Manager - Software Test Engineering ( Android- SDET/Automation- Consumer apps)

About the Role

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced QA Manager to lead the quality assurance efforts for our Android mobile applications. This role is crucial in ensuring our consumer-facing products are reliable, user-friendly, and of the highest quality. You'll manage a growing team of QA engineers (manual + automation), establish best practices, and work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver delightful user experiences.

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 10–14 years

Team Size: 10–15 QA Engineers

Reports To: VP Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end quality strategy for our mobile (Android) apps.
• Lead and mentor a team of 10–15 QA engineers across manual and automation.
• Define and implement robust test plans, test cases, and QA processes.
• Drive the automation strategy to improve coverage, reduce regression time, and increase release velocity.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and designers to ensure thorough test coverage and timely delivery.
• Identify, track, and manage quality metrics, KPIs, and defect leakage rates.
• Manage test cycles across sprint releases, hotfixes, and feature launches.
• Hire, train, and upskill QA team members as the team scales.
• Lead from the front during critical launches and incident resolution.

Requirements

• 10+ years of total QA experience with at least 2–3 years in a QA leadership role.
• Must have managed QA for high-quality consumer-facing mobile apps with a large user base.
• Strong knowledge of Android platform and QA lifecycle.
• Experience in both Manual and Automation testing (UI, API, Regression, Performance).
• Hands-on with tools like Appium, Espresso, JUnit, Selenium, TestNG, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with crash reporting and mobile analytics tools (e.g., Firebase, Crashlytics).
• Proven track record of managing and scaling QA teams.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with iOS or web QA in addition to Android.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Knowledge of bug tracking tools like Jira, TestRail, etc.
• Start-up or high-growth environment experience.