Lead Quality Engineer

Responsive; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsive is seeking a Quality Engineering (QE) Lead to drive end-to-end QA and deliver high-quality products. You will lead the QE team, shape automation strategies, and collaborate with product, development, and DevOps in an Agile environment.

The role requires 8+ years in software QA with 1–2 years in leadership, strong UI/API/Performance testing, and hands-on automation framework experience using Playwright, Karate, JMeter. Excellent communicator capable of steering quality metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage the QE team, setting goals and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Define QE strategies, oversee test case design, manage test execution (functional, regression, non-functional, exploratory).
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional, API, and performance testing; drive test automation in CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee defect tracking, conduct root cause analysis, and enhance testing processes using best practices.
• Collaborate with product, development, and DevOps teams to establish quality goals and participate in Agile ceremonies.

Skills

UI automation

API testing

Performance testing

Quality engineering

Leadership

CI/CD integration

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Playwright

Karate

JMeter

Postman

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Cursor AI

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Responsive is looking for a Quality Engineering (QE) Lead to drive end-to-end quality assurance and ensure the delivery of high-quality products. You will lead the QE team, implement automation strategies, and enhance testing processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Team Leadership & Strategy: Lead, mentor, and manage the QE team, setting goals and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Test Planning & Execution: Define QE strategies, oversee test case design, manage test execution (functional, regression, non-functional, exploratory), and ensure risk-based coverage.
• Automation & Performance Testing: Develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional, API, and performance testing (Playwright, Karate, JMeter). Drive test automation integration in CI/CD pipelines.
• Defect Management & Process Improvement: Oversee defect tracking, conduct root cause analysis, and enhance testing processes using best practices.
• Collaboration & Agile Practices: Work closely with product, development, and DevOps teams to establish quality goals, optimize testing strategies, and participate in Agile ceremonies.

What We’re Looking For

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

Experience:

• 8+ of experience in software quality engineering, with 1-2 years of leadership experience.

Skills, Qualifications & Ability:

• Strong hands-on experience in UI automation, API testing, performance testing, and quality engineering.
• Expertise in building and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.
• Proficiency with Playwright, Karate, JMeter, Postman, and similar testing tools.
• Experience with BDD frameworks and best practices.
• Hands-on experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Experience working in Agile environments and cloud-based testing.
• Familiarity with test management, reporting dashboards, and quality metrics.
• Understanding of AI concepts, AI-powered applications, AI testing, evaluation methodologies, and RAG fundamentals.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, or similar.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with SaaS or B2B products is an added advantage.