Lead QA Engineer

About the Role:

As a Senior/Lead QA Engineer ,you'll be crucial and committed to delivering high-quality software that exceeds user expectations. Our team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering & developers) to test new features, improve existing functionality, and ensure the platform is performant, scalable, and secure. Join us in shaping the future of our products.

Responsibilities:

1. Quality Assurance Leadership

As the Senior Lead QA Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of our software products. Your responsibilities include:

Strategic Planning:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define testing strategies aligned with business goals.

Develop and maintain a comprehensive test plan for each project.

Test Automation:

Lead the design and implementation of automated test frameworks.

Mentor junior QA engineers in creating robust automated test scripts.

Quality Control:

Conduct thorough functional, integration, regression, performance, and stress testing.

Log defects in a detailed and reproducible manner, tracking them through closure.

Defect Prevention:

Work closely with developers to prevent defects during the development lifecycle.

Review code to ensure adherence to quality standards.

2. Technical Proficiency

Testing Expertise:

Proficient in creating and maintaining test plans, test cases, and test scripts.

Familiarity with testing methodologies (Agile, waterfall) and SDLC phases.

Automation Tools:

Experience with tools such as ClickUp, Rally, or JIRA.

Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices.

Programming Skills:

Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript).

Ability to write and maintain automated test scripts.

3. Collaboration and Communication

Team Leadership:

Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers.

Foster a collaborative and positive work environment.

Effective Communication:

Engage with software developers to understand technical concepts.

Regularly communicate defect prevention strategies and code quality improvements.

4. Software development and testing

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, production-ready Ruby on Rails code.

Write clean, well-documented test cases adhering to best practices

Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in Quality automation tools and related technologies

Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks

Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and infrastructure

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience as a Sr/QA Engineer

Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to anticipating edge cases & clarifying requirements

Strong knowledge of relational database design, SQL, and performance optimization

Experience with testing frameworks

Experience with version control systems like GitHub

Experience with testing RESTFul APIs using Postman

Develop, maintain, and automate test scripts for mobile and web applications

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Passion for building impactful products and a desire to make a difference

Experience with LoadRunner or Jmeter or any performance testing tool

Bonus Points:

Experience with API testing

Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Experience in a fast-paced startup environment