Quality Engineering (QE) Coach

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Coach to drive quality practices, metrics, and consistency across multiple product squads. This role will serve as a strategic partner to developers, testers, product owners, and engineering leadership to embed quality-first thinking and automation into the software development lifecycle. You’ll be a key advocate for test coverage, defect prevention, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate backlog grooming sessions to ensure user stories meet Definition of Done (DoD) standards and are testable.
• Identify and document unit test cases aligned with DoD criteria and collaborate with developers to implement them.
• Proactively identify quality risks and design mitigation strategies throughout the development lifecycle.
• Act as a liaison between QA and stakeholders, ensuring test efforts are aligned with business goals and timelines.
• Monitor pull requests for unit test coverage and analyze trends to drive continuous improvement.
• Collect, analyze, and present key quality metrics, including Test Coverage (Unit, Integration, E2E), Defect Leakage Rate, MTTR, Automation Rate, and Sprint Defect Density.
• Define and enforce approval gates across the SDLC to maintain release quality standards.
• Oversee defect tracking processes, ensuring timely logging, prioritization, and resolution.
• Lead retrospective sessions to identify process improvements and support actionable outcomes.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure automated tests are integrated and maintained in CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct weekly syncs with QE Leads and Squad QEs to track progress, resolve blockers, and align on goals.
• Lead monthly reviews with QE Managers, Architects, and Dev Leads to evaluate metrics and share best practices.
• Develop and enforce a pull request checklist to uphold code quality before merges.
• Ensure consistent implementation of runbooks and updates to Zephyr across squads.
• Conduct quarterly performance reviews for QEs and maintain an up-to-date QE playbook and onboarding guide.
• Promote the use of Ludwig methodologies to create squad-level heatmaps and monitor performance indicators.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Software Testing, with at least 2 years in a lead or coaching role
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes and DevOps practices
• Experience with test case management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Zephyr, Jira)
• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks and CI/CD integration
• Proven ability to collect and present quality metrics to diverse stakeholder groups
• Strong communication, facilitation, and leadership skills
• Note-
• Max notice period 15 days
• Budget max 30 % raise on the present comp

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From ₹300,771.76 per year

Experience:

• Quality Engineering: 5 years (Preferred)

Location:

• Bengaluru, Karnataka (Preferred)

Work Location: In person