Quality Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Kojo, a fast-growing construction technology company, as their Quality Engineering Manager. This high-impact role requires leading a team of QA engineers, introducing automation, establishing scalable QA processes, and making quality a shared responsibility across engineering teams. You will champion a shift-left approach to quality, design and implement automated testing frameworks, and balance immediate QA needs with long-term strategic improvements. The position involves partnering with various teams, leading bug triage, and managing up effectively. This is a fully remote position for candidates residing in Canada or South America, offering flexible working hours. Kojo values diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Proven success in a QA leadership or management role, including experience hiring, onboarding, and managing performance
• Strong foundation in QA methodologies and hands-on experience building automated test frameworks
• Deep understanding of how customer behavior should inform quality strategies and test plans
• Experience coaching and scaling teams in fast-paced, agile environments
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to translate vague issues into structured solutions
• Clear communication skills and the ability to align cross-functional stakeholders around quality goals
• A technical background (degree or practical experience) in software development or testing

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and grow a team of 3+ QA Engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and team development
• Champion a shift-left approach to quality—bringing customer behavior, expectations, and testability into early design and planning discussions
• Design and implement a scalable automated regression testing framework to reduce reliance on manual testing over time
• Act as a player-coach: contributing technically while empowering your team to take ownership of day-to-day execution
• Balance immediate QA needs with longer-term strategic improvements—prioritizing for impact while building sustainable systems
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design to proactively identify risk and advocate for quality throughout the product lifecycle
• Build and iterate on processes that support reliability, speed, and learning across the QA function
• Lead triage for customer bugs and internal QA reports, surfacing patterns and driving improvements upstream
• Manage up effectively—keeping key stakeholders informed, aligned, and engaged in QA priorities

Benefits

• This is an entirely remote position for candidates who currently reside in Canada or South America
• This role is full time, working hours are flexible across time zones EST to PST
• Your salary will be dependent upon many factors, including your experience level, skillset, market dynamics and balancing internal equity relative to other Kojo employees
• This position is also eligible for a new hire equity grant and all US-based full time employees are eligible for our full suite of perks and benefits