Quality Assurance Lead
Who are we
We are Spyne, redefining how cars are marketed and sold with cutting-edge Generative AI. What started as a bold ideausing AI-powered visuals to help dealers sell online fasterhas evolved into a full-fledged AI-first automotive-retail ecosystem.
Backed by $16 million in Series A funding from Vertex Ventures, Accel, and other top investors, we're scaling fast:
Expanded across the US & EU markets
Launched industry-first AI-powered Image & 360 solutions
Achieved a 5 revenue surge in 15 months; aiming for 3-4 growth this year
Know our journey
2020: Launched as a visual-merchandising platform
2023: Pivoted to AI-driven automotive-retail solutions
2024: Hit 5 revenue growth in 15 months, eyeing 3-4 more
Today: Driving the GenAI revolution with AI-powered sourcing, pricing, CRM, and Agentic AI for dealerships
Read more about us
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Series A Announcement
Spyne raises $16 Mil!
Spyne raising another round!!
Spyne secures funding for US Expansion!
What are we looking for
We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead with 5-6 years of experience to write and execute manual and automated tests to ensure product quality. As a QA Lead, you will be designing and implementing tests, debugging and making corrective actions. You play a vital role in the company's product development process. You will be responsible for testing the product before launches to ensure that the product is free from errors and reliable.
You will collaborate closely with our development team to understand project requirements and design comprehensive test plans. Your primary focus will be on identifying and reporting bugs, verifying fixes, and ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of quality and user experience.
What will you do
-Leadership and Mentoring:
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a team of SDETs, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Lead by example through hands-on involvement in test automation and quality assurance activities.
-Test Automation Strategy:
- Define and drive the test automation strategy, including the selection of appropriate tools, frameworks, and technologies.
- Establish best practices for test automation, continuous integration, and deployment.
-Test Planning and Execution:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
- Lead the execution of automated tests, analyze test results, and ensure timely resolution of issues.
-Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD):
- Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, ensuring seamless integration with development workflows.
- Drive improvements in build, test, and deployment automation processes.
-Quality Assurance Processes:
- Define and enforce quality assurance processes, standards, and metrics.
- Conduct code reviews, identify areas for improvement, and drive quality initiatives across the organization.
-Technical Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with development teams to incorporate testing requirements into the software development lifecycle.
- Work with infrastructure and operations teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of testing infrastructure.
-Reporting and Metrics:
- Track and report on test automation coverage, test execution results, and quality metrics.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on the status of testing activities and quality trends.
Technical Skills:
-Test Automation:
- Proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, Rest Assured etc.
- Experience in designing and implementing automated test suites for web applications, mobile apps, APIs, and microservices.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient automation code using programming languages such as Java, JavaScript.
- Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD):
- Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and practices.
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Ability to set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
-Testing Methodologies and Processes:
- In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, DevOps).
- Experience with various types of testing including functional testing, regression testing, performance testing, and security testing.
- Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA..
-Quality Assurance Practices:
- Ability to establish and enforce quality assurance processes and standards.
- Experience with code reviews, static code analysis, and peer testing.
- Knowledge of best practices for ensuring software quality throughout the development lifecycle.
-Performance and Load Testing:
- Experience in performance testing tools such as JMeter.
- Ability to design and execute performance tests, analyze results, and identify performance bottlenecks.
-Leadership and Communication:
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to lead and mentor a team of SDETs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence decision-making.
Why join Spyne
- We are a buzzing start-up trusted by the world's leading investors
- Highly meritocratic culture with a lot of autonomy and accountability
- Best-in-class employee benefits, we provide the machine of your choice, and tools of your choice so that you can do your best work
- We are obsessed with delivering the best experience to our customers and also obsess about delivering the best experience to all Spynians!
- We are growing rapidly, and it is a great time for you to join the Spyne rocketship!
