Manager of Quality Engineering in United States at Jobgether
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Job Description
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Manager of Quality Engineering in the United States.
This role is responsible for defining and driving the overall quality engineering strategy across a modern enterprise SaaS product organization. You will lead efforts to elevate software quality standards, strengthen test automation maturity, and ensure reliable, high-quality releases in a fast-paced agile environment. Acting as both a technical leader and strategic partner, you will oversee a small QA team while collaborating closely with product engineering, customer service, and operations. The position plays a critical role in shaping release readiness, production sign-off processes, and continuous improvement of QA practices. You will also champion innovation in testing, including automation and AI-assisted quality tools, to keep pace with evolving software delivery practices. This is a fully remote role within the United States, offering both technical depth and leadership impact in a growing SaaS organization.
In this role, you will lead quality engineering strategy and execution, ensuring robust testing practices, strong automation coverage, and reliable production releases.
- Define and implement enterprise-wide quality engineering standards, ensuring consistency across product engineering teams
- Establish and track key quality metrics such as defect escape rate, test coverage, and automation effectiveness
- Lead the development and evolution of test automation strategies, including evaluation of tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Katalon
- Drive innovation in QA practices, including adoption of AI-assisted testing and modernization of automation workflows
- Oversee functional, regression, and performance testing efforts across the SaaS platform
- Own release readiness criteria and serve as the final approver for production deployments
- Partner with engineering, product, and operations teams to manage production issues, triage defects, and ensure timely resolution
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small QA team, including performance management and career development planning
- Ensure strong traceability across requirements, test cases, and defects, supporting structured UAT and release validation
This role requires deep experience in software quality engineering, strong leadership capability, and hands-on expertise with modern automation and SaaS testing practices.
- 7+ years of experience in software QA, test engineering, or related quality roles
- 2+ years of experience in a leadership or people management role within a QA or engineering team
- Proven experience leading QA efforts for enterprise SaaS products in agile environments
- Strong hands-on knowledge of test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Katalon
- Experience defining quality standards, release criteria, and production sign-off processes
- Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools and a mindset focused on innovation and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of functional, regression, and performance testing methodologies
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Preferred: experience with low-code or highly configurable SaaS platforms and scalable QA organizations
This position offers a competitive compensation package along with strong benefits and career growth opportunities in a fully remote environment.
- Annual base salary range of $140,000 – $160,000 USD
- Fully remote work within the United States
- Career progression opportunity toward Senior Manager of Quality Engineering and broader leadership roles
- Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage
- Exposure to modern SaaS, automation, and AI-driven QA innovation
- Collaborative and mission-driven engineering culture
- Opportunity to shape quality strategy and release processes at scale
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities