QA Lead (Manual QA + Automation QA)

About the Position

We’re looking for a hands-on QA Lead to manage quality practices for our project. This role combines people/process leadership with strong practical expertise in both Manual QA and Automation QA, with automation built using our Playwright-based (JS) framework.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the overall QA strategy across the project (manual and automation), defining quality standards, release readiness criteria, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with product risk and delivery cadence;
• Work with a required daily overlap of ~6 hours with the client’s time zone; this typically means working until approximately 9–10 PM EET;
• Lead hands-on test planning and execution for features and epics, providing early feedback on requirements to improve clarity, testability, and quality;
• Maintain a hands-on balance between leadership and execution, with approximately 60% focused on QA leadership and strategy, and 40% dedicated to hands-on testing and automation;
• Ensure efficient, lightweight test documentation, strong regression coverage, and clear traceability between requirements, tests, and defects;
• Own, maintain, and evolve test automation using the Playwright-based JS framework, expanding reliable coverage for critical user flows;
• Proactively manage flaky tests, improve test stability, and ensure automation is trusted by the team;
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to establish shared ownership of quality, run bug triage, align on defect severity and priorities, and support confident release decisions;
• Mentor QA and AQA engineers through coaching, reviews, and knowledge sharing; help define clear QA ownership within the team;
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and shaping QA best practices when needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years in Quality Assurance with a mix of manual and automated testing;
• Prior experience in a QA Lead role with clear ownership of QA processes within a team;
• Solid hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright framework;
• Strong understanding of test strategy, test planning, risk-based testing, and release readiness;
• Ability to mentor, coach, and review the work of other QA engineers;
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset;
• Upper-Intermediate English or higher for effective communication and documentation.

Nice to Have

• Experience with API testing (Postman and/or automated API tests);
• Basic knowledge of SQL and experience debugging web applications using browser developer tools;
• Experience with CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins);
• Familiarity with test reporting tools (Allure, HTML reports) and test management tools;
• Exposure to performance, accessibility, or security testing fundamentals;
• Prior experience building or heavily refactoring a test automation framework, including architecture decisions, patterns, and stability improvement.

We Offer

• Flexible full-time/part-time hours

• No micromanagement-time logging is for accounting only

• High-quality equipment (MacBook or your own device)

• Dynamic, low-bureaucracy environment

• Team events, swag, and a great crew to hang with

• 20 days of paid annual vacation;

• 15 days of paid sick leaves;

• Possibility to use vacation during probation;

• Maternity and paternity leave;

• Days off on all government holidays.

• $100 annual education allowance

• Mentorship program-learn or lead

• English lessons with biannual reviews

• Certification cost reimbursement

• Free access to Udemy courses on request

• Social package: medical insurance, sports compensation, or psychological training

• IT Club Loyalty card (Lviv IT Cluster)

• No overtime-work-life balance matters

• Transparent payments in EUR/USD, on time every month

• Assistance with military reservation procedure

Locations

• Delaware, United States
• Madrid, Spain
• Brussels, Belgium
• Tallinn, Estonia
• Lisbon, Portugal

Contact

For more information or to apply, please contact Nataliya Bahan, Head of Recruitment at Ralabs.

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