Lead QA Engineer

Jobgether; Remote; IDR 1.180.040.000 - 1.685.773.000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency is looking for a Principal QA Engineer to lead and innovate QA practices. This role involves driving change initiatives, mentoring teams, and ensuring quality integration into the product lifecycle. Candidates should have 7–8+ years of QA experience, strong coding skills in Python, and a passion for collaboration. The position offers generous benefits including remote work options, flexible hours, and a performance bonus.

Benefits

Working from home

Flexible hours

Yearly performance bonus

Paid medical insurance

Daily lunch allowance

Sport/Gym allowance

Unlimited Udemy subscription

Onboarding plan and training

Equipment support

Casual dress code

Team bonding events

Provided snacks and drinks

Qualifications

• 7–8+ years of experience in QA, preferably in principal roles.
• Proven experience leading change in QA or engineering.
• Strong coding skills in Python required.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve QA strategy across product lifecycle.
• Drive change management initiatives within QA.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers.
• Implement AI-driven testing approaches.

Skills

Test automation

Collaboration

Resilience

Coding in Python

Communication skills

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Xray for Jira

Postman

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Principal QA Engineer. In this role, you will play a crucial role in driving quality and innovation in QA practices across the organization. You will lead change initiatives, influence teams, and ensure that quality is deeply integrated into our product development lifecycle. This hands-on leadership position requires not only expertise in QA but also a passion for continuous improvement and collaboration with diverse teams. Your efforts will directly impact our capabilities to deliver high-quality products that empower our customers.

Accountabilities

• Own and evolve the QA strategy at scale, ensuring quality across the entire product lifecycle.
• Drive change management initiatives within QA and engineering, improving processes, mindset, and execution over time.
• Lead QA efforts across multiple teams, acting as a principal-level technical authority and trusted partner to Engineering, Product, and DevOps.
• Elevate testing beyond functional correctness, incorporating usability, performance, security, accessibility, and scalability into quality standards.
• Champion and implement AI-driven testing approaches, test intelligence, and automation enhancements.
• Define and enforce quality gates, release readiness criteria, and risk-based testing strategies.
• Act as the technical owner of the QA release process, ensuring predictable, stable, and transparent software releases.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers and tech leads, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Promote a resilient, collaborative quality culture, especially in high-pressure or ambiguous situations.
• Proactively identify systemic quality risks and drive long-term improvements rather than short-term fixes.
• Represent QA at a strategic level in planning, retrospectives, and cross-team initiatives.
• Partner closely with leadership to align QA priorities with product and business goals.

Requirements

• 7–8+ years of experience in QA, with significant experience in principal or lead roles.
• Proven experience leading change management initiatives within QA or engineering organizations.
• Strong resilience and ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-changing environments.
• Deep hands-on experience with test automation and release engineering.
• Strong coding skills in Python, with experience using Playwright or Selenium, with a strong preference for Playwright.
• Experience leveraging or building AI-based testing solutions, test analytics, or intelligent automation.
• Experience with Xray for Jira or similar test management tools.
• Familiarity with API testing, performance testing tools, and Postman.
• Basic Linux administration knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Familiarity with observability tools (Grafana, Elastic, Prometheus).
• Strong understanding of modern software architectures and testing strategies.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
• A quality-first mindset and strong sense of ownership.
• Fluent in English.

Benefits

• Working from home.
• Flexible hours promoting work-life balance.
• Yearly performance bonus to reward good performance and hard work.
• Paid medical insurance.
• Daily lunch allowance.
• Sport/Gym allowance.
• Udemy unlimited subscription for learning and development.
• Onboarding plan and training.
• Equipment support for effective work.
• No dress code for comfort.
• Gifts and rewards for personal milestones.
• Happy hours, coffee time, online team building, and company events for team bonding.
• Fresh fruit, snacks, coffee, and tea provided.

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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