Lead QA efforts by designing and maintaining Playwright end-to-end tests, developing test plans, integrating automation into CI/CD, tracking defects, reporting quality metrics, and improving QA processes. Collaborate with engineering and product teams, mentor QA colleagues, balance manual and automated testing, and manage hardware testing across Android, Apple, tablet, and CarPlay devices.
Title: QA Lead
Schedule Format - Location: Hybrid - San Francisco (Temporary)
Pay Information: $136,435 - $160,544
Temporary - 18-Month LT Hire, Full TimeWe're looking for a QA Lead to help drive quality across our engineering organization. In this role, You'll own our testing strategy, build and maintain automated test suites, and work closely with developers to catch issues before they reach production. This is a great opportunity for someone with years of hands-on QA experience who's ready to take on more ownership and start shaping how quality is approached across the team. We're looking for someone who can be a quality leader/champion for our team, who has been instrumental in bringing QA standards up to modern standards.
KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.
We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
KQED Code of Ethics https://www.kqed.org/about/code-ethics
The mission that drives us:
KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
This role will work hybrid between working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working remotely.
Responsibilities- Design, write, and maintain automated end-to-end tests using Playwright
- Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for new features and regression testing
- Collaborate with developers and product managers to define acceptance criteria and quality standards
- Identify, document, and track bugs through to resolution
- Help establish and improve QA processes, tools, and best practices
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Mentor and provide guidance to other QA team members
- Balance manual and automated testing approaches based on project needs
- Report on test coverage, quality metrics, and release readiness
- Assemble and manage hardware testing suite. Android/Apple Phones, Tablets, and Car Play
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in a QA or software testing role
- Hands-on experience with Playwright for browser automation and end-to-end testing
- Proficiency in TypeScript
- Solid understanding of software testing methodologies (functional, regression, integration, smoke testing)
- Experience working with version control (Git) and CI/CD tools
- Strong attention to detail and ability to think through edge cases
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams
- Comfortable working in an agile/scrum environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with API testing (e.g., Postman, REST Assured)
- Familiarity with performance or load testing tools
- Prior experience mentoring or leading QA processes
- Exposure to accessibility testing standards
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as necessary to meet the ongoing needs of this organization.
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KQED San Francisco, California, USA Office
50 Beale St, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105
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