QA Engineer Lead

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – Mobile React Native Test Automation

What You'll Be Doing (Responsibilities)
• Drive Quality and Automation Strategy
○ Coach developers, product owners, and scrum master’s on automation best practices
○ Pair program with developers to mentor on automation skills
○ Identify gaps in automation and build tooling to support developers
○ Train teams on creating and validating acceptance criteria
• Design and Execute End-to-End Testing
○ Collaborate during initiative refinement to ensure clear acceptance criteria
○ Architect detailed test plans for multi-team end-to-end flows
○ Develop automated tests for React Native apps and CMS-driven content workflows
○ Perform exploratory testing and validate user experience across platforms
○ Provide sign-off for production readiness and support release validation
• Maintain Shared Automation Frameworks
○ Enhance and refactor test automation libraries and tools
○ Implement dynamic test data generation, API mocking, and CMS content validation
○ Ensure robust CI/CD integration for automated testing pipelines

What You'll Bring (Qualifications)
• Minimum 3 years in software development and 5+ years in test automation
• Expertise in React Native development and testing
• Experience with Payload CMS, Contentful, or similar headless CMS platforms
• Strong knowledge of automation tools/frameworks (Playwright, Detox, Maestro)
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python
• Familiarity with GitHub and CI/CD pipelines
• Agile experience; SAFe certification preferred
• Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and think critically
• Strong communication and assertiveness to influence product owners and stakeholders
• Ability to establish and maintain trust and confidence
Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs