Lead QA Engineer

About Us Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game. For more information, visit Launch, monetize, and scale with Xsolla tools and services. About You You are an experienced Lead QA Automation Engineer with strong technical depth in building, maintaining, and scaling backend automation systems. You enjoy leading through influence. Acting as a senior IC who shapes testing strategy, mentors engineers, and ensures automation excellence across multiple teams. You’re comfortable working with distributed systems, including monolith and microservices, and know how to design testing approaches that cover APIs, data flows, integrations, and edge cases. You think like an engineer, communicate like a leader, and act with the ownership of someone who wants to build world-class quality infrastructure. You’re also pragmatic and continuously evaluate new tools such as using AI-powered solutions and finding ways to drive efficiency while still relying on strong engineering fundamentals. Responsibilities As a QA Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of QA engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality software across projects. This role involves defining and enforcing testing standards, managing defect governance, and driving automation strategies while fostering collaboration between cross-functional teams. You will mentor and develop QA engineers, allocate resources effectively, and ensure that testing processes are aligned with organizational goals and timelines. The QA Lead will also act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing clear communication on quality metrics, risks, and progress, while continuously improving workflows to enhance efficiency, reliability, and team performance. Test Planning & Execution Define and manage test plans, test cases, and execution schedules for projects. Ensure coverage across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing. Validate deliverables against requirements and acceptance criteria. Quality Assurance Processes Enforce QA standards, methodologies, and best practices within the team. Ensure defects are logged, tracked, and resolved efficiently. Monitor metrics such as defect density, test coverage, and release readiness. Collaboration & Communication Act as the primary liaison between QA, development, product, and operations teams. Provide clear reporting on test progress, risks, and quality status to stakeholders. Support cross-functional alignment to ensure quality is embedded throughout the lifecycle. Tooling & Automation Drive adoption of automation frameworks and tools where appropriate. Balance manual and automated testing strategies to optimize efficiency. Ensure test environments are properly configured and maintained. Continuous Improvement Identify gaps in QA processes and propose improvements. Stay updated on emerging QA practices and tools, integrating them into workflows. Promote a culture of quality ownership across the team. Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend-focused automated test frameworks (Jest, Playwright, custom frameworks, etc.) Work as a hands-on IC leader, setting automation standards, driving adoption, and mentoring engineers when needed Develop robust automated tests for REST APIs, services, and integrations across monolithic and microservices architectures Create and maintain test suites across integration, contract, and end-to-end layers using modern automation practices Utilize mocking and service virtualization to isolate systems and increase test reliability Collaborate closely with backend developers, DevOps, and product teams to understand system design and ensure complete test coverage Review engineering code (PHP/Golang) to better understand logic, identify risk areas, and design stronger tests Build CI/CD test pipelines, write and optimize YAML configurations, and ensure automation stability in the delivery flow Improve observability and reporting across automated tests (dashboards, logs, alerts, coverage insights) Introduce and evaluate tools such as AI-assisted or non AI-assisted testing solutions to improve test development speed and depth of validation Act as a quality advocate in architecture discussions, sprint planning, and release readiness reviews Lead initiatives that improve engineering workflows, automation reliability, and long-term maintainability Support teams in debugging complex production issues and guiding root-cause analysis   Qualifications & Skills 10+ years of experience in QA, Agile methodologies. 2+ years of experience as a QA Lead 5+ years of experience in QA Automation, including strong hands-on technical leadership Expertise in backend/API automation using Jest, Postman, and modern REST testing practices Solid experience with Playwright, JEST, Karate, Cucumber or equivalent frameworks Strong understanding of monolith architecture and microservices-based systems Hands-on experience designing CI/CD pipelines and working with YAML-based configuration Strong understanding of mocking, stubbing, service virtualization, and contract testing (e.g., Pact or similar) Experience building test frameworks from the ground up or significantly enhancing existing ones Comfortable using AI tools as accelerators while applying critical thinking to validate output Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and QA teams Proactive, self-driven, and able to take ownership of automation direction with minimal supervision   Good to Have Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP) Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) Knowledge of performance testing tools (Locust, JMeter, k6) Experience working with GitLab/GitHub Actions CI pipelines Exposure to security testing fundamentals Experience driving automation architecture during system decomposition (mono → microservices). Ability to read and understand backend code, especially PHP and/or Golang   BENEFITS: Convenient work tools Latest Mac workplaces + additional hardware to make you more effective at work Google Chat, Gmail, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitLab Professional growth Free trainings and participation in specialized conferences Rich knowledge exchange within the company More perks Health insurance (Medical, dental and optical)- Employee and dependents Flexible hours: organize your day according to your needs and sprint & teamwork demands No dress code Comfortable and new office environment The duties of this position may change from time to time so the individual and organization can achieve their results. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. By submitting your application, you consent to Xsolla conducting background checks, where permitted by law, after the final interview stage. 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