Lead QA Engineer for AI & Automation Platforms

Nextech Systems; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) matching

Flexible PTO

11 paid holidays

Learning & development programs

Job summary

Nextech Systems is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Test to shape quality engineering for next-generation AI-powered healthcare tech. You will design scalable automation across UI, API, backend, and AI orchestration layers, drive validation of agentic AI workflows, and ensure reliable delivery in cloud-native environments.

Lead and mentor QA engineers, implement robust testing strategies, and partner with developers, product, and DevOps to raise code quality and observability across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in Software Development or SDET/SET roles; 5+ years automating frameworks with JS/TS or Java.
• Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Postman, K6 or equivalent.
• 2+ years testing AI-powered apps, LLM systems, Agentic AI platforms, or orchestration.
• Strong API, backend, UI automation, and end-to-end validation skills.
• Cloud-native and containerized environments; CI/CD pipelines integration.
• Familiarity with AI observability, RAG pipelines, and prompt evaluation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and test suites.
• Lead QA initiatives for Agentic AI systems and distributed orchestration.
• Validate AI agent behaviors including multi-agent coordination and tool calls.
• Develop functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and performance tests.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and DevOps to integrate testing.
• Mentor QA engineers and advance QA standards and metrics.

Skills

Automation frameworks

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

API testing

UI automation

AI testing

LLM workflows

CI/CD

Cloud/containers

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/MIS

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

K6

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

Semantic Kernel

Job description

Nextech Systems is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Test to shape quality engineering for next-generation AI-powered healthcare tech. You will design scalable automation across UI, API, backend, and AI orchestration layers, drive validation of agentic AI workflows, and ensure reliable delivery in cloud-native environments.

Lead and mentor QA engineers, implement robust testing strategies, and partner with developers, product, and DevOps to raise code quality and observability across the stack.