Head of QA

Trace Labs; Hours; À distance; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading tech firm in the Decentralized Knowledge Graph sector is seeking a Head of QA to lead a team of quality assurance experts and ensure product quality. This fully remote position is ideal for a candidate with over 5 years of QA experience and a strong understanding of Web3 technologies. The role offers a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment focused on cutting-edge technologies.

Prestations

Competitive compensation package

Access to educational resources

Flexible work location

Hands-on experience with Web3 technologies

Qualifications

• Experience leading QA teams.
• Development of QA systems in an agile setup.
• Strong understanding of microservice architectures.

Responsabilités

• Lead and direct the QA team.
• Define QA strategy and design systems.
• Manage the organizational test suite.

Connaissances

Leading QA engineering teams

Implementing QA systems in an agile environment

Understanding distributed systems

Proficiency in English

Formation

5+ years in quality assurance

Outils

Mocha

Chai

Jenkins

Travis

Truffle

Hardhat

Description du poste

Overview

Head of QA – Remote (CET ± 2 hours). Type of employment: Full-time.

We are looking for an independent team leader for all matters related to quality across the software development life-cycle. As the Head of QA, you will lead a team of quality assurance experts, define the QA strategy and processes for all company products and be ultimately responsible for ensuring product quality. This includes working with various Web3 technologies such as the OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph, blockchains such as Ethereum, Polkadot, Polygon, and others. Our toolset is fairly standard (Mocha, Chai, Jenkins, Travis) with some new tools such as Truffle and Hardhat for blockchain smart contract testing.

Requirements

• Experience in leading QA engineering teams
• Experience in implementing and development of QA systems in an agile environment with continuous delivery
• 5 years of experience in quality assurance across the SDLC
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservice-based architecture, CI/CD frameworks
• Experience with programming languages
• Strong proficiency in English language

Nice To Have

• Familiarity with OriginTrail technologies
• Experience in enterprise software implementations
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Oracle, DigitalOcean)
• Experience with blockchain & smart contract testing (e.g. Truffle)
• Experience with the implementation and utilization of GS1 & W3C standards

Your Responsibilities

• Leading and directing the QA team
• Defining QA strategy, designing systems and organizing execution
• Managing the organizational test suite, creating and maintaining automated tests for several projects
• Communicating with stakeholders to ensure QA strategy is understood and implemented correctly
• Supporting developers in reproducing and troubleshooting defects
• Managing tickets and communicating with relevant parties (client, team)
• Learning and researching Web3 technologies on an ongoing basis
• Delivering high quality, impactful solutions for the OriginTrail ecosystem
• Collaborating within and across various engineering teams
• Managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

We Offer

• A cutting-edge Web3 technology R&D environment in an international team
• A competitive compensation package
• Hands-on experience with implementing Web3 and other state-of-the-art technologies in tangible applications across industries from life sciences and healthcare to construction, supply chains, scientific research, and the metaverse, creating the trusted knowledge foundation for the age of AI
• Great environment and resources for professional growth
• Access to educational resources, events, and conferences
• Flexible work location

About Trace Labs

We are the core developers of OriginTrail — the open, trusted knowledge foundation for the age of AI.

As part of the OriginTrail ecosystem, we are building and leveraging the open-source OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph (DKG) and other technologies. Through them, we enable a universe of AI-ready Knowledge Assets and deliver AI-powered semantic search to enterprises and individuals worldwide. Knowledge Assets enabled by OriginTrail are based on verifiable information provenance, ownership, and trust, allowing anyone to take part in trusted knowledge sharing. All Knowledge Assets are connected in one Decentralized Knowledge Graph, generating enormous value based on the law of network effects - Metcalfe’s law.

Working with world-class partners, such as Parity, Acala, DigitalOcean, Oracle, British Standards Institution, Swiss Federal Railways, Next Generation Internet initiative, GS1, and others, we are at the forefront of technological advancement. We drive technology deployment and adoption of pioneering solutions through investments and our own research and development endeavors in diverse sectors. From life sciences and healthcare to construction, supply chains, scientific research, and even the metaverse, our work and influence are shaping the future.

What would your day at Trace Labs be like?

As part of Trace Labs, you will have the unique opportunity to research and utilize state-of-the-art technology to build, design, help implement, or communicate (depending on the team you are applying for) AI-ready solutions daily, utilizing the power of the OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph. Because technical novelty requires constant learning, over the years, we have become big fans of scrum, self-organizing teams, and evolving solutions from proof-of-concepts to complete production-ready systems. This usually involves working together with the research community and institutions from relevant industries as well as our supportive open-source community.

This means we communicate and document our work in English and are big fans of standards, such as GS1 and W3C, as well as engineering frameworks, such as using the NASA technology readiness level scale.

Applied learning is what we value the most, as this increases the knowledge of the whole organization. You will most likely be engaged in hands-on implementation projects with our partners and clients.

Ready to apply?

Apply by sending your resume and a short motivation letter to [e-mail]. If possible, please send us a link to your GitHub or similar profile. We review the applications on a rolling basis.

Do you think you can contribute to our success in other areas?

Send us your resume and a short motivation letter to [e-mail]. We are always open to talent!