We are looking for a dedicated and detail-focused Lead QA Engineer with strong automation expertise to join our dynamic team. You will own quality strategy, testing frameworks, and release readiness for our applications. You will balance hands-on automation with leadership responsibilities, ensuring our teams deliver reliable, high-performing products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the QA team, establish best practices, and own release quality.
• Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product on requirements, acceptance criteria, and test strategies.
• Track and report quality metrics (test coverage, defect leakage, automation success).
• Drive process improvements: shift-left testing, exploratory testing, and new tool adoption.

Requirements

• 6+ years in QA, incl. 2+ in a Lead/Senior role in software or web product testing.
• Strong hands-on coding in Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Solid automation expertise (e.g., Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, Appium).
• Experience with API testing and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Postman, Charles Proxy, etc.).
• Expertise in executing white-box, gray-box, black-box, regression, smoke, and integration testing.
• Experience working on QA for a software product during both initial development and live operations, with ongoing development and release cycles.
• Proficient in QA processes, test case design, agile methodologies.
• Highly detail-oriented and methodical, with the ability to efficiently prioritize tasks.
• Fast and independent worker; agile and flexible in adapting to a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously in a high-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive problem solver; anticipates constraints and takes early steps to mitigate risks.

Benefits and Perks

• 100% health benefit premiums for you and your dependents
• 401K match and Restricted Stock Units
• Flexible vacation policy
• Employee-driven entertainment, happy hours, and team-building events
• Snacks and drinks are available in the kitchen
• Casual work environment

About PLAYSTUDIOS

PLAYSTUDIOS is the developer and operator of award-winning free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. The company’s collection of original and published titles is powered by its groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty marketing platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from a portfolio of global entertainment, retail, technology, travel, leisure, and gaming brands across 17 countries and four continents. Founded by a team of veteran gaming, hospitality, and technology entrepreneurs, PLAYSTUDIOS brings together beautifully designed mobile gaming content with an innovative loyalty platform in order to provide its players with an unequaled entertainment experience and its partners with actionable business insights. To learn more about PLAYSTUDIOS, visit playstudios.com

PLAYSTUDIOS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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