QA Lead

About The Role

We are looking for a QA Lead to establish and drive the quality assurance strategy at LittleLives. You will be responsible for leading a small QA team, designing testing processes, and ensuring every product release meets our standards of reliability, performance, and usability. You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to build a culture of quality across the company.

What You’Ll Do

• Quality Strategy & Ownership
• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA processes, tools, and standards.
• Drive both manual and automated testing approaches to cover functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Own test planning, execution, and reporting across squads.

• Hands-On Testing

• Actively design and execute test cases, both manual and automated.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications.
• Identify, document, and track bugs through resolution.

• Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor and guide QA engineers, helping them grow their technical and testing skills.
• Collaborate with Squad Leads and Developers to ensure testability and quality are baked into every feature.
• Advocate for best practices in CI/CD pipelines and shift-left testing.

• Cross-Team Alignment

• Partner with Product Managers to clarify acceptance criteria and ensure business goals are met.
• Work with Engineering to maintain a balance between fast releases and high product stability.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA processes, tools, and standards.
• Drive both manual and automated testing approaches to cover functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Own test planning, execution, and reporting across squads.
• Actively design and execute test cases, both manual and automated.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for web and mobile applications.
• Identify, document, and track bugs through resolution.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers, helping them grow their technical and testing skills.
• Collaborate with Squad Leads and Developers to ensure testability and quality are baked into every feature.
• Advocate for best practices in CI/CD pipelines and shift-left testing.
• Partner with Product Managers to clarify acceptance criteria and ensure business goals are met.
• Work with Engineering to maintain a balance between fast releases and high product stability.

What We’Re Looking For

• 5+ years of QA experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role.
• Strong background in manual and automated testing for web and mobile applications.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• A mindset of ownership, attention to detail, and passion for product quality.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience testing SaaS or large-scale distributed systems.
• Exposure to performance, load, and security testing tools.
• Familiarity with data privacy and compliance testing across multiple countries.

What We Offer

• Hybrid Work Model – flexibility to balance office and remote work.
• Competitive Salary – aligned with experience and market benchmarks.
• Top-Quality Gear – company-provided MacBook for your work.
• Comprehensive Health Insurance – coverage for you (and dependents where applicable).
• Growth Opportunities – pathway to Head of QA or broader engineering leadership roles.
• Meaningful Impact – build technology that helps educators and children across Asia.