Lead the Vision: Evolve the organization-wide quality engineering roadmap and define standards.
Architect for Scale: Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks (Cypress, Playwright) integrated into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Drive Innovation: Implement AI-driven test generation, self-healing tests, and intelligent defect analysis.
Mentor & Multiply: Coach Senior QA Engineers and Engineering teams, building a community of practice.
Own the Lifecycle: Collaborate with Product Managers and DevOps to identify risks early and monitor key metrics.

10+ years in Software Testing/Quality Engineering.
At least 5 years focused heavily on building automation architecture for large-scale SaaS platforms.
Deep expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, or Java.
Proficient with UI and API testing tools (Playwright, Pact, Postman) and performance testing (k6, JMeter).
Proven record of mentoring senior-level talent and influencing stakeholders across Architecture, Security, and Product.
Practical interest in LLMs and agentic workflows optimizing test data generation and execution.
A pragmatic mindset on when to automate and when to test manually.

Principal QA Engineer

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