Hiring For Lead QA Engineer

Senior/Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Senior/Lead SDET

Mandate: Lead QA Engineer(Individual Contributor with strong technical skills along with 1 or 2 year of Team handling experience/Client or stakeholder management)

What You'll Bring

Essential Skills

• 7+ years of comprehensive QA experience

  , with at least

  2-3 years in a lead capacity

  , guiding teams and driving quality initiatives.

• Exceptional debugging prowess

  across diverse environments, including web applications, backend APIs, and mobile platforms (Android/iOS).
• Proficiency with essential debugging and testing tools such as

  Postman, Charles Proxy, browser developer tools, mobile emulators, and Kibana.

• Hands-on experience with

  JavaScript-based test automation frameworks

  (e.g., WebDriverIO, Playwright).
• Outstanding

  communication skills

  with a proven ability to manage escalations effectively and provide clear, concise updates to all stakeholders.
• Flexibility to

  work evening shifts

  as required to support global operations and critical releases.

Desired Skills

• Experience within the fintech or e-commerce is advantage.

• Familiarity with

  CI/CD pipelines, observability tools

  (e.g., Sentry, Grafana), and release governance processes.
• Exposure to

  production support models

  and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) frameworks.

Your Impact & Responsibilities

As a Senior/Lead SDET, you will be instrumental in maintaining our high standards of quality and operational excellence:

• Customer Issue Debugging:

  Lead the charge in

  root cause analysis

  for complex issues spanning web, mobile, and backend systems. You'll collaborate closely with development and support teams to efficiently

  triage, replicate, and resolve customer-reported bugs

  within defined SLAs.

• Stakeholder Communication:

  Serve as a critical communication bridge, providing

  clear, independent, and timely updates

  on QA and production status to Product Managers, developers, and support managers, even outside traditional reporting structures.

• Pre-Production Sign-Offs:

  Drive and prioritize

  feature sign-offs in pre-production environments

  , ensuring that high-quality releases are delivered consistently and on schedule.

• On-Call & Shift Support:

  Partner with on-call developers and support leads during

  evening shifts

  to expertly manage hotfixes, critical rollouts, and incident responses.

• Automation Oversight:

  Champion and enhance our

  JavaScript-based automation frameworks

  (WebDriverIO, Playwright, etc.) to significantly reduce regression risk and accelerate testing cycles.

Location

based in Bangalore

Role Urgency

immediate joiners

About TestVagrant

TestVagrant Technologies is a global leader in software test engineering, founded in August 2014 with a clear mission: to accelerate time-to-market for products and services while ensuring uncompromising quality through intelligent test solutions.

focused and talented QA engineers

Contact Details:

Navjot Singh

navjot@testvagrant.com