Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Defining Testing Strategies: Developing and implementing comprehensive test plans and strategies to ensure thorough coverage of product features.
• Writing and Executing Test Cases: Creating detailed test cases and scripts, and executing them to validate the functionality, performance, and security of the product.
• Automating Tests: Developing and maintaining automated test suites to streamline the testing process and improve efficiency.
• Conducting Code Reviews: Reviewing code changes to identify potential quality issues and ensure adherence to best practices and standards.
• Collaborating with Engineers: Working closely with developers, designers, and other team members to understand requirements, provide feedback, and ensure seamless integration of new features.
• Identifying and Reporting Bugs: Detecting, documenting, and prioritizing defects, and tracking them through resolution to maintain high product quality.
• Mentoring QA Team Members: Guiding and training QA engineers, sharing best practices, and promoting a culture of quality within the team.
• Monitoring and Analyzing Metrics: Analyzing test results and quality metrics to identify areas for improvement and ensure continuous enhancement of testing processes and product quality.

Here’s what you’ll need to be successful:

• Strong Technical Skills: Proficiency in both manual and automated testing, including familiarity with relevant tools and programming languages for test automation.
• Excellent Communication: Ability to clearly articulate testing processes, findings, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Leadership Abilities: Skills to lead, mentor, and inspire the QA team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to quickly adjust to changing priorities and requirements typical of a startup culture.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail to effectively identify, analyze, and address quality issues.
• Collaboration Skills: Ability to work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure a unified approach to product development and quality assurance.
• Time Management: Effective organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines, ensuring timely and thorough testing.
• Passion for Quality: A commitment to maintaining high standards of product quality and user experience, constantly seeking ways to improve testing processes and outcomes.

Interview Process:

• Your application will be reviewed for possible next steps by the Hiring Manager.
• If you meet eligibility requirements, the next step would be a video screen with a member of the PeopleOps team for about thirty (30) minutes.
• If warranted, the next step would be a video interview with our VP of Engineering for forty-five (45) minutes.
• If warranted, the next step would be a video panel technical interview with key stakeholders at PadSplit for 1.5 hours.
• The panel interview will require a candidate to work on a technical assessment, where you will showcase your QA skills to the panel for discussion. 
• If warranted, then we move to contract!