Lead Quality Engineer

About Katalon

Founded in 2016, Katalon is the leading provider of a modern, comprehensive quality management platform. Katalon Platform enables quality assurance, DevOps, and software teams of any size to deliver world-class customer experiences faster, easier, and more efficiently.

Since its first launch, Katalon has experienced tremendous growth, serving more than 30,000 teams around the globe, many of which are in the Fortune Global 500, such as PwC, KPMG, Abbott, etc. Katalon is recognized as a top automation tool by prestigious review sites, such as G2, Gartner, Capterra, and IT Central Station.

Katalon is seeking Lead Quality Engineer interested in the comprehensive quality management platform. You will be a part of the Katalon Studio team that continuously delivers our platform with satisfaction and confidence.

YOUR ROLE IN THE TEAM :

We’re looking for a Lead Quality Engineer to bring technical leadership and shape the delivery of our world-renowned Quality Platform by leveraging their prior experience and passion for AI/ML.

You will be seen as a technical leader and mentor for your fellow quality engineers. You will share new ideas and perspectives on quality engineering, and contribute to initiatives within the organization.

You will be a part of a distributed team of passionate technologists assessing the software quality of our platform by implementing modern, innovative, and emerging testing techniques. You will play a crucial role in our high-velocity Agile teams, working on multiple assignments

Core Responsibilities

• Act as a technical leader to define and evolve our existing automation-first quality strategy and approach to reflect the maturing complex architecture of our platform;
• Understands Katalon Product's challenges as well as keys to success and take ownership of the testing aspect of Katalon's success plan;
• Partner with Software Engineers on working with machine learning pipelines and CI/CD processes at scale;
• Stay current with new tools, packages, and Machine Learning techniques while consistently pushing the limit of what is possible to deliver;
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Software Engineers to provide a subject matter expert’s point of view for our platform to leverage Machine Learning techniques by participating in design reviews and feature discussions;
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and provide sizing for quality engineering tasks within teams;
• Partner with Customer Support Specialists to support customer escalations, reproduce defects in-house, and drive issues to closure when necessary.

Key Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of Test methodologies and principles;
• 3+ years of prior hands-on experience in building automation frameworks using test automation tools such as Katalon, Cypress, Playwright;
• Familiarity or strong desire to work with and gain an understanding of testing Generative AI based LLM models (GPT-3/4, PaLM2, etc.) and other applied Machine Learning capabilities;
• Ability to lead exploratory data analysis within new data structures;
• Familiarity with CI/CD implementations;
• One or more of the following other languages: Java, JavaScript, Python ;
• Familiarity with cloud based ML data platforms (e.g., AWS Sagemaker, Azure ML Studio, Google Cloud Vertex AI);
• Practical experience in mobile testing (Appium, XCUITest, etc) and database testing (Postgresql, MSSQL, etc.);
• Experience working in distributed Agile Teams (Scrum, SAfe framework);
• Excellent in self-starting and mentoring culture;
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment;
• Ability to coach and motivate Quality Engineers in a quality engineering mindset;
• Good command of English communication and presentation skills.

Bonus Points

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Software Engineering or equivalent;
• Knowledge of cloud providers such as LamdaTest, Kobiton, BrowserStack and Saucelabs;
• Knowledge of cloud services like IaaS, SaaS, CaaS, PaaS;
• PSM I and other cloud practitioner certificates are a plus.

At Katalon, we bring together self-starting, open-minded, and talented people while actively promoting a transparent and growth-enabling working environment. But don’t just take our word for it. Take a better look below!

• Total Remuneration: Satisfying your financial goals through competitive compensation and periodic performance bonuses.
• Well-being & Work-life Balance: Staying healthy through comprehensive health plans, flexible work arrangements, and generous paid leaves.
• Statutory Compliance: Labor compliance with local regulations that ensure employee security.
• Work Facilities & Accommodation: Top-notch equipment, supportive allowances, and A-class facilities.
• Diversity, Equity, Engagement, & Inclusion: Becoming part of a global team that celebrates differences, equal opportunity, and meaningful employee recognition.
• Growth & Rewards: Thriving professionally through employee enablement, a culture of trust, and rewarding performance.

Katalon is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We care about our people and celebrate our differences. We want to work with talented, collaborative, and innovative people. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other characteristics protected by law.