Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Role Overview

greenfield opportunity

Product and Customer Success teams

You’ll also mentor graduate and junior testers, introduce modern QA practices, and create a more

structured, proactive approach to quality. You’ll be the person the team looks to for support and guidance, helping QA move from “validating after the build” to being a proactive and trusted part of product development.

Key Responsibilities

entire STLC

release readiness.

● Plan, design, and execute effective test strategies across multiple products.

● Mentor and coach testers (both graduate-level and senior) to strengthen skills and confidence.

● Define and implement QA processes, documentation standards, and regression practices.

● Partner with Product and Customer Success to shape requirements, acceptance criteria, and

release planning.

● Advocate for a more structured release cycle, driving quality gates before production

deployments.

● Introduce and champion modern QA practices (exploratory testing, risk-based regression,

shift-left testing).

● Evaluate and recommend QA tools (test management, collaboration, defect tracking).

hands-on tester

What Success Looks Like in the First 90 Days

First 30 Days

building trust with testers, developers, and product teams. Deliver visible impact by bringing order

to daily QA tasks.

By 60 Days

issue tracking, regression checklists). Mentor juniors and start building consistency across the QA

team.

By 90 Days

function, with clearer regression coverage, improved communication with Product/Customer

Success, and a foundation laid for ongoing process maturity.

What You’ll Bring

manual/functional and API testing

processes in startup or fast-paced product environments.

QA fundamentals

environment.

● Demonstrated ability to mentor junior testers, offering guidance and support to enhance their

skills and performance. A natural coach who leads by example

● Comfortable working closely with developers, product managers, and customer-facing teams.

● Hands-on mindset and able to test features directly while guiding others.

● Lead the preparation and execution of functional test scripts, ensuring thorough coverage and

adherence to best practices.

test management tools

● Awareness of automation approaches and where they add value, even if not hands-on.

Experience with API testing tools like Postman or similar are a plus.

● Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence without authority.

Beneficial Skills

LLM or SLM-based AI products

complex systems with multiple 3rd-party integrations

HR tech, recruitment, or staffing solutions

product companies during scale-up stages

maturity evolve rapidly

This is the perfect role for someone who is still hands-on but ready to take the next step, bringing leadership, structure, and mentorship to a QA team in a fast-moving product startup.