Founding Qa Lead

Summary

Join Offchain Labs, a leader in blockchain technology, as a Founding QA Lead. You will build and implement quality assurance technology and processes from the ground up, defining our QA strategy and developing automation and testing infrastructure. This hands-on role involves establishing rigorous, automated testing pipelines to validate the integrity of Arbitrum's protocol and ecosystem. You will also build and lead a world-class QA team, collaborating with engineers and researchers. Offchain Labs offers a remote-first work environment and various benefits, including professional development opportunities and comprehensive health coverage.

Requirements

• 5+ years in QA engineering, test automation, or software quality leadership roles
• Strong automation skills, with proficiency in at least one testing framework (e.g., Pytest, Jest, Mocha, Selenium, etc.)
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing within DevOps workflows
• Familiarity with blockchain, Ethereum, and Layer 2 scaling solutions (or strong willingness to learn)
• Ability to deploy to and administer virtual machines on a cloud infrastructure provider (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud)
• Prior experience leading or mentoring QA engineers
• Ability to drive process change and influence engineering teams to adopt best practices
• Passionate about open-source, decentralization, and blockchain technology

Responsibilities

• Build the QA Strategy & Infrastructure
• Define and implement a comprehensive QA strategy for Arbitrum’s core technology, including smart contracts, sequencers, rollup mechanisms, and developer tooling
• Establish test automation frameworks that validate correctness, security, and performance across OffChain Labs' entire stack
• Integrate QA into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure rigorous pre-deployment validation of protocol updates and software releases
• Develop fuzzing, property-based testing, and other advanced verification techniques for smart contract security
• Introduce load and stress testing to measure scalability under high transaction volume
• Work Cross-Functionally to Embed Quality in the Development Process
• Partner with software engineers, smart contract developers, and DevOps to establish a culture of quality across the engineering organization
• Collaborate with researchers and external auditors to automate vulnerability detection and regression testing
• Work closely with developer relations to ensure that SDKs, APIs, and documentation are well-tested and reliable for the growing Arbitrum developer ecosystem
• Grow & Lead the QA Organization
• As the QA function scales, hire, mentor, and develop a team of QA engineers, automation engineers, and test developers
• Define clear quality KPIs and use data-driven insights to improve reliability and user experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building QA processes from scratch in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment
• Experience with performance testing for distributed systems, including load testing and bottleneck analysis

Benefits

• Remote-first global workforce + soon to open NY office
• Annual company offsite + team onsites
• Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
• Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
• 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
• Wellness stipend
• Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program