Quality assurance lead

Bright Edge is a global leader in enterprise SEO and content performance solutions, driving AI-powered digital marketing success for the world’s top brands. Our culture is product-first, innovation-driven, and built for those passionate about building exceptional technology that empowers results at scale.About the role : We are seeking a highly skilled QA Lead - an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, product-led environment. You’ll play a key part in developing scalable, performant web applications and infrastructure powering Bright Edge’s next-generation digital products.Responsibilities : Own and define the test strategy for features, releases, and systems across multiple teams.Lead manual and automated testing efforts to ensure high product quality.Mentor, guide, and grow a team of QA engineers through technical and process coaching.Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Dev Ops to ensure alignment on quality goals.Drive release readiness, including regression, performance, and production validation testing.Manage the QA effort across weekly / bi-weekly release cadences, ensuring fast feedback loops.Identify and cover edge cases (e.g., time zones, Unicode, scaling boundaries) early in the lifecycle.Work with automation engineers to improve CI / CD pipeline integration and coverage.Proactively identify quality risks and own mitigation planning.Lead root cause analyses of production issues and drive systemic improvements.Report key quality metrics (e.g., defect leakage, automation coverage, flaky tests) to stakeholders.Champion continuous improvement in QA processes, tools, and test architecture.Participate in agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and release retrospectives.Promote a strong customer-first quality mindset across engineering.Encourage self-learning within the QA team and stay current with modern QA tools and methodologies.Qualifications : 8+ years of professional experience with recent 2-3+ years as a Lead.Strong experience in web application and API testing.Solid automation experience for API and Selenium using Python / Java.Experience working in a startup or scale-up environment.Proficiency in writing My SQL / SQL queries, logs, and Linux debugging.Experience working in agile teams with fast release cycles.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Comfortable working with distributed teams and across time zones.What’s in it for you?Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and help shape the roadmap of a recognized Saa S leader.Experience a startup culture backed by global scale, rapid learning, and career progression is the norm.Competitive compensation, flexible remote-first work, and a collaborative, high-impact team environment.Access to continuous learning and growth opportunities within a world-class engineering team.Ready to make an impact with Bright Edge? Apply now and accelerate your growth with us...