QE Lead

Location : Coimbatore/Bengaluru

Department : Engineering

About the Role :

Responsive is looking for a Quality Engineering (QE) Lead to drive end-to-end quality assurance and ensure the delivery of high-quality products. You will lead the QE team, implement automation strategies, and enhance testing processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

What You'll Be Doing :

- Team Leadership & Strategy : Lead, mentor, and manage the QE team, setting goals and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

- Test Planning & Execution : Define QE strategies, oversee test case design, manage test execution (functional, regression, non-functional, exploratory), and ensure risk-based coverage.

- Automation & Performance Testing : Develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional, API, and performance testing (Playwright, Karate, JMeter). Drive test automation integration in CI/CD pipelines.

- Defect Management & Process Improvement : Oversee defect tracking, conduct root cause analysis, and enhance testing processes using best practices.

- Collaboration & Agile Practices : Work closely with product, development, and DevOps teams to establish quality goals, optimize testing strategies, and participate in Agile ceremonies.

What We're Looking For :

Education :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

Experience :

- 8 - 12 years of experience in software quality engineering, with 1 - 2 years of leadership experience.

Skills, Qualifications & Ability :

- Strong hands-on experience in UI automation, API testing, performance testing, and quality engineering.

- Expertise in building and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.

- Proficiency with Playwright, Karate, JMeter, Postman, and similar testing tools.

- Strong programming skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.

- Experience with BDD frameworks and best practices.

- Hands-on experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).

- Experience working in Agile environments and cloud-based testing.

- Familiarity with test management, reporting dashboards, and quality metrics.

- Understanding of AI concepts, AI-powered applications, AI testing, evaluation methodologies, and RAG fundamentals.

- Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, or similar.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience with SaaS or B2B products is an added advantage.