Quality Assurance Manager

Texas Card House; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hijack Poker is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance Manager to drive the technical strategy and execution for the app’s delivery pipeline. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on work, shaping end-to-end testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release validation workflows.

The candidate will lead QA and delivery teams, leverage AI tools for productivity, test generation, and pipeline optimization, and ensure high-integrity solutions for 24/7 platforms,

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in software quality engineering or delivery.
• 3+ years in technical leadership.
• Experience with AI-assisted QA tools and CI/CD.
• Experience in mobile and real-time web platforms.

Responsibilities

• AI & Automation Strategy: Architect and optimize automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines with AI-driven tools.
• Technical Delivery & Release Engineering: Define and implement delivery strategy across mobile and web; own release readiness and sign-off.
• Team Leadership & Upskilling: Lead QA and delivery teams; promote AI productivity tools.
• Pipeline & Tools Optimization: Design and optimize delivery tools, pipelines, dashboards for 24/7 uptime.
• Incident & Issue Management: Establish robust issue workflows with Jira; triage and RCA during rapid deployments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, Support to troubleshoot game-state issues and enable high-quality releases.

Skills

Quality engineering

Technical leadership

AI tooling

CI/CD

Mobile automation

Web automation

Tools

Appium

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a seasoned, forward-thinking Quality Assurance Manager to drive the technical strategy and execution for the Hijack Poker app’s delivery pipeline. This role is both strategic and hands-on: you will guide our technical delivery aspects, including the design and implementation of our end-to-end testing framework, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release validation workflows.

At Hijack Poker, we move fast. We need a leader who doesn\'t just rely on legacy QA methodologies, but actively leverages cutting-edge AI tools for productivity, automated test generation, and pipeline optimization.

This role requires someone with a deep understanding of delivering high-integrity solutions for platforms requiring 24/7 availability, exceptional technical leadership, and ideally, experience in high-stakes environments like mobile gaming or fintech.

Key Responsibilities

• AI & Automation Strategy: Architect and optimize our automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, actively integrating AI-driven testing tools (e.g., AI copilots for code generation, autonomous testing agents, and predictive analytics) to multiply team output and velocity.
• Technical Delivery & Release Engineering: Define and implement the technical delivery strategy and roadmap across mobile (iOS/Android) and web platforms. Own the technical release readiness and sign-off process for all app deployments.
• Team Leadership & Upskilling: Lead and mentor the QA and delivery teams. Actively champion the adoption of AI productivity tools within the department to automate repetitive tasks and document complex game logic.
• Pipeline & Tools Optimization: Design, develop, and optimize delivery tools, pipelines, and dashboards in close collaboration with Engineering and DevOps to ensure maximum uptime (24/7) and flawless real-time gameplay.
• Incident & Issue Management: Establish robust issue management workflows integrated with Jira. Ensure efficient triaging, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional communication during rapid deployment cycles.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Support teams to troubleshoot complex game-state issues and ensure smooth, high-quality, continuous releases.

Requirements

• Experience: 7–10+ years in technical software quality engineering or technical delivery, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity.
• AI & Modern Tooling Expertise: Proven track record of evaluating, implementing, and utilizing modern AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, test automation tools like Applitools, Mabl, or similar AI-assisted QA platforms) to accelerate the SDLC.
• Mobile & Web Automation: Strong experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks for complex mobile and real-time platforms using tools like Appium, Selenium, Playwright, and modern scripting languages.
• CI/CD Mastery: Deep understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment principles, infrastructure as code (IaC), and integrating automated quality gates into the pipeline.
• High-Availability Focus: Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced environment focused on maintaining stateful, highly available systems with stringent uptime requirements.
• Communication & Presence: Exceptional cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to lead local teams and collaborate seamlessly with on-site stakeholders.

Bonus Experience

• Prior experience in mobile gaming, poker/gambling apps, fintech, or environments with complex, real-time game logic.
• Deep understanding of security considerations, load testing, and performance testing for 24/7 platforms.