Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Please note: You will receive an invite in a separate email upon submitting an application. andidates that complete the questionnaire will get strongly prioritized

About the Role:

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Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of our QA strategy across our applications
• Build and manage a high-performing QA team, establishing best practices and mentoring team members
• Design and implement automated testing frameworks that support our event-sourced architecture
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams during sprint planning to ensure quality is built into our development process
• Establish quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track and improve system reliability
• Ensure testing coverage for HIPAA compliance and healthcare-specific requirements
• Create and maintain test plans for critical systems including prescription management, lab testing integrations, and payment processing
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and provide quality-focused input during backlog refinement

Lead the development and execution of our QA strategy across our applications

Build and manage a high-performing QA team, establishing best practices and mentoring team members

Design and implement automated testing frameworks that support our event-sourced architecture

Collaborate with product and engineering teams during sprint planning to ensure quality is built into our development process

Establish quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track and improve system reliability

Ensure testing coverage for HIPAA compliance and healthcare-specific requirements

Create and maintain test plans for critical systems including prescription management, lab testing integrations, and payment processing

Participate in sprint ceremonies and provide quality-focused input during backlog refinement

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• 5+ years of QA engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Ruby/Rails and React testing frameworks
• Background in healthcare technology or HIPAA-compliant systems preferred
• Strong understanding of API testing
• Proven track record of building and scaling QA processes in fast-growing organizations
• Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools
• Excellence in written communication and documentation
• Background in agile methodologies and sprint-based development

5+ years of QA engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role

Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Ruby/Rails and React testing frameworks

Background in healthcare technology or HIPAA-compliant systems preferred

Strong understanding of API testing

Proven track record of building and scaling QA processes in fast-growing organizations

Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools

Excellence in written communication and documentation

Background in agile methodologies and sprint-based development

Technical Stack / Skills:

• Testing Frameworks: RSpec, Jest, Cypress
• CI/CD: Experience with automated testing pipelines
• Monitoring & Debugging: Familiarity with APM tools
• Database Testing: PostgreSQL
• API Testing: REST, GraphQL
• Security Testing: Understanding of OWASP and security best practices
• Performance Testing: Load testing, stress testing, scalability testing

Testing Frameworks: RSpec, Jest, Cypress

CI/CD: Experience with automated testing pipelines

Monitoring & Debugging: Familiarity with APM tools

Database Testing: PostgreSQL

API Testing: REST, GraphQL

Security Testing: Understanding of OWASP and security best practices

Performance Testing: Load testing, stress testing, scalability testing

Qualities:

• A dedication to keeping thingssimpleandpragmatic.
• Attitude ofshared ownershipof the system, frequent integration. Collaborates proactively, in service of the shared highest priority.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills:Proven ability to build strong relationships with technical and non-technical members of the team to solve challenging technical and business problems.
• Relentlessly Resourceful (http://www.paulgraham.com/relres.html):highly proactive, does not quit, and finds innovative solutions with little guidance. Bias for action and ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment with a high degree of autonomy.
• Passion for Men’s Health & Development: interest in helping men develop a healthy masculinity. Demonstrates personal dedication and interest in healthoptimization(e.g. diet, exercise, sleep, focus, and relationships).

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shared ownership

Strong communication and teamwork skills:

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Passion for Men’s Health & Development

Benefits:

• Premium Blue Shield Platinum PPO & HMO Plans (up to 80% coverage)
• Full Suite: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401K contribution
• Opportunity to have strong ownership and create huge impact
• Flexible vacation/time-off policies
• Liquidity of options whenever available
• Extended options exercise window for loyal employees (3 months for every year of service; e.g. 1 year for 4+ year employees)

Premium Blue Shield Platinum PPO & HMO Plans (up to 80% coverage)

Full Suite: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

401K contribution

Opportunity to have strong ownership and create huge impact

Flexible vacation/time-off policies

Liquidity of options whenever available

Extended options exercise window for loyal employees (3 months for every year of service; e.g. 1 year for 4+ year employees)

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer, which not only includes standard protected categories, but the additional freedom from discrimination against your free speech and beliefs, as long as they are aligned with company values. We celebrate intellectual diversity.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer, which not only includes standard protected categories, but the additional freedom from discrimination against your free speech and beliefs, as long as they are aligned with company values. We celebrate intellectual diversity.

Note: We utilize AI note-taking technology during our interview sessions to ensure we capture all answers and details accurately. Candidates are also encouraged to use AI note-takers for their own records if they wish.

Compensation Range: $120K - $160K