Lead QA Automation & Test Engineer (AI-Powered Web App) - REMOTE UK/EUROPE/AMER

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Requirements:

• Background as a QA Automation Engineer or SDET, including experience in developing automated test suites at both the UI layer and the backend.
• Track record of designing and implementing tests for various use cases, with a deep understanding of what and why to automate specific tests.
• Strong core programming skills with proficiency in at least one high-level language, ideally JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Commitment to upholding high engineering standards, prioritizing code quality, testability, maintainability and reliability.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Drive to continually develop your skills, improve team processes and elevate product quality.
• Fluency in English, with effective communication skills – articulating complex technical ideas and trade-offs clearly.
• Bonus: Deep knowledge of Playwright or equivalent such as Selenium, Appium or Cypress.
• Proficiency in build automation, container orchestration and CI/CD tools.
• Experience working within a high-impact, high-ambiguity startup environment – delivering value quickly and iteratively.

Responsibilities:

• As our first Quality Engineering Lead, you will be a key player in defining our testing culture and transforming our release cycle by enabling us to ship code reliably and faster.
• You will own the end-to-end QA process for the Mimica Web App and work alongside developers with a primary focus on adding tests, changing app code as needed, expanding on our automated test cases and continuously refining our automated testing frameworks.
• Part of your day-to-day includes enhancing our existing automation framework to scale testing as we add new features, defining the test strategy, creating plans, authoring new test cases, and running tests to support ongoing releases and provide full test coverage.
• You will design, develop, and execute automated scripts to streamline the testing process, gather diagnostics for defect reporting, and triage issues.
• Collaborating across teams to establish and document quality standards, including acceptance criteria, and partnering with product management to understand user requirements, translating them into comprehensive test cases is essential.
• You will also stay updated on industry best practices and emerging trends in QA automation and proactively implement improvements, while mentoring and guiding other engineers on automation best practices, coding standards, and test methodologies to foster a culture of quality.