Quality Assurance Lead

Job Overview

BrightEdge seeks a seasoned QA Lead to define and own the testing strategy for scalable, high-performance web applications and infrastructure. You will lead manual and automated testing efforts, mentor and grow the QA team, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure quality goals align with product and engineering objectives in a startup-like, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall test strategy across features, releases, and systems involving multiple teams.
• Lead both manual and automated testing efforts to uphold product quality standards.
• Mentor, coach, and develop QA engineers, fostering technical and process excellence.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and DevOps for quality alignment.
• Manage QA activities across frequent release cadences, ensuring rapid feedback loops.
• Identify edge cases early, including timezone handling, Unicode support, and scaling factors.
• Work with automation engineers to enhance CI/CD pipeline integration and increase test coverage.
• Proactively assess quality risks and plan mitigations.
• Lead root cause analysis of production issues and implement systemic improvements.
• Report key QA metrics such as defect leakage, automation coverage, and flaky test rates to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous QA process, tool, and framework improvements.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Cultivate a customer-first quality culture and support ongoing team learning.

Must-Have Skills and Competencies

• 8+ years of professional QA experience, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong web application and API testing expertise.
• Solid automation skills with Selenium and API testing using Python or Java.
• Proficiency with MySQL/SQL query writing, log analysis, and Linux debugging.
• Experience working in fast-paced, agile, startup or scale-up environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams across multiple time zones.

Nice to Have

• Experience scaling QA efforts in SaaS or fast-growing product companies.
• Familiarity with modern QA tools, test architectures, and methodologies beyond Selenium.
• Background in building or improving CI/CD testing pipelines.
• Prior experience driving organizational Quality Assurance culture and processes.

How to Prepare for the Interview

• Review web application and API testing fundamentals and advanced automation scripting with Selenium and Python/Java.
• Prepare examples highlighting leadership in QA team management and process improvements.
• Brush up on SQL query writing and Linux command-line debugging techniques.
• Study CI/CD integration for automated testing in modern Agile environments.
• Be ready to discuss dealing with edge cases and scaling testing efforts in production systems.
• Practice communicating QA metrics and quality risk assessments to stakeholders.
• Prepare to share experiences working remotely with global, distributed teams.

How to Prepare the Resume

• Highlight leadership roles and impact on QA teams and processes.
• Emphasize automation projects involving Selenium and API testing frameworks.
• Showcase expertise in SQL, Linux debugging, and test environment management.
• Illustrate experience supporting fast release cadences in Agile/startup contexts.
• Mention any relevant certifications or formal training in QA or test automation.

Useful Links for Preparation

• Selenium WebDriver Tutorial: https://www.guru99.com/selenium-tutorial.html
• API Testing with Python: https://realpython.com/api-integration-in-python/
• SQL Tutorial for Testers: https://www.sqltutorial.org/
• Agile Testing Overview: https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/testing-in-agile/
• QA Leadership & Metrics: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/metrics-in-testing