London, England, United Kingdom Remote (Global) Full-time

Feeld is hiring an Automation QA Lead

About the Role

Feeld is looking for an Automation QA Lead for a hands-on technical role leading automation efforts for our human-centred dating and sexuality app. You will be responsible for owning the direction and implementation of Feeld’s automation tooling and frameworks, improving quality and security, and mentoring a team of QA engineers.

What You'll Do

  • Lead an automation team to build pipelines and tooling for mobile app automation, e2e testing suites, and API testing.
  • Own the tooling and services supporting QA automation, and be responsible for vendor management.
  • Build and maintain a toolkit for enhancing QA and developer experience (e.g., scripts to pre-configure accounts).
  • Foster a culture of quick feedback loops and processes to catch defects with automation earlier.
  • Work with Infrastructure, Platform and Security teams to develop automated testing for performance, load and security.
  • Support product/delivery teams with metrics required to release app updates and backend deployments with confidence.
  • Design and architect scalable, maintainable automation frameworks for mobile apps and APIs.
  • Evaluate and introduce new automation tools, frameworks, and processes to improve quality at scale.
  • Mentor and guide other QA engineers, sharing best practices.
  • Partner with product, platform, and infrastructure teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Contribute to performance, load, and security testing automation.
  • Collaborate with manual QA to shift left where automation can improve efficiency and coverage.

What We're Looking For

  • Significant experience (5+ years) designing and scaling automation frameworks for mobile apps and APIs.
  • Comfortable working hands-on with code, frameworks, and infrastructure to unblock yourself and others.
  • Experience influencing cross-functional teams and establishing testing standards.
  • Knowledge of TypeScript and/or React Native.
  • Comfortable working with WebdriverIO/Appium, Mocha, and BrowserStack to build and run automated tests.
  • Proactive in identifying gaps, solving problems, and continuously improving processes.
  • Extensive mobile and API automation experience.
  • Ability to 'self-serve' by building required tooling.
  • Experienced leader with abilities to provide mentorship and guidance to 3-6 QE team members.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Appium and BrowserStack.
  • Able to build backend and frontend applications from source, run locally and debug issues.
  • Knowledge of other modern testing frameworks or languages and ability to quickly adopt new tools.

Technical Stack

  • TypeScript
  • React Native
  • WebdriverIO/Appium
  • Mocha
  • BrowserStack
  • Postman

Team & Environment

You will lead a team of 3-6 QA engineers and report to the Head of Platform, with influence across multiple teams.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Flexible working hours
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Fully remote working situation
  • Home work station budget
  • Learning & development budget
  • On demand therapy sessions and mental health support via Spill
  • In-person meet ups
  • Compensation: £60,000 - £105,000 GBP

Work Mode

This role operates in a global, fully remote mode.

Feeld promotes open-mindedness, inclusion, diversity and kindness, both in the world and among our own workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people with a history of marginalisation.

Required Skills
TypeScriptReact NativeWebdriverIOAppiumMochaBrowserStackPostmanQA AutomationTest StrategyCI/CDMobile TestingAPI TestingPerformance TestingTeam Leadership
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Feeld is building an inclusive, human-centered product for sexuality and relationships.

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Category qa_testing
Posted 5 months ago