Lead QA Engineer

Montreal - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced Lead QA Automation Engineer with strong technical depth in building maintaining and scaling backend automation systems. You enjoy leading through influence. Acting as a senior IC who shapes testing strategy mentors engineers and ensures automation excellence across multiple teams.

Youre comfortable working with distributed systems including monolith and microservices and know how to design testing approaches that cover APIs data flows integrations and edge cases. You think like an engineer communicate like a leader and act with the ownership of someone who wants to build world-class quality infrastructure.

Youre also pragmatic and continuously evaluate new tools such as using AI-powered solutions and finding ways to drive efficiency while still relying on strong engineering fundamentals.

As a QA Lead you will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of QA engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality software across projects. This role involves defining and enforcing testing standards managing defect governance and driving automation strategies while fostering collaboration between cross-functional teams. You will mentor and develop QA engineers allocate resources effectively and ensure that testing processes are aligned with organizational goals and timelines. The QA Lead will also act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders providing clear communication on quality metrics risks and progress while continuously improving workflows to enhance efficiency reliability and team performance

ABOUT US

Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund distribute market and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles California Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1500 game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.

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Responsibilities:

Define and manage test plans test cases and execution schedules for projects.
Ensure coverage across functional regression integration performance and security testing.
Validate deliverables against requirements and acceptance criteria.
Enforce QA standards methodologies and best practices within the team.
Ensure defects are logged tracked and resolved efficiently.
Monitor metrics such as defect density test coverage and release readiness.
Act as the primary liaison between QA development product and operations teams.
Provide clear reporting on test progress risks and quality status to stakeholders.
Support cross-functional alignment to ensure quality is embedded throughout the lifecycle.
Drive adoption of automation frameworks and tools where appropriate.
Balance manual and automated testing strategies to optimize efficiency.
Ensure test environments are properly configured and maintained
Identify gaps in QA processes and propose improvements.
Stay updated on emerging QA practices and tools integrating them into workflows.
Promote a culture of quality ownership across the team.
Lead the design development and maintenance of backend-focused automated test frameworks (Jest Playwright custom frameworks etc.)
Work as a hands-on IC leader setting automation standards driving adoption and mentoring engineers when needed
Develop robust automated tests for REST APIs services and integrations across monolithic and microservices architectures
Create and maintain test suites across integration contract and end-to-end layers using modern automation practices
Utilize mocking and service virtualization to isolate systems and increase test reliability
Collaborate closely with backend developers DevOps and product teams to understand system design and ensure complete test coverage
Review engineering code (PHP/Golang) to better understand logic identify risk areas and design stronger tests
Build CI/CD test pipelines write and optimize YAML configurations and ensure automation stability in the delivery flow
Improve observability and reporting across automated tests (dashboards logs alerts coverage insights)
Introduce and evaluate tools such as AI-assisted or non AI-assisted testing solutions to improve test development speed and depth of validation
Act as a quality advocate in architecture discussions sprint planning and release readiness reviews
Lead initiatives that improve engineering workflows automation reliability and long-term maintainability
Support teams in debugging complex production issues and guiding root-cause analysis

Qualifications & Skills:

10 years of experience in QA Agile methodologies.
2 years of experience as a QA Lead
Expertise in backend/API automation using Jest Postman and modern REST testing practices
Solid experience with Playwright JEST Karate Cucumber or equivalent frameworks
Strong understanding of monolith architecture and microservices-based systems
Hands-on experience designing CI/CD pipelines and working with YAML-based configuration
Strong understanding of mocking stubbing service virtualization and contract testing (e.g. Pact or similar)
Experience building test frameworks from the ground up or significantly enhancing existing ones
Comfortable using AI tools as accelerators while applying critical thinking to validate output
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across engineering product and QA teams
Proactive self-driven and able to take ownership of automation direction with minimal supervision

Nice to Have:

5 years of experience in QA Automation including strong hands-on technical leadership
Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP)
Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes)
Knowledge of performance testing tools (Locust JMeter k6)
Experience working with GitLab/GitHub Actions CI pipelines
Exposure to security testing fundamentals
Experience driving automation architecture during system decomposition (mono microservices). Ability to read and understand backend code especially PHP and/or Golang

$100000 - $120000 a year

Benefits:
We are passionate about fostering a supportive environment for our team so we prioritize the physical mental and emotional well-being of our employees and their families through a comprehensive Benefits Program. This includes medical dental and vision PTO and a personalized career roadmap for each employee. By investing in professional development through training and educational opportunities we ensure that our team thrives both personally and professionally. Together were not just building a business; were cultivating a community that values creativity collaboration and the transformative power of play.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Xsolla is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Fair Chance Act.

Criminal History Consideration:

For the Lead QA Engineer we will conduct a background check that may include the following:

Criminal history check

Employment verification

Education verification

Relevance to Job Responsibilities:

The background check is relevant to this position because of the following role responsibilities:

Accessing confidential company data

Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

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Required Experience:

ABOUT YOUWe are looking for an experienced Lead QA Automation Engineer with strong technical depth in building maintaining and scaling backend automation systems. You enjoy leading through influence. Acting as a senior IC who shapes testing strategy mentors engineers and ensures automation excellenc...