Quality Assurance Manager Microsoft Inglewood, CA

Egreenservices; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsoft in Inglewood, CA is hiring a Quality Assurance Manager to inherit a codebase with solid foundations and some gaps. The position offers a salary range of $151,000–$217,000 and a role that shapes technology direction.

You will lead testing architecture, performance optimization, and scalable quality practices. You should bring 6+ years in QA management, ISTQB knowledge, and strong communication with leadership.

Qualifications

• 6+ years operating in a QA Manager role
• Ability to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Self-awareness to know which problems to solve
• Data-driven storytelling to inform decisions
• Critical thinking and independent judgment
• Experience presenting to leadership

Responsibilities

• Sketch ISTQB Certification architecture and defend it in review
• Stress-test Smoke Testing systems and harden weaknesses
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with the user base
• Sketch LoadRunner sequence diagrams to clarify technology flow
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource usage at scale

Skills

QA management

ISTQB

Stress testing

Performance optimization

Data-driven decisions

Executive communication

Tools

LoadRunner

Job description

The Quality Assurance Manager we're hiring will inherit a technology codebase with good bones and a few skeletons; Microsoft is honest about both. This Quality Assurance Manager opening rewards 7 years with more than $151,000 - $217,000 — it offers a real grip on the technology direction at Microsoft.

Key Responsibilities

• Sketch the ISTQB Certification architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing
• Stress-test Smoke Testing systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Microsoft's growing user base
• Sketch LoadRunner sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale

What You'll Bring

• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Roughly 6+ years operating in a similar Quality Assurance Manager position
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to manager leadership

Microsoft doesn't sell technology so much as guarantee it, a documentation-first distinction the Inglewood, CA team takes personally. Recognition here is specific and frequent, not saved up for some annual Inglewood, CA ceremony.

The offer rewards both ends, $151,000 - $217,000 for your Cultural Awareness today and mentorship for the manager leader you become tomorrow.

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