Lead Software Development Test Engineer
Core
Lead end-to-end quality strategy, automation maturity, and release quality for complex cloud-native automotive retail platforms.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Software Development Test Engineer
Builds
Scalable automated test frameworks, reusable test assets, and high-reliability releases for automotive retail ecosystems.
Domain
Automotive retail / Cloud-native software / Quality Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Test strategy design, automation framework development, CI/CD integration, API and end-to-end testing, defect analysis, technical mentoring, risk-based testing, systems thinking
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, REST Assured, Java, Python, JavaScript, Jira, TestRail, Azure DevOps
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end quality strategy for large product domains; Design and optimize test approaches for functional, regression, integration, and data validation; Drive development and scalability of automated test frameworks; Partner with Engineering and Product to identify quality risks early; Establish quality gates and release readiness criteria; Analyze defect trends and test effectiveness metrics; Mentor senior and junior test engineers; Guide test environment strategy and CI/CD integration; Influence engineering teams to adopt scalable quality standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope