Lead - QA Automation Engineer

We have an immediate opening for a “Lead - QA Automation Engineer”, with a proven track record of success to join our rapidly growing team in the Bangalore Office. As a Hands-On QA Automation Lead, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and contributing to the activities of the engineering pod and delivering successful feature releases.  You will be writing new tests, developing new architectures and bringing a culture of innovation and technical depth into the team. You’ll lead exciting side projects, advancing the frontiers of QA automation with AI, and work alongside a highly agile team to test products, platforms, and third-party SDKs—all in a single day. As the foremost technical leader, you will also manage and mentor a team of skilled QA engineers, ensuring that new features are thoroughly tested and delivered on schedule, meet our quality standards, and contribute to ongoing improvements.

What You'll Do:

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of talented QA engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Technical Expertise: Implement automation tests across both Web and Mobile (IOS & Android).  We are willing to train people who have no mobile automation experience but have strong programming skills and web automation experience.
• Hands-On Involvement: Must be hands-on and coding 70% of time with strong QA engineering fundamentals.
• Manual Testing: Create efficient test plans and maintain the test case repository as our product grows in functionality. Test new features that have not yet been automated by performing Black Box and White Box testing 
• Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and releases of various features ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Resource Allocation: Allocate resources effectively, balancing workloads among team members and optimizing productivity.
• Recruiting experience (sourcing, interviewing, offering, etc) is ideal
• Performance Evaluation: Conduct regular performance assessments, providing feedback, and identifying areas for professional development for individual team members.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments (e.g. engineering, product management, design, operations) to ensure smooth and efficient project delivery.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement best practices to enhance automation workflows.
• Technical Documentation: Ensure comprehensive and accurate documentation of QA engineering processes, methodologies, and technical implementations.
• Stay Updated: Keep abreast of industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices to drive innovation within the QA team and the company.

Who You Are:

• 8+ years experience with UI Automation testing tools. Bonus for Mobile automation (iOS/Android) experience using Appium and Selenium.
• 2+ years as Tech lead or Team manager. Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field. 
• Programming experience in Python + Javascript or similar language
• You’re a top automation engineer, capable of producing large amounts of code quickly. You contribute to open source projects and are seen as the team's most knowledgeable engineer.
• Eager to learn about new trends and technologies, and excited to introduce innovative ideas to QA automation using AI.
• Experience working in agile, fast-paced environments and familiar with CI/CD processes.
• Self-motivated, especially with respect to learning new software tools and best practices in software quality assurance. 
• Startup mentality: self-starter, proactive, flexible. 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Why Explore a career at Instawork

Everyone at Instawork works across the stack. You'll have the opportunity to work backend systems at scale, build frontend user experiences, and work with Product & Business to make the product meaningful.

We work hard and we work fast. We err on the side of being bold and embrace + celebrate failure, because we'd rather make bets on great features at the expense of shipping some bad ones.

Perks

Free  snacks • Health Insurance • Personal Insurance • Flexible Hours • Maternity/Paternity Leave • Broadband Reimbursement • Home Office Setup Allowance

Our Values

Bias for Action -- We are a growing team and an evolving product. We want a team of do’ers to drive the company forward, even if it means making decisions with incomplete information or being wrong.

Act Like an Owner -- Treat this company as though it is your own. Execute on the fundamentals, and act creatively to drive growth. Your ability to drive impact in any part of our company is only limited by your courage and conviction, not your job title.

Always Be Learning -- We are changing an entire industry. We strive to learn from each other and get better each day, week, and month, so that our team’s learnings can compound and we can all improve, together.

Empathy, Trust, Candor -- Empathy for our business partners and professionals means we put ourselves in their shoes. Empathy for our colleagues means we are always upfront and honest with each other, which comes from trust.