Quality Engineer Lead

Responsive; Kolkata; Presencial; INR 2.400.000 - 4.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Responsive is seeking a Quality Engineering Lead in Kolkata to drive end-to-end quality assurance for its SaaS products. You will lead the QE team, shape automation strategies, and collaborate with product, development, and DevOps in an Agile setting.

The role requires 8+ years in software quality engineering with 1-2 years of leadership, strong hands-on testing, and expertise in Playwright, JMeter, and API testing. Experience with CI/CD and AI testing concepts is a plus.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and manage the QE team, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Define QE strategies, oversee test design, manage functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional, API, and performance testing; integrate in CI/CD.
• Oversee defect tracking, root cause analysis, and process improvements in quality practices.
• Collaborate with product, development, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment.

Conocimientos

UI automation

API testing

Performance testing

Automation frameworks

Playwright

Karate

JMeter

Postman

Programming: TS/JS/Python

BDD frameworks

CI/CD integration

Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Agile

Cloud testing

QA metrics

AI testing concepts

Cursor AI/Copilot

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Herramientas

Playwright

Karate

JMeter

Postman

Descripción del empleo

About Responsive

Responsive, formerly RFPIO, is the market leader in a growing category of SaaS solutions called Strategic Response Management. More than 2,000 customers, including Google, Microsoft, Blackrock, T.Rowe Price, Adobe, Amazon, Visa and Zoom, are using the Responsive platform to manage business critical responses -including bids, questionnaires, assessments, and trust centers - that impact nearly half of a company's revenue. More than 35% of cloud SaaS leaders and more than 20 of the Fortune 100 standardize on Responsive, and the company has been voted "best in class" by G2 for 24 quarters straight. Customers have used Responsive to close more than $750B in transactions to-date. To learn more , visit responsive.io .

About The Role

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.

Essential Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

Knowledge & Skills

• 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.
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.
• 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.