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Lead QA Engineer
New Delhi, Delhi, India Full-time On-site
About the role
Lead QA Engineer with deep expertise in designing and scaling automation frameworks for complex, transactional web and mobile applications. Proven track record of architecting Playwright/TypeScript solutions, integrating CI/CD pipelines, and driving shift‑left testing practices. Skilled in AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Windsurf to accelerate test creation and maintenance. Adept at mentoring teams, communicating technical trade‑offs to stakeholders, and fostering continuous learning. Passionate about building AI‑powered testing capabilities and expanding QA specialisms across distributed environments.
What you’ll do
- Lead QA strategy and automation for complex engagements
- Architect, build, evolve reusable automation frameworks
- Resolve hard technical issues: test architecture, flaky tests, CI/CD, environment
- Set technical direction: tooling, approach, structure
- Drive shift‑left practices, embed quality in requirements and design
- Design and execute UI, functional, integration, API, accessibility, regression tests
- Mentor and elevate QA engineers through collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Innovate with AI tools to accelerate testing and explore next‑gen solutions
- Communicate technical recommendations and trade‑offs to clients and teams
- Participate in client forums: demos, triage, release calls, technical discussions
- Contribute to QA community knowledge sharing
What you’ll bring
- Proven automation architecture and problem‑solving track record
- Solid experience testing complex transactional environments
- Proficient in Playwright and TypeScript
- Designed frameworks from scratch, not just tests
- Comfortable full‑stack: web, native, API, backend, logs, data
- Hands‑on AI‑assisted dev tools (Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Strong CI/CD and modern delivery understanding
- Agile scrum experience on multi‑stream deliveries
- Confident technical communication to clients and stakeholders
- Continuous learner, experimental, delivery‑focused
Nice to have
- Experience building AI‑powered testing capabilities
- Passionate QA specialism
- Distributed team experience
- Contributions to tooling, frameworks, or knowledge sharing beyond team
Skills
PlaywrightTypeScriptAI‑Assisted ToolsCI/CDAgile ScrumWeb AppsNative AppsAPIsBackendsLogsDataAutomation FrameworksTest StrategyShift‑LeftUI TestingFunctional TestingIntegration TestingAPI TestingAccessibility TestingRegression TestingMentoringCommunicationGitHub CopilotCursorWindsurf