Quality Platform Lead

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of Vio's quality strategy and automation platform across web, mobile, browser extensions, internal tools, and related surfaces.

• Establish quality standards, direct platform strategy, and oversee daily operations.

• Assess whether to retain, evolve, or replace existing tools based on speed, maintainability, and developer experience.

• Set coding standards and establish patterns for test code.

• Integrate automated release gates into CI/CD and define safeguards for core journeys.

• Supply Product, Engineering, and leadership teams with real-time quality telemetry regarding release readiness, risk, and pipeline health.

• Implement failure triage processes and manage flaky-test quarantines.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to safeguard high-impact journeys and APIs.

• Promote testability enhancements, including hooks, mocks, contract tests, and test data.

• Empower product engineers to create, execute, and maintain tests both locally and in CI.

• Integrate quality assurance into team planning and delivery practices.

• Mentor the in-house QA Engineer.

• Drive quantifiable improvements in developer satisfaction regarding quality tools and developer experience.

• Report to the Director of Engineering as a Staff Individual Contributor.

• Assess future Quality Engineering hiring against the approximate 1:50 ratio; direct people-management responsibilities are not anticipated in the near future.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in building or revamping automation platforms (SWE / QE / SDET).

• Proficient in production-grade coding across application, test, and infrastructure repositories.

• Strong expertise in one or more of the following: TypeScript/JavaScript, Elixir, Go, Python, and Dart.

• Effective utilization of AI agents in engineering workflows, with the ability to evaluate AI-assisted testing and triage scenarios.

• Sound judgment in cross-platform web and mobile automation.

• Extensive experience with CI/CD and test infrastructure, including GitHub Actions, device clouds, parallelization, and test data management.

• Capable of translating quality risks into actionable telemetry and decisions for Engineering, Product, and leadership.

• Hands-on approach to platform development.

• Experience in designing platforms that are adopted by developers and prioritizing risk-based coverage.

• Proficient in English.

• Located in or willing to relocate to Amsterdam, or situated in GMT-3/GMT+3 time zones.

🏝️ Benefits

• Stock Appreciation Rights available for all employees.

• Numerous opportunities for learning and growth within an open, diverse culture that promotes knowledge sharing, trust, and transparency.

• Comprehensive compensation package, including perks and significant stock appreciation rights.

• Flexible time off policy (take as many holidays as needed).

• Opportunity to work remotely.

• Catered lunches featuring a variety of cuisines.

• Excellent coffee.

• Occasional barbecues in the garden.

• Company events held in Amsterdam and internationally.

• Budget allocated for home office setup.

• Free mental health support through OpenUp.