QA Manager

Summary

Join Appfire as a Manager of Quality Assurance and lead a team of QA engineers in ensuring top-tier software quality. You will define the team's roadmap, manage priorities, and enhance testing frameworks and processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate testing early in development and promote best practices. This 100% remote position offers significant impact on product quality and fosters a culture of excellence. Appfire prioritizes work-life balance, offering flexible time off and a remote-first environment. Enjoy professional growth opportunities through various learning platforms and internal mobility programs.

Requirements

• Technical Credibility: Previous experience as a Software Engineer in a Test or similar role
• Quick Learner: Proven ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly
• Automation Tools: Experience with UI & API test automation tools (e.g., Cypress, Selenium, Wiremock, JMeter)
• Container and Cloud Experience: Familiarity with Docker containers, Kubernetes, and cloud providers (e.g., GCP, AWS)
• CI Systems: Experience with Continuous Integration systems (e.g., Jenkins, Travis, GitLab, GitHub)
• High-Level Strategy: Experience defining test automation strategies based on DevOps best practices
• Change Management: Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change with cross-functional stakeholders
• Remote Management: Proven success in managing teams in a remote-only environment
• Leadership: Humble, servant leader with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Track Metrics: Monitor test gaps, quality, and productivity metrics; work with other engineering teams to address and improve these gaps
• Promote and Enhance Best Practices: Advocate for and implement best practices in code health, testing, testability, and maintainability (e.g., clean code, test pyramid). Recommend enhancements to overall best practices, design, testability, quality, and productivity
• Improve Test Frameworks: Drive improvements to the test framework architecture and expand test coverage
• Early Testing Integration: Collaborate with engineering teams to incorporate testing earlier in the software development lifecycle
• Foster Safety and Communication: Create a sense of psychological safety within the team and provide clear, timely, and actionable feedback
• Ownership and Drive: Exhibit a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive in all tasks and responsibilities
• Coordination and Collaboration: Collaborate and coordinate with other functional managers, process center leaders, value stream leaders and value stream owner(s) to meet business and program objectives
• QA Manager People Management Responsibilities : Lead and mentor the QA team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
• Identify skill gaps and provide opportunities for training and development to enhance team competencies
• Conduct regular performance reviews and create individualized growth plans for team members
• Plan, allocate, and manage resources effectively to meet project timelines and quality standards
• Help shape the team’s roadmap and author project plans to deliver against that roadmap
• Draft the team’s quarterly OKRs and manage their priorities effectively
• Ensure the QA team is adequately staffed and equipped with the necessary tools and technologies
• Balance workloads across team members, setting clear priorities and expectations
• Monitor project progress and adjust resources as needed to meet deadlines and maintain high quality
• Team Leadership and Development : Lead and mentor the QA team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
• Identify skill gaps and provide opportunities for training and development to enhance team competencies
• Conduct regular performance reviews and create individualized growth plans for team members
• Resource Management and Allocation : Plan, allocate, and manage resources effectively to meet project timelines and quality standards
• Help shape the team’s roadmap and author project plans to deliver against that roadmap
• Draft the team’s quarterly OKRs and manage their priorities effectively
• Ensure the QA team is adequately staffed and equipped with the necessary tools and technologies
• Balance workloads across team members, setting clear priorities and expectations
• Monitor project progress and adjust resources as needed to meet deadlines and maintain high quality

Preferred Qualifications

• You are dedicated to elevating client and co-worker experiences , knowing that exceptional work centers on serving others
• You adapt swiftly to new business demands , understanding that change fuels collective and individual growth
• You excel in communication, effectively connecting in remote/hybrid environments using tools like Slack, Zoom, and G Suite and through occasional in-person events
• You have exceptional coaching , mentoring , and people development skills

Benefits

• Salary: Permanent employment (UoP): 21 500 - 26 100 PLN gross/month
• Every Appfire employee is eligible for company equity
• Home Office allowance – 200 PLN /month to cover your electricity and internet bills
• MyBenefit Platform – 150 PLN /month to spend on shopping, culture and entertainment, Multisport, travel, and more
• Lunch Card – 300 PLN /month to spend on groceries/restaurants (excluding alcohol and other excise duties items)
• Access to the Appfire University learning platform, a hub of knowledge, interactive resources, and engaging instructor-led courses designed to fuel your learning journey with unparalleled depth and accessibility
• English language courses
• 26 working days of paid annual leave, regardless of years of experience
• Wellness Days – additional time off each month to recharge and take care of yourself
• Private healthcare
• Life Insurance
• 3 fully paid days each year to participate in Appfire Town, Appfire’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program
• Indefinite Employment contract from day one, no trial periods
• 100% remote work opportunity