2, FedRAMP)
  • Strong communicator, capable of aligning quality priorities across engineering, product, and operations
  • Data-driven mindset: experienced in defining and acting on KPIs and operational metrics

Benefits & Perks

  • Medical, dental, vision benefits
  • Annual wellness stipend
  • Mental health support
  • Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Flexible schedule
  • 12 Paid US company holidays
  • Quarterly personal productivity stipend
  • One-time stipend for home office upgrades
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Tax Savings Programs
  • Learning / Education stipend
  • Participation in talks and conferences
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • AI enablement workshops / sessions
Skills
Test Automation FrameworksCI/CDSaaS TestingAPI TestingAI/ML Platform TestingHIPAA ComplianceSOC2FedRAMPKPI DefinitionQuality Metrics
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