Lead Quality Engineer
Core
Architect and deploy AI-driven automated testing infrastructure, CI/CD quality gates, and performance validation engines for Yahoo Sports' digital ecosystem.
Role type
Lead Quality Engineer (AI-Augmented Automation & Infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable test automation frameworks, AI-powered diagnostic engines, and deterministic quality gates for Web, mobile, and API services.
Domain
Internet / Sports Technology / AI-Assisted Software Quality
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
AI-assisted software development, test automation framework architecture, mobile testing (iOS/Android), API testing, observability instrumentation, CI/CD integration, Python/TypeScript/Java programming, defect triage automation
Preferred skills
Synthetic data generator design, agentic AI test runners, high-traffic real-time streaming testing, emerging AI testing framework evaluation
Technologies
Playwright, Appium, Cypress, Selenium, GitHub Copilot Enterprise, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock, Datadog, CloudWatch, Splunk, Atlassian AI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
Responsibilities
Architect reusable test automation frameworks across Web, mobile, and cloud; build AI-driven pipelines for test case generation and edge-case synthesis; develop automated diagnostic engines for root cause analysis; integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with engineers to embed testability early in SDLC; drive defect management and release risk assessments; establish enterprise quality standards and mentor senior QEs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with architectural leadership