Staff Quality Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Act as the local authority and technical expert for the pillar’s testing processes, feature interactions, and quality benchmarks.

• Involve yourself early in the software development lifecycle through refinement, planning sessions, and RFC/design evaluations.

• Question Product Managers and Engineering Leads regarding testability, competitive advantages, and integration challenges.

• Review and influence Pillar OKRs, focusing on engineering velocity and reliability.

• Take responsibility for pillar quality by pinpointing weaknesses, automation hurdles, and resource deficiencies, escalating them to leadership as needed.

• Represent the pillar within the Cross-Module Leadership Team and manage cross-team impacts.

• Develop standardized testing plans and tools across product pillars.

• Design and oversee non-functional testing strategies that encompass performance, load, and scalability.

• Promote the adoption and standardization of AI within the testing lifecycle in collaboration with the Internal Tools team.

• Advocate for shared engineering responsibility for quality and automation upkeep.

• Direct QE efforts towards high-impact user journeys and critical projects.

• Contribute test code and develop sophisticated end-to-end automation scripts.

• Review developer unit and integration tests to identify coverage deficiencies.

• Establish best practices for unit and functional testing frameworks.

• Enhance unit, functional, and acceptance test coverage, linking coverage targets to release quality standards.

• Collaborate with the Automation Enablement engineer to address framework gaps and manage flaky tests.

• Mentor and guide Feature QEs and Developers on testing methodologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Development in Test, or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated success in leading quality initiatives across various teams.

• In-depth knowledge of multiple technical areas, programming languages, testing tools, and automation frameworks.

• Proficiency in Python, Pytest, Playwright, and TypeScript is preferred.

• Proven experience in defining and implementing performance, scale, and load testing strategies for complex distributed systems.

• Experience in assessing build-versus-buy options and developing new implementations of industry standards.

• Ability to balance release risks with schedules while optimizing test execution and delivery speed.

• Exceptional communication and influencing abilities.

• Team-oriented mindset with the capability to coordinate actions across the organization.

• Fluent in written and spoken English is required.

• Must reside in and be authorized to work in India.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment within India.

• Opportunity to collaborate with talent from various departments and global teams.

• Opportunities for professional development and knowledge sharing.

• Supportive board and experienced executive team.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Participation in on-call shifts.