Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gainbridge is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer to own the automation strategy across a multi-surface product portfolio. The role involves making architectural decisions, setting quality standards, and working collaboratively with engineering and product teams while having a potential path to leadership in the future.
Responsibilities
- Own the automation framework across the portfolio: structure, conventions, CI integration, scalability
- Make tooling and architectural decisions — you set the direction, you're accountable for outcomes
- Build new automation foundations on greenfield surfaces; raise the bar on existing ones
- Conduct code reviews that set the standard, not just check the box
- Define what gets tested, to what depth, and with what trade-offs — across multiple product surfaces simultaneously
- Write test plans, edge case coverage, and automation strategy per scope
- When release readiness isn't there, you say so — clearly, with data, to whoever needs to hear it
- Close requirement gaps before development begins
- Represent QA in sprint planning, architecture reviews, and cross-team syncs
- Negotiate scope and timelines with product and engineering when quality risk isn't accounted for
- Raise the craft of the QA engineers around you through structured code reviews and direct feedback
- Evaluate and improve QA and SDLC processes — if something is slow or unclear, fix it
- Participate in hiring as the team grows — screening candidates, conducting technical interviews, helping shape the bar
Skills
- Solid hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript
- You've built automation infrastructure from scratch and improved inherited systems — you're comfortable with both
- You've made architectural decisions and owned the consequences
- You've pushed back on a release when quality wasn't there — you know what it costs and you've done it anyway
- You communicate quality risk directly, without softening it for the room
- Your estimates are accurate; when they're not, you say so early and adjust
- You've raised the quality of the engineers around you — through reviews, feedback, or direct mentorship
Company Overview
Gainbridge is a digital platform helping people protect their savings with guaranteed rates and tax-deferred growth. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.gainbridge.life/.