Quality Assurance (QA) Lead (JavaScript/TypeScript + Playwright)

• Lead and grow the QA organization: mentoring, performance reviews.
• Define and drive the overall quality strategy and the test automation roadmap across the project and organization.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications.
• Develop smoke, regression, integration and end-to-end tests (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Implement test automation using Playwright and Jest; oversee test framework architecture and coding standards.
• Ensure proper coverage across functional and non-functional areas; coordinate load, performance and security testing when required.
• Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines and collaborate closely with Development and DevOps.
• Establish and maintain QA processes (test strategy, test policy, test governance) and ensure their execution.
• Introduce and monitor quality metrics (KPIs): defect rates, test coverage, MTTR, etc., and report status to stakeholders.
• Manage quality risk, prioritize testing based on business impact, and represent quality in technical reviews and decision-making forums.
• Maintain test documentation, drive quality metrics, and participate in Agile ceremonies and issue triage.

Qualifications Expectations – the experience you need:

• 5–7+ years of experience in QA, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role (QA Lead / Head of Quality).
• Strong experience in test automation for web applications.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for test scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright (or similar automation tools) and familiarity with Jest for unit/integration testing.
• Experience defining test strategy and implementing automation at project or organizational scale.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and inclusion of performance and security testing in QA strategy.
• Ability to define, monitor and report QA KPIs to management.
• Experience in team management: mentoring, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

• Load testing using Artillery and Playwright engine.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and serverless architectures.
• Knowledge of authentication flows (Auth0 or similar).
• Familiarity with data validation for DynamoDB/PostgreSQL.
• Cross-browser and mobile testing experience.
• Exposure to analytics and tracking validation (Amplitude, Braze).
• Experience managing budgets and external vendors/resellers for QA tools.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CSM or equivalent.