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About the role
The QA Team Lead will define and execute the end-to-end quality strategy across web, mobile, and backend systems while managing release gates and production validation. They will also lead and mentor the QA team, maintaining a hands-on approach to automation infrastructure and CI/CD integration.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 4 years of hands-on experience in QA and test automation, along with 2 years of experience leading teams. Strong proficiency in modern automation tools, specifically Playwright, and a high ownership mindset are required.
Full description
- Own quality end-to-end across all Sidelines products: web and mobile applications, backend services, cross-platform integrations within partner sites, tracking/attribution systems, and large-scale data flows.
- Define and execute the QA strategy: regression coverage, release gates, risk management and production validation.
- Design, build and evolve the automation infrastructure, expanding coverage across frontend, backend and system-level flows.
- Work closely with Engineering and DevOps on CI/CD, deployments, environments and release stability.
- Translate product requirements into structured, testable tasks and proactively identify gaps, edge cases and risks.
- Lead and mentor the QA team while remaining highly hands-on (70%).
- Make both technical and managerial decisions regarding quality standards, tooling and release readiness.
Requirements
- 4+ years of hands-on QA experience across full product environments (frontend, backend, APIs and integrations).
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in test automation, including designing, building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks.
- 2+ years leading QA teams with true ownership and delivery accountability.
- Strong experience with modern automation tools (Playwright experience is a significant advantage).
- High ownership mindset, structured thinking and the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving environment.
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