Lead Software Quality Engineer - Stifons

Stifons Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Marriott Tech Accelerator (Operated by ANSR) in Hyderabad, Telangana, India is seeking a Lead Software Quality Engineer to define quality strategy, drive enterprise‑level test architecture, and ensure end‑to‑end quality across GraphQL orchestration platforms integrating multiple domain APIs.

The role requires 8+ years in quality engineering with automation, expertise in Karate, experience with large‑scale distributed systems, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).

Qualifications

• 8+ years in quality engineering with strong automation experience.
• Experience with Karate or similar API automation frameworks.
• Experience in large-scale distributed systems testing.
• Strong understanding of API orchestration and integration patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Strong leadership, mentoring and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive quality strategy and automation roadmap.
• Own end-to-end quality for API orchestration layer.
• Lead design of scalable automation frameworks (Karate).
• Drive integration testing across multiple domain systems.
• Mentor QE teams and enforce best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams on design for quality.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability and performance validation.
• Identify risks and drive mitigation strategies.

Skills

Quality engineering

Automation testing

API automation

Distributed systems

CI/CD AWS

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Job Title: Lead Software Quality Engineer

Company: Marriott Tech Accelerator (Operated by ANSR)

Job Type: Full-Time

Experience Required: 8+ Years

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Work Mode: Hybrid

Position Summary:

The Lead Quality Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for defining quality strategy, driving enterprise-level test architecture, and ensuring end-to-end quality across GraphQL orchestration platforms integrating multiple domain APIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and drive quality strategy and automation roadmap
• Own end-to-end quality for API orchestration layer
• Lead design of scalable automation frameworks (Karate)
• Drive integration testing across multiple domain systems
• Mentor QE teams and enforce best practices
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams on design for quality
• Ensure system reliability, scalability and performance validation
• Identify risks and drive mitigation strategies

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years in quality engineering with strong automation experience
• Expertise in Karate or similar API automation frameworks
• Experience in large-scale distributed systems testing
• Strong understanding of API orchestration and integration patterns
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Strong leadership, mentoring and stakeholder management skills

Good to Have:

• GraphQL queries/mutations testing experience
• Microservices architecture exposure
• Event-driven architecture (Kafka)
• Performance and resilience testing knowledge

Education and Certifications:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certification