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Lead Software Engineer in Test

💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-30

Core

Lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of automated testing to ensure platform reliability and high-quality releases.

Role type

Lead Software Engineer in Test (Technical Leadership)

Builds

Scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and test environments for a B2B AI platform.

Domain

B2B Fintech / AI / Test Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Test automation architecture, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, CI/CD optimization, Cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes), Distributed systems testing, Root cause analysis, Team mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience with Playwright, Cypress, pytest, FastAPI, Vue.js, Inngest, Turborepo, Docker, Vercel, RDS PostgreSQL

Technologies

Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Playwright, Cypress, pytest, FastAPI, Vue.js, Inngest, Turborepo, Docker, Vercel, AWS EKS, Kubernetes, RDS PostgreSQL

Responsibilities

Define long-term vision for automated testing frameworks and quality gates; Design and implement robust automation across integration, UI, and end-to-end layers; Lead test planning with product squads to prioritize critical functionality; Own the health, speed, and reliability of test pipelines to reduce flakiness; Collaborate with Infrastructure to build scalable, realistic test environments; Optimize CI/CD test stages to reduce cycle times and accelerate safe deployments; Partner with engineering teams to define test strategy and build automation for new features; Guide teams through systematic debugging of failures; Promote strong testing patterns and quality-first thinking across teams; Coach engineers in automation best practices and quality ownership.

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