Sr Lead Software Engineer

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Job Summary: Adobe Learning Manager team is looking for an exceptional, highly motivated Senior Lead Software Quality Engineer who can thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused team with a grit for quality excellence. The candidate will own the QE delivery of the product area (API’s, External Integrations, Web, Automation, Security & AI based features) and lead it completely starting from conception to production support.

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a proven ability to develop and manage automation frameworks, performance testing strategies, and comprehensive QA processes across complex environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

• Lead high-performing Quality Engineering (QE) teams with clearly defined, measurable goals to deliver quality-driven releases.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering their professional development and excellence in testing and automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Development, and DevOps, to establish and achieve quality objectives.

Quality Strategy and Implementation:

• Oversee QE delivery across all SDLC phases, including requirements analysis, test planning (functional and non-functional aspects like accessibility, security, scalability, performance, and resilience), estimation, execution, automation, production release, and root cause analysis (RCA) for production issues.
• Define and track quality metrics such as defect rates, test coverage, and automation stability.
• Promote best practices in quality assurance tailored to Agile and DevOps environments.

Automation and Tooling:

• Design and enhance scalable automation frameworks for API, mobile app, web, and cloud-based platforms.
• Drive innovation in automation testing by identifying gaps and developing in-house tools or optimizing existing frameworks.
• Seamlessly integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.

Test Planning and Execution:

• Create comprehensive test plans, test cases, and scenarios based on business requirements and technical specifications.
• Ensure complete test coverage, including edge cases, user-centric workflows, and negative paths.
• Lead functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing across multi-tier, cloud-based solutions.

Performance and Security Testing:

• Lead performance testing efforts, including load, stress, and scalability testing, ensuring systems are robust and reliable.
• Collaborate with teams to implement automated security testing practices.
• Develop and execute performance testing strategies for APIs, web, and mobile applications using industry-standard or custom tools.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:

• Engage with customers, support teams, development teams, and product managers to understand user stories and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Regularly communicate quality updates, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Contribute thought leadership through presentations and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Expertise in API testing using tools such as Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent.
• Experience in testing external application integrations, Connectors, Mobile app testing.
• Experience with performance testing tools like SOASTA, JMeter, Gatling OR K6
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• In-depth understanding of cloud-based testing environments, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in code coverage tools and analysis for multi-tier cloud-hosted solutions.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, TestNG, or any other web UI automation tools.

QE Domain Expertise:

• Proficiency in DevOps practices.
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies (e.g., BDD, TDD) and defect management processes.
• Experience testing web applications, API’s, cloud solutions, and multi-tier complex architectures.
• Expertise in database testing and proficiency in SQL for data validation and test automation.
• Experience in testing scalable big data solutions involving complex querying and reporting.
• Familiarity with GenAI/Deep Learning implementations and their testing requirements.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Capacity to manage multiple priorities in a multifaceted, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• QA certifications (e.g., ISTQB, Certified Agile Tester) or certifications in specialized quality engineering areas such as automation, performance, and security.
• Domain knowledge in e-Learning or Learning Management Systems (LMS) is a plus.

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