[Hiring] QA Automation Lead @Juniper Square

Role Description

As a QA Automation Lead at Juniper Square, you will be the primary owner of quality for your project. You are expected to drive the end-to-end testing strategy, and oversee release readiness. You will collaborate with the product and engineering teams to help define and drive our manual and automation testing efforts. You must be detail oriented, passionate about product quality, and a strong advocate for the end user experience.

What you’ll do:

• Review technical design documents and API specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI) to provide meaningful feedback using AI-assisted analysis on system testability, edge cases, and potential integration bottlenecks.
• Quality Roadmap & Planning: Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to define the automation strategy for new feature releases.
• Design and execute complex test cases targeting frontend and backend systems, and leverage AI-powered tools like Cursor or Augment to rapidly prototype and scaffold new test suites.
• Testing Excellence: Develop comprehensive test suites for frontend and backend - RESTful (or GraphQL) APIs.
• Maintain and extend frontend automation frameworks using Playwright and backend automation frameworks, preferably, Locust or Pytest, RestAssured, by utilizing LLMs.
• Establish and enforce QA best practices, coding standards, and rigorous code review processes for the automation team. Foster a culture of technical excellence and proactive problem-solving.
• Develop automated test result reports and highlight any potential quality risks.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and track bugs to resolution using AI tools to assist in root cause analysis and log interpretation.
• Be an advocate for automation: Contribute with the automation-first approach and partner with the engineering team to provide recommendations on how to decrease efforts in manual testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8-11 years in Software Quality Assurance, with a proven track record of leading quality initiatives for complex distributed systems, microservices, and backend APIs.
• Proactive in using AI-powered tools (e.g., Augment, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate test authoring, assist in debugging automation scripts, and optimize documentation workflows.
• Skilled in designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks for frontend and backend services.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably, Python.
• Hands-on expertise in both manual and automated testing of frontend using Playwright, and backend - REST and/or GraphQL APIs using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or Locust.
• Ownership of the "Continuous Testing" portion of the CI/CD pipeline and software development lifecycle concepts, including code review practices, code coverage analysis, continuous testing, and delivery.
• Experience managing the full release cycle, from scoping test requirements to final "Go/No-Go" decisions.
• Experience in creating comprehensive test plans at the service plan, authoring test cases, executing tests, and adhering to QA best practices.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Strong experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git), test management tools (e.g., TestRail), and issue-tracking platforms (e.g., Jira).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in fast-paced Agile development teams with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Performance and Load testing experience is good to have.

Benefits

• Variety of ways to work, ranging from a fully remote experience to working full-time in one of our physical offices.
• Heavy investment in digital-first operations, allowing teams to collaborate effectively across multiple locations.
• Physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, Mumbai, and Bangalore for employees who prefer to work in an office.

Company Description

At Juniper Square, we believe building a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture makes us a better company. If you think this job sounds like a fit, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the qualifications.