[GBL] Quality Assurance (QA) Lead (JavaScript/TypeScript + Playwright)

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.

Position – how you’ll contribute:

• Lead and grow the QA organization: mentoring, performance reviews.
• Define and drive the overall quality strategy and the test automation roadmap across the project and organization.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications.
• Develop smoke, regression, integration and end-to-end tests (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Implement test automation using Playwright and Jest; oversee test framework architecture and coding standards.
• Ensure proper coverage across functional and non-functional areas; coordinate load, performance and security testing when required.
• Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines and collaborate closely with Development and DevOps.
• Establish and maintain QA processes (test strategy, test policy, test governance) and ensure their execution.
• Introduce and monitor quality metrics (KPIs): defect rates, test coverage, MTTR, etc., and report status to stakeholders.
• Manage quality risk, prioritize testing based on business impact, and represent quality in technical reviews and decision-making forums.
• Maintain test documentation, drive quality metrics, and participate in Agile ceremonies and issue triage.

Qualifications Expectations – the experience you need:

• 5–7+ years of experience in QA, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role (QA Lead / Head of Quality).
• Strong experience in test automation for web applications.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for test scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright (or similar automation tools) and familiarity with Jest for unit/integration testing.
• Experience defining test strategy and implementing automation at project or organizational scale.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and inclusion of performance and security testing in QA strategy.
• Ability to define, monitor and report QA KPIs to management.
• Experience in team management: mentoring, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

Additional skills - the edge you have:

• Load testing using Artillery and Playwright engine.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and serverless architectures.
• Knowledge of authentication flows (Auth0 or similar).
• Familiarity with data validation for DynamoDB/PostgreSQL.
• Cross-browser and mobile testing experience.
• Exposure to analytics and tracking validation (Amplitude, Braze).
• Experience managing budgets and external vendors/resellers for QA tools.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CSM or equivalent.

Our offer – professional development, personal growth:

• Flexible employment and remote work  
• International projects with leading global clients 
• International business trips  
• Non-corporate atmosphere 
• Language classes 
• Internal & external training 
• Private healthcare and insurance  
• Multisport card 
• Well-being initiatives 

Position at: Software Mind Poland

This role requires candidates to be based in Poland.