DroneDeploy
Reality Capture. Unified.
Lead QA Engineer
Location
Texas
Posted
51 days ago
Salary
$132K - $178K / year
Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Evolve and execute the quality strategy across multiple engineering teams, shaping QA’s role throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Define and refine planning processes and quality gates to ensure requirements translate into robust, risk-based test coverage before code ships.
• Shape and advocate for modern testing approaches (exploratory, automation, monitoring), embedding quality thinking into development workflows.
• Own and operationalize quality metrics (e.g., ESC/MAU, bugs per week, regressions, change failure rate), using data to identify systemic patterns, hotspots, and guide quality investments.
• Analyze incidents, bugs, and post-mortems to uncover root causes and drive prevention strategies, not just symptom fixes.
• Create actionable reporting and dashboards that provide visibility to engineering leadership and inform organizational priorities.
• Mentor and coach QA engineers, setting high standards for their role and supporting their growth from reactive testers to strategic quality partners.
• Partner with engineering teams to modernize test automation, enable continuous delivery, and accelerate safe, confident releases.
• Champion the adoption of AI and automation tools to streamline QA processes, shape test plans, and analyze quality patterns.
Job Requirements
- 6+ years of QA engineering experience, including defining and evolving quality strategy across multiple engineering teams.
- Demonstrated experience designing and improving quality processes (e.g., bug handling, test planning, quality gates) and translating post-mortem learnings into prevention strategies.
- Proven track record of improving quality metrics and creating actionable reporting that drives quality investments.
- Experience analyzing incidents and bugs to identify systemic patterns, quality hotspots, and distinguishing root causes from symptoms.
- Deep understanding of testing approaches (exploratory, automation, monitoring) and when to apply them, with strong knowledge of modern frameworks and tools (e.g., Playwright, TestRigor, smoke testing strategies).
- Experience coaching and developing QA engineers, setting standards for their role, and elevating QA from reactive testing to strategic quality partnership.
- Experience spreading successful QA practices across teams, building a unified quality culture, and partnering with engineering teams on test modernization.
- Understanding of continuous delivery practices and how quality processes enable faster, more confident shipping.
- Hands-on experience with both mobile and web testing is highly valued.
- Demonstrated use of AI tools (e.g., LLMs, automation platforms) to enhance QA processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to influence and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Culture of Innovation & Collaboration – Thrive in an environment that values creativity and teamwork.
- Drone Certification – Get certified and gain unique, hands-on skills with our full backing.
- Flexible Work Arrangements – Enjoy autonomy with remote-first options and schedule flexibility.
- Paid Family Leave – Take the time you need to support your family during life’s most important moments.
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage – Plans designed to support your well-being.
- Career & Growth Development – Build new skills and unlock opportunities through continuous learning.
- Flexible PTO – Take time off when you need it to recharge—we trust you to manage your time well.
- Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone great? Refer them and earn a bonus when they join our team.
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