Director

Weekday AI (YC W21); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused company in Bengaluru is seeking a Director of Engineering - QA to lead the quality engineering function. This role involves defining quality strategies and building high-performing teams, with a strong emphasis on storage systems and flash technologies. Candidates should have extensive QA leadership experience and be well-versed in test automation and CI/CD practices. A strategic mindset is essential to translate business goals into quality strategies, ensuring customer trust in mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in QA leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of storage systems and flash technologies.
• Proven ability to scale QA teams and processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and own Quality Assurance strategy aligned with business goals.
• Build and mentor high-performing QA teams.
• Establish robust QA processes and best practices.

Skills

Leadership in Quality Assurance

Test Automation

CI/CD Integration

Quality Metrics Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Director of Engineering - QA

We are seeking an accomplished Director of Engineering - QA to lead and scale a high-impact quality engineering function within a complex, infrastructure-heavy technology environment. This leadership role is responsible for defining the overall quality vision, strategy, and execution across products and platforms, with a strong focus on storage systems, flash technologies, and large-scale infrastructure.

Location: Bengaluru
Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end Quality Assurance strategy aligned with business goals, product roadmaps, and engineering priorities.
• Build, lead, and mentor high-performing QA and quality engineering teams across manual, automation, performance, and data quality disciplines.
• Establish robust QA processes, standards, and best practices across software, firmware, storage, and infrastructure layers.
• Drive quality excellence across flash and storage systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, and data integrity.
• Partner closely with engineering, product management, architecture, and infrastructure teams to embed quality early in the development lifecycle.
• Oversee test strategy for complex distributed systems, including functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and stress testing.
• Lead initiatives around test automation, CI/CD integration, and modern quality engineering practices to improve speed and coverage.
• Ensure strong data quality assurance practices, including validation of data pipelines, analytics systems, and reporting accuracy.
• Monitor and improve quality metrics, defect trends, release readiness, and customer-impacting issues.
• Drive root cause analysis for critical defects and production issues, ensuring preventive actions are implemented.
• Champion a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across engineering and operations.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and operations teams to ensure production readiness, reliability, and compliance with quality standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance leadership roles within engineering-driven QA organizations.
• Deep understanding of storage systems, flash technologies, and infrastructure-level testing challenges.
• Proven ability to scale QA teams, processes, and automation frameworks in complex, high-availability environments.
• Strong expertise in modern QA practices, including test automation, CI/CD integration, and quality metrics-driven decision-making.
• Experience with data quality assurance, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability across systems and platforms.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence senior engineering, product, and infrastructure stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset combined with operational rigor, capable of translating business goals into executable quality strategies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, with a passion for building strong engineering cultures.
• Results-oriented approach with a focus on reliability, performance, and customer trust in mission-critical systems.