Role Overview :

We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to own and drive end-to-end quality for our mobile and backend platforms. This role is centered on deep hands-on testing, release readiness, and risk-based validation, complemented by strategic automation for critical and repeatable workflows.

You will operate in a cloud-native architecture (AWS & GCP) and ensure seamless quality across our Flutter-based mobile applications and Java/Spring Boot microservices.

Key Responsibilities :

Manual Testing & Release Ownership :

- Lead test planning, test scenario creation, and hands-on execution for all product releases.

- Perform functional, exploratory, regression, integration, and UAT testing across Flutter mobile apps and backend systems.

- Own end-to-end release sign-off, ensuring production readiness with measurable quality benchmarks.

- Translate PRDs and user stories into comprehensive test coverage, including edge cases and negative scenarios.

- Validate financial transactions, portfolio flows, data accuracy, and business-critical logic.

- Drive cross-device, OS-version, and real-user condition testing.

- Conduct defect triage, root cause analysis, and preventive quality improvements.

Automation & Continuous Testing :

- Identify high-value, repeatable test scenarios and automate them to accelerate regression cycles.

- Build and maintain mobile automation frameworks for Flutter apps using tools like Appium.

- Automate API and integration test flows using Postman / RestAssured or equivalent tools.

- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous quality checks.

- Continuously improve test coverage, execution efficiency, and release confidence.

Quality Strategy & Process Excellence :

- Define and implement a scalable QA strategy aligned with rapid product releases.

- Establish quality gates, test coverage models, and release health metrics.

- Drive shift-left testing practices in collaboration with engineering teams.

- Ensure performance, reliability, and stability of mobile and backend systems.

- Create clear quality dashboards and stakeholder reporting.

- Mentor QA team members and set testing standards, frameworks, and best practices.

Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Work closely with Flutter developers to ensure UI/UX, responsiveness, and functional correctness.

- Partner with Java/Spring Boot backend teams for early integration validation.

- Collaborate with DevOps teams for environment readiness and CI/CD quality checks across AWS & GCP.

- Actively participate in sprint ceremonies, requirement discussions, and release planning.

- Use Jira and Confluence for traceability, documentation, and quality tracking.