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Lead QA Engineer

PlaySimple Games Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

onsitefull-time
Posted Jul 28, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • Lead / Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

    • Senior/lead individual with team leadership & people management responsibilities

  • Stack / tools

    • Test automation frameworks and QA tooling

    • AI-assisted testing tools/workflows (evaluate/integrate)

    • QA metrics/dashboarding (leadership reporting)

    • Agile delivery practices; release governance mechanisms

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    • Define and drive overall QA strategy, roadmap, and quality vision across multiple teams/products

    • Establish quality standards, testing processes, and release governance (risk-based)

    • Lead automation/AI-driven quality initiatives and build/mentor QA teams (planning, hiring support, development)

  • Must-have skills

    • 10+ years QA experience; proven track record leading, mentoring, and developing QA engineers

    • Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, QA principles, release management, and Agile cross-functional delivery

    • People management: performance management, coaching, career growth, building high-performing teams

    • Risk-based quality decision-making balancing standards vs delivery timelines

    • Stakeholder management using data/metrics; capacity planning and QA scaling across teams

    • Experience implementing automation frameworks and evaluating AI-assisted testing

  • Nice-to-haves

    • Deep exposure to emerging AI testing capabilities

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Full Description

Job Description

  • As a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer, you will define the quality vision, strategy, and roadmap across teams. You will lead large-scale quality initiatives including the integration of AI-driven testing and automation capabilities mentor engineers, and ensure that quality remains a core engineering principle across the organization.

What’s required of you ● 10+ years of software quality assurance experience, with a proven track record of leading, mentoring, and developing QA teams. ● Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, QA principles, release management, and cross-functional delivery in Agile environments.

● Demonstrated experience in people management, including performance management, coaching team members, supporting career growth, and building high-performing QA organizations.

● Pragmatic decision-making ability to balance high-quality standards, business priorities, and delivery timelines while making informed, risk-based decisions.

● Experience driving test automation, QA tooling, and innovation, including evaluating and integrating AI-assisted testing practices to improve team velocity and efficiency.

● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the proven ability to influence cross-functional decisions through data, metrics, and clear quality insights.

● Proven experience in QA planning, resource allocation, and capacity management, with a track record of scaling quality frameworks across multiple teams.

What we are looking for ● Define and drive the overall QA strategy, roadmap, and quality vision across multiple teams and products. ● Own QA planning, including sprint POC allocation, workload balancing, and capacity management. ● Establish quality standards, testing processes, and release-governance mechanisms across teams. ● Drive quality metrics, dashboards, trend analysis, and leadership-level reporting. ● Lead initiatives around automation frameworks, QA tooling, productivity improvements, and AI adoption. ● Build, mentor, and develop high-performing QA teams through coaching, feedback, and succession planning. ● Define hiring frameworks, participate in interviews, and establish onboarding and capability-development programs. ● Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to improve delivery, quality, and operational excellence. AI Skills ● Deep understanding of emerging AI capabilities in software testing.

● Experience defining AI-driven quality strategies. ● Ability to evaluate new tools, workflows, and industry practices. ● Passion for continuously evolving the QA function through innovation.

Software Quality AssuranceLeadershipMentoringAgile MethodologiesRelease ManagementPeople ManagementTest AutomationAI-driven TestingStakeholder ManagementCapacity ManagementQuality StrategyPerformance ManagementData AnalysisQuality MetricsRisk-based Decision Makingmulti-location

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