Job Overview
As a Test Engineering Team Lead, you will provide leadership and guidance to test engineering teams, enabling a fast-growing SaaS company to deliver high-quality products rapidly and reliably. This role requires experience in agile environments, modern testing practices, SaaS deployment models, automation frameworks, and enterprise-grade test strategies. You will drive quality engineering by combining technical expertise with people leadership through coaching and mentorship.
What you’ll do
- Maintain a culture of continuous learning and improvement; empower teams to identify gaps, resolve obstacles, and learn from rapid iteration.
- Work hands-on in automation frameworks, scripting, and CI/CD pipelines to guide teams by example and accelerate delivery.
- Unblock automation engineers on automation initiatives and ensure they are ready to deliver effective, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
- Define and evolve test strategies across functional, integration, performance, and end-to-end testing to support successful release delivery.
- Ensure test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and quality gates are embedded into delivery, adhering to high-quality engineering principles.
- Establish strong test data, environment management, and monitoring practices to support reliable and repeatable testing.
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and architects to plan, design, test, and validate scalable software solutions.
- Partner with teams to continuously evolve quality engineering processes, tools, and frameworks.
- Work with management to attract, grow, and retain skilled quality engineers, building high-performing, automation-first teams.
- Create an environment of openness and transparency where metrics and facts drive decisions, fostering innovation and accountability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to eliminate impediments, drive shift-left testing, and continuously improve Lean-Agile delivery practices.
- Collaborate closely with offshore teams, ensuring smooth communication, alignment, and delivery across time zones.
- Drive delivery accountability across onshore and offshore engineers, ensuring goals are met with quality and predictability.
What we’re looking for
- 10+ years of experience in test engineering, quality assurance, or software engineering, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role.
- Strong hands-on expertise in automation frameworks (UI, API, performance), scripting (C#,Java Python, or similar), and CI/CD integration.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise testing practices, quality engineering, and release readiness.
- Experience with agile methodologies and driving quality in agile teams.
- Familiarity with industry-leading test frameworks, tools, and technologies for functional, performance, security, and automation testing.
- Experience with SaaS delivery models, cloud platforms, and test environment management.
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills to guide teams toward technical excellence and accountability.
About AvidXchange
AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment solutions for middle-market businesses and their suppliers. By trade, we are a technology company, but if you ask anyone who works here, they’ll tell you our people are at the core of who we are. We focus on creating a culture of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, and are proud to be a safe place where teammates can bring their whole selves to work. At AvidXchange, mindset is everything. We are Connected as People, Growth Minded, and Customer Obsessed. These three mindsets represent our culture – who we are, who we’ve always been, and they guide us to improve every day. Since our founding in 2000 in Charlotte, NC, we’ve created a company of over 1,600 teammates working across the U.S., or remotely. AvidXchange is proud to be Certified™ as a Great Place to Work®. The prestigious recognition is based on anonymous data from our teammates and makes official what our teammates have known for years – that AvidXchange is a Great Place to Work®.
Who you are:
- A go-getter with an entrepreneurial mindset – that means you are not afraid of taking risks, winning big or facing the unknown.
- Someone who understands that business is people centric. Connecting with others as humans first allows you to develop mutually beneficial working relationships.
- Focused on making a difference for our customers. AvidXchange exists to help solve complex problems for our customers so we can all realize our potential.
What you’ll get:
AvidXchange teammates (we call them AvidXers) get the perks and prestige of a publicly traded tech company paired with the flexibility of a founder-led startup. We help our AvidXers develop as professionals and as human beings, providing work/life balance, development programs, competitive benefits and equity options. At AvidXchange, we are building more than a tech company – we are building an experience. We remain committed to a culture where you can fully be 'you’ – connected with others, chasing big goals, and making a meaningful impact. If you want to help us grow while realizing your potential and creating stories you’ll tell for years, you’ve come to the right place.
AvidXers enjoy:
- 18 days PTO*
- 11 Holidays (8 company recognized & 3 floating holidays)
- 16 hours per year of paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
- Competitive Healthcare
- High Deductible Heath Plan Option that has $0 monthly premium for teammate-only coverage
- 100% AvidXchange paid Dental Base Plan Coverage
- 100% AvidXchange paid Life Insurance
- 100% AvidXchange paid Long-Term Disability
- 100% AvidXchange paid Short-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Provides counseling services, legal and financial consultations and health advocacy for Teammates and their eligible dependents
- Onsite Health Clinic with Atrium Health - available to Teammates and their eligible dependents
- 401(k) Match: 100% match on the first 3% of your salary, plus 50% match on the next 2%
- Parental Leave: 8 weeks 100% paid by AvidXchange**
- Discounts on Pet, Home, and Auto insurance
- BrightDime Financial Wellness Tool, offered free to teammates
- WeeCare Childcare Service: helps teammates find affordable daycare, childcare, and tutors 40% less expensive than traditional daycare centers
- Perks at Work: free discount program that provides teammates the opportunity to save on items from electronics, movie tickets, car buying, vacations, and more
- Onsite gym fitness center, yoga studio, and basketball court
- Tuition Reimbursement up to the federal maximum of $5,250***
- Hybrid Workplace Flexibility
- Free parking
*Fully granted from beginning of year, pro-rated if hired mid-year
**Must be full-time for at least 3 months
***Must be full-time for at least one year
Equal Employment Opportunity
AvidXchange is an equal opportunity employer. AvidXchange is committed to equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. AvidXchange will not discriminate against applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis. This includes, but is not limited to veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age and physical or mental disability.
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What We Do
AvidXchange is the accounts payable automation industry leader for mid-market businesses serving more than 5,550 customers & 400,000 suppliers nationwide.
