Lead QA Engineer (Manual + Automation)

We are looking for a strong Lead QA Engineer (Manual + Automation) who does more than just find bugs—someone who can build a systematic approach to product quality and lead a testing team.

You will be responsible for the quality strategy, testing processes, and the development of the QA function within the company: from establishing efficient processes and metrics to mentoring the team and contributing to product decisions.
This role is for someone who wants to have a direct impact on the stability, reliability, and scalability of our products and is not afraid to take ownership of the results.

Direct Manager: CTO

Location: Minsk
Format of work: full-time role with flexible start times and a hybrid setup (4 days in the office, 1 remote)

What You'll Do:

• own the overall product quality and lead the QA function across the company;

• develop and evolve the testing strategy for web and mobile applications, including processes, approaches, standards, and quality metrics;

• manage the QA team: resource planning, task assignment, prioritization, mentoring, and professional development of team members;

• drive test automation efforts while maintaining the right balance between manual and automated testing;

• participate in release planning, risk assessment, and product decision-making from a quality perspective;

• implement and improve CI/CD processes, quality gates, and shift-left testing practices;

• analyze defects, incidents, and root causes, and establish preventive measures;

• collaborate with product, development, and security teams to ensure product stability and reliability;

• define, monitor, and report on quality metrics (e.g., defect rate, test coverage, flaky tests, etc.).

What We Expect from You:

Hard skills

• 5+ years of experience in QA, including 1–2 years in a QA Lead, QA Manager, or Tech Lead role;

• 1+ year of practical experience in QA automation;

• deep understanding of testing theory, SDLC, and approaches to product-level quality assurance;

• hands-on experience in building or scaling QA processes and/or QA teams from scratch;

• experience implementing and developing test automation (API, integration, E2E) and understanding test architecture;

• strong knowledge of CI/CD, quality gates, and integrating testing into pipelines.

• experience working with Docker and test environments;

• skills in working with databases and understanding how tests interact with data;

• ability to define, monitor, and act on quality metrics (coverage, defect rate, flaky tests, release health, etc.);

• experience with test management systems (Allure, TestRail, etc.);

• experience creating and maintaining test documentation;

• experience developing a test strategy.

Soft skills

• experience managing a team: task setting, prioritization, mentoring, and professional development;

• strong communication skills: ability to collaborate effectively with product and engineering teams;

• systemic thinking and results-oriented mindset, focusing on quality outcomes rather than just the number of tests;

• ability to advocate for quality and clearly communicate risks to both business and development teams;

• proactive approach: identifying potential issues before they turn into incidents;

• accountability: taking full ownership of product quality;

• strong planning, risk assessment, and decision-making skills in uncertain or complex situations.

Nice to have:

• experience with high-load systems, security, blockchain, distributed systems, or VPN;

• experience participating in SOC2, ISO, or security audits, or building compliance processes;

• experience establishing QA processes in fast-growing teams or startups;

• understanding of SRE principles, reliability engineering, and observability (metrics, logs, alerts);

• experience with performance/load testing (k6, JMeter, Gatling, etc.);

• experience with automated testing for mobile applications;

• experience implementing quality gates, release health metrics, and risk-based testing;

• experience hiring and onboarding QA engineers;

• development background (not required but a strong plus);

• experience working with distributed systems and complex microservices architectures.

Perks:

• official employment and a competitive salary;

• paid vacation+5 personal days per year;

• full-time role with flexible start times and a hybrid setup (4 days in the office, 1 remote);

• support for growth: we cover professional courses, books, and conferences;

• private health insurance (including dental and/or medication coverage);

• fast skill growth in a startup-paced environment;

• a culture of openness, respect, and honest feedback;

• minimal bureaucracy — maximum impact and momentum.

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