QA Engineering Lead – WhatsApp

Meta; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a QA Engineering Lead to enhance quality for WhatsApp products. This role involves planning test strategies, leading QA efforts, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure reliable product delivery. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience in quality assurance and test engineering. Strong problem-solving skills and knowledge of automation tools are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of quality assurance and test engineering experience.
• Experience in Python, PHP, Java, C/C++ or equivalent coding language.
• Hands-on experience with test planning, design, execution, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Drive the quality for product features and assess risks.
• Plan, develop, and execute test strategies across WhatsApp products.
• Lead QA efforts that align with product objectives.

Skills

QA Engineering

Test Engineering

Automation

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Test automation tools

Job description

Summary:

We’re looking for QA Engineering Lead to work on our core products for WhatsApp to help shape the future of what we build at Meta. You will enjoy solving quality challenges on products built in cutting edge technology serving 2.9 billion people worldwide. You will have a background in a technical field, will have Test Engineering or QA experience, and has worked with large engineering organizations. You are methodical, a self-starter, and passionate about quality which is key to the growth and success of a product.

Required Skills:

QA Engineering Lead – WhatsApp Responsibilities:

1. Work on building a quality driven engineering work environment that helps ship products rapidly and with confidence

2. Drive the quality for a product/feature, assess risks to and ensure shipping features with a high quality bar

3. Plan, develop, and execute test strategy across core WhatsApp products and platforms

4. Lead quality assurance efforts that aligns with product objectives and develop scalable solutions

5. Help solve cross-platform engineering challenges and contribute creative ideas to the improve quality

6. Implement and evolve QA processes to get effective test signal and scale testing efforts across multiple products

7. Define quality metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the product

8. Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to leverage automation for scalable solutions to prevent regressions and ensure reliability of product

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

2. 3+ years of quality assurance and test engineering experience

3. Experience in Python, PHP, Java, C/C++ or equivalent coding language

4. Experience in testing and debugging web or mobile applications

5. Organizational, coordination, and multi-tasking experience

6. Hands-on experience with test planning, test designing and execution, performance and stress testing, implementing and maintaining quality test automation of both client and server systems

7. Communication, analytical and problem-solving experience

8. Knowledge of industry standard test automation tools & automation frameworks

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in managing black box and white box testing

2. Experience working with medium to large engineering teams

3. Show creativity and initiative to improve product coverage and effectiveness

4. Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across all levels of the organization

Industry: Internet