QA Team Lead

Kodify is striving to lead the way & innovate the online entertainment sector and it is our job to ensure our people have the conditions and ability to achieve this. Our culture sets us apart from the rest, we don’t want to lose this, so we never take it for granted. The Kodify team is the most valuable and best protected asset of the company. The development and well-being of our people always comes first; by ensuring the environment is right and anticipating their needs, we can always expect their best work. 

Kodify is seeking an experienced and dynamic QA Team Lead to join our talented team. In this role, you’ll combine hands-on quality assurance expertise with leadership skills to guide our QA team. You’ll spearhead initiatives like migrating our test framework from TestCafe to Playwright and drive the delivery of exceptional quality across all projects.

As QA Team Lead, you'll leverage your technical expertise and leadership skills to manage our quality assurance team. You'll collaborate closely with developers, tech leads, product managers, and other stakeholders to maintain and enhance the reliability of our applications.

Your contributions will play a critical role in maintaining software quality, while fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation within the QA team.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Inspire and lead the QA team by setting clear goals, defining priorities, and fostering a positive, collaborative environment.

• Provide hands-on mentorship, coaching, and technical guidance to help team members grow and stay current with industry best practices.

• Act as a role model by demonstrating a strong commitment to quality, innovation, communication, and continuous improvement.

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews, offering constructive feedback and creating personalized development plans.

• Encourage knowledge sharing by organizing training sessions, workshops, and peer reviews.

• Identify and address skill gaps, coordinating training opportunities or external resources as needed.

• Foster cross-departmental collaboration by building strong relationships with other teams, ensuring alignment with project goals and smooth workflows.

Test Planning, Vision & Execution

• Develop comprehensive test plans covering functional, regression, performance, and usability testing.

• Design and execute well-structured test cases based on project requirements and technical specifications.

• Conduct both manual and automated testing to identify defects and ensure product quality.

• Understand Cost vs Risk in testing strategy

Defect Management & Reporting

• Log, track, and manage defects using defect tracking tools.

• Work closely with developers to prioritize and resolve issues.

• Generate detailed test reports, providing insights into quality metrics such as defect rates and test coverage.

Collaboration & Agile Practices

• Collaborate with developers, tech leads, product managers, and other stakeholders to align QA efforts with project timelines.

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Technical Support

• Troubleshoot applications and system issues.

• Utilize Linux command line and Unix shell scripting for debugging and testing.

What we offer:

• Fully remote position or, if preferred, working in our awesome Barcelona office!

• Agile environment

• Top-notch tech stack!

• Upskill Fridays! Developers take time on Fridays to improve your skills, learn and research new trends that will allow us to level up our stack and processes

• Flexible working hours + core hours!

• 10% on top of your salary for learning and development - of your choice!

• Latest MacBook Pro!

• Company Amazon book account!

• Kodify off-sites, on-sites, events, and team activities!

• Amazing international team!

• 1 day off on your birthday

• Generous vacation and personal days

• 1 month paid sabbatical after 3 years

• Extended parental leave

• Health & Wellness budget

• Mobile phone reimbursement

Technical Expertise

• 10+ years of experience in automated QA roles, with hands-on experience in Node.js and JavaScript testing tools (e.g., Protractor, TestCafe, Playwright).

• Strong understanding of API and web services testing.

• Proven experience with performance and stress testing tools (e.g., Lighthouse.js, K6, JMeter).

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, version control systems (e.g., Git), networking and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).

Leadership Skills

• Experience with managing and mentoring QA teams.

• Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to align team goals with business objectives and effectively prioritize tasks.

YOU:

• You’re a real team player. You love to help and find solutions together.

• Your sense of humour will bring a new dynamic to the team - you love to have fun while you work!

• You can think on your feet and adapt well to fast changing environments and priorities. 

• You love analysing data. You’re a complexity thinker and a real problem solver.

• You’re flexible and available when needed. You understand emergency calls can be part of the job and are aware of the challenges supporting a 24/7 environment. 

• You stay updated on industry developments and strive to improve our platform with innovative solutions 

• You are passionate about software development & quality

Bonus Qualifications

• Security testing expertise

• React knowledge

• Experience with high-traffic or microservices architectures

• A good sense of humor and passion for collaboration