Lead QA Automation Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Take charge of, maintain, and enhance automated testing pipelines for media websites and mobile applications.

• Develop, update, and sustain automated tests utilizing Playwright or comparable frameworks.

• Enhance test reliability, minimize flaky tests, and optimize test execution durations.

• Maintain and improve CI test workflows through GitHub Actions.

• Broaden automated coverage for essential user flows and high-risk product functionalities.

• Set standards for writing, reviewing, and organizing automated tests.

• Work in collaboration with Engineering to ensure applications are testable.

• Examine failed test runs and coordinate solutions with Engineering.

• Define and enhance QA processes for web and mobile products.

• Partner with Engineering leads on release quality standards and defect triage.

• Develop practical QA guidelines for feature validation and release preparedness.

• Oversee, support, and mentor the current manual QA tester.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional QA experience, including hands-on testing of web applications.

• More than 3 years of experience in building and maintaining automated test suites for production applications.

• At least 2 years of experience with modern browser automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.

• Playwright experience is highly preferred.

• A minimum of 1 year in a leadership role within QA, mentoring QA testers, managing QA execution, or overseeing QA processes within a product or engineering team.

• Proficient in writing or maintaining automated tests in JavaScript or TypeScript.

• Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions.

• Familiarity with test case management tools like Testiny, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar.

• Knowledge of cross-browser and cross-device testing tools such as Sauce Labs, BrowserStack, or similar.

• Solid understanding of regression testing, smoke testing, exploratory testing, release validation, and defect lifecycle management.

• Capability to troubleshoot failed automated tests and differentiate between test issues, environment issues, and application defects.

• Experience in direct collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Design teams.

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate QA risks, test coverage gaps, and release concerns.

• Ability to work independently and establish structure within a growing QA function.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Flexible remote working culture

• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision benefits

• 401K

• 21 days PTO

• 6 Wellness Days

• 2 Volunteer Days

• 2 Floating Holidays

• Extensive holiday schedule

• Summer Fridays