Lead QA Engineer
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Lead QA Automation Engineer who will take ownership of the quality strategy for our AI-powered platform and lead a growing QA team. The role spans technical execution, team leadership, and strategic ownership
About us
Mad Devs is a full-stack team specializing in developing and administering large-scale IT products across various industries. Many of our products are used in Europe, the USA, and Southeast Asia. We are passionate about tackling complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions that make a significant global impact
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What will need to do:
- Lead and mentor a distributed QA team, supporting professional growth, performance, and effective collaboration
- Build and scale QA processes, ensuring consistency, transparency, and high delivery quality
- Drive recruitment, onboarding, and development of new QA team members
- Set quality standards, define testing strategies, and control execution of the test plan across all stages of development
- Oversee testing of AI/LLM-based client-server applications, ensuring functional, performance, and reliability coverage
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Python-based automated test frameworks (UI, API, backend)
- Ensure deep automation coverage across infrastructure, integrations, and CI/CD pipelines
- Conduct manual testing for complex or high-risk features when needed
- Work closely with product managers, developers, and DevOps engineers to align priorities and streamline release processes
- Drive quality-first culture through clear communication, transparency, and proactive problem-solving
- Prepare and maintain test documentation, automation strategies, reports, and QA metrics for stakeholders
Our expectations:
- 6+ years of experience in QA, including 2+ years in a lead role with proven team management responsibilities
- Strong expertise in Python-based test automation (Playwright, Selenium, Requests, PyTest)
- Experience building or scaling CI/CD automation flows (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Solid understanding of client-server architecture, API testing, and web applications
- Comfortable working with distributed teams in a fast-paced startup environment
- Proficiency in QA process creation, team mentoring, and cross-team communication
- Excellent documentation skills and ability to structure testing strategies from scratch
- Languages: English B2–C1, Russian B2
It will be a plus:
- Experience testing LLM-based or AI-powered products
- Knowledge of FastAPI, TypeScript, React (part of our tech stack)
- Experience with cloud tools, monitoring, or performance testing
Why Join Us
Be part of an innovative, remote-first team that values autonomy, clear communication, and building products that matter
Employees benefits
Flexible working hours
Remote-first culture
Long-term projects
Salary in dollars
Professional communities
Onsite business trips
Training budget
Paid conferences
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