Director, Quality Engineering

Spotnana Inc; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in stock options

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Dependent care FSA

Commuter benefits

Flexible PTO + holidays

Parental Leave (up to 26 weeks)

Cell phone/internet stipend

IATAN travel membership

Pet insurance

Calm app access

Job summary

Spotnana Inc. is seeking a senior Quality Engineering leader to build and scale our QA organization in a hybrid Palo Alto setting. You will define testing strategies, mentor a world-class team, and partner with product and engineering to ensure features ship with high quality.

You will drive automation, establish quality metrics, and champion shift-left practices across the development lifecycle, with strong emphasis on data-driven improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading quality engineering team at scale.
• Deep expertise in modern test automation strategies and QA tooling (e.g. TestRail, Allure).
• Strong command of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, and IaC principles.
• Experience defining quality metrics and driving data-informed QA improvements.
• Ability to influence across multiple product teams without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, translating technical detail to executive narratives.
• Familiarity with Agile environments and tools like Jira/Confluence.
• Palo Alto: Hybrid work in our office at 375 Forest Avenue.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a world-class QA team with ongoing process improvements.
• Own defect prevention end-to-end from PRD ingestion to production release.
• Translate complex product requirements into comprehensive risk-based test plans.
• Drive adoption of internal automation tooling and TestRail to scale QA coverage.
• Define and track quality metrics like containment, escape and rejection rates.

Skills

Quality leadership

Test automation strategy

CI/CD knowledge

Data-driven QA

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive storytelling

Agile practices

Communication skills

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

TestRail

Allure

Jira

Confluence

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

We are Spotnana. We’re on a mission to modernize the infrastructure of the $11.7 trillion travel industry to power the perfect trip for travelers everywhere. Our Travel-as-a-Service platform is designed to make every trip better, whether someone is booking for work or leisure travel, building a travel tool, or looking to offer personalized experiences at scale.

We’re not just modernizing tech, we’re rethinking how the industry works. And to get there, we’re bringing together innovative, ambitious, and open-minded people who want to build something that lasts.

At Spotnana, our values and principles guide how we work and grow together:

• Build the future – We are leaders, we are innovators, we are ambitious.
• Commit to excellence – We’re accountable, we are partners, we are agile.
• Stronger together – We lead with respect and integrity, we are inclusive, we are lifelong learners.

The opportunity ahead

Build and lead the Quality Engineering function that ensures our products are tested, trusted and ready to scale.

How you'll help us build

Quality Engineering

• Lead and grow a world-class functional QA team, establishing and continuously improving testing practices across the organization
• Own defect prevention end-to-end — from PRD ingestion to production release — ensuring new features ship with high confidence
• Partner closely with product and engineering teams to translate complex product requirements into comprehensive, risk-based test plans with full feature coverage
• Drive the adoption of internal automation tooling and TestRail to scale QA coverage without scaling headcount linearly
• Define and track quality metrics — defect containment, escape, and rejection rates — using data to continuously raise the bar
• Champion a shift-left testing culture, embedding quality early in the development lifecycle rather than as a gate at the end

Leadership & Cross-Functional Impact

• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent across the QA function
• Manage vendor relationships and tooling contracts relevant to your domain
• Serve as a standard-bearer for engineering discipline: CI/CD best practices, QMS frameworks, and operational excellence
• Drive a culture of transparency and continuous improvement through rigorous RCA processes, incident reviews, and blameless post-mortems

Experience you bring

• Proven track record leading quality engineering team at scale
• Deep expertise in modern test automation strategies, frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Playwright, Cypress), and QA tooling (e.g. TestRail, Allure)
• Strong command of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code principles
• Experience defining quality metrics, defect lifecycle management, and driving data-informed QA process improvements
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a horizontal enablement function — influencing without direct authority across multiple product teams
• Excellent communication skills; able to translate between technical detail and executive narrative
• Familiarity with agile software development environments and tools like Jira and Confluence
• Palo Alto: Ability to work in a hybrid setting alongside teammates at our office at 375 Forest Avenue, including working comfortably in an open office environment.

What to expect next

Our interview process includes conversations with members of our Engineering team, followed by a final discussion with a Engineering leader.

Let’s talk compensation

Spotnana strives to offer fair, industry-competitive, and equitable compensation. Our total compensation package includes base salary, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and comprehensive benefits . We use trusted third-party market data to establish compensation ranges that are competitive for the role, industry, company size, and geographic market, while maintaining internal equity across our team.

Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. The anticipated annual base salary hiring ranges for this role are:

Actual compensation may vary based on individual qualifications and the applicable geographic market.

We care for the people who make everything possible - our benefits offerings include:

• Equity in the form of stock options, which provides partial ownership in the company, so you can share in the success of the company as it grows
• Pre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options via Fidelity with up to a 4% company match
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability effective on your hire date. We cover 100% of your employee premiums and 85% of your eligible dependents
• Pre-tax flexible spending account options for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses
• Flexible PTO in addition to 10 company holidays and an end-of-year company shutdown
• Up to 26 weeks of Parental Leave
• Monthly cell phone/internet stipend
• Extra perks — IATAN travel membership, pet insurance, financial wellness tools, Calm app access, and more

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.

All legitimate openings are listed at https://www.spotnana.com/careers/careers-listing/ .