Current
Lead QA Engineer
$85K–$110K
Remote (US) +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Remote (US)
Remote - Experience
- 6-8 years in software quality assurance or testing; consulting or multi-stakeholder exposure is described as ideal.
About the job
Leads quality strategy across projects, balancing hands-on manual and automated testing, mentoring QA engineers, and advising stakeholders on product risk and testing priorities.
What you'll do
- Set testing strategy and quality standards; build and maintain Playwright test suites and validate cross-platform compatibility with BrowserStack.
- Create test plans and acceptance criteria, conduct manual and exploratory testing, and report defects through resolution and retesting.
- Advise stakeholders on quality risks and timelines, mentor QA engineers, and champion appropriate use of AI tools.
What they ask for
- Hands-on Playwright experience building and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks.
- Experience with BrowserStack or a comparable cross-browser/device testing platform, plus manual, exploratory, and regression testing.
- Ability to turn ambiguous requirements into test plans and acceptance criteria; strong Jira practice and communication skills.
- Experience testing varied CMS or SaaS platforms and serving as a technical or testing lead on large or multi-phase projects.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with performance or accessibility testing, such as Lighthouse, Axe, or WCAG guidelines.
- Experience with CI/CD test integration, Gherkin, test case management, or SDLC process creation.
Pay
USD $85,000 - $110,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
Playwright, BrowserStack, Jira, Lighthouse, Axe, WCAG, Gherkin, CI/CD
AI focus
Operate and champion AI tooling, treating its output as useful but fallible and AI as a tool, not a coworker.
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