The Quality Assurance Engineering Lead is a crucial role within our engineering team, responsible for spearheading the QA efforts to ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability. This individual acts as the foremost authority and mentor for all QA engineers, driving the development and implementation of QA best practices, tools, and methodologies. The QA Lead does not directly manage personnel but is a key technical leader, providing guidance, support, and career development advice to the QA team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and enforcement of quality assurance standards and measures across all software development cycles, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and reliable software products.
• Serve as the primary mentor for QA engineers, offering expertise in solving complex quality issues and fostering a culture of quality-first thinking.
• Work with the Engineering Manager to strategize on team structure and growth, playing an active role in the hiring process of QA engineers by assessing technical competencies and team fit.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager, frontend, and backend leads to integrate quality assurance processes seamlessly into the software development lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, including automated testing tools and frameworks that can enhance efficiency.
• Conduct regular code and design reviews to identify potential quality issues early in the development process.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of test plans, cases, and scripts, ensuring thorough coverage of all features and functionalities.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in software quality assurance, evaluating and adopting new tools and practices that can improve the team's performance.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and skill development within the QA team through workshops, documentation, and regular discussion sessions.
• Guide the QA team in defining clear career paths, identifying skill gaps, and recommending training and development opportunities to fill those gaps.
• Ensure close collaboration between the QA team and other engineering disciplines, as well as product management, to ensure a unified approach to product quality.
• Lead by example in creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and cases, setting the standard for meticulous and effective QA practices.

Key Objectives:

• Elevate the overall quality and reliability of software products through strategic QA leadership and practices.
• Streamline QA processes to achieve more efficient and effective testing cycles, with an emphasis on automation when applicable.