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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Quality Engineer Lead (QEL3) - **Company:** Classlink Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $135,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Operational Databases, Release Management, Software Engineering, Multi-Agent Systems, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Data Management - **Published:** July 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fd51f6b58353b0f9 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience. * 10+ years of progressive experience in quality engineering, software engineering, or technology organizations. * 5+ years of experience leading Quality Engineering teams, technical leaders, or multiple engineering initiatives. * Demonstrated success developing quality engineering strategy, organizational standards, and enterprise automation practices. * Deep expertise in AI-assisted testing, automation architecture, quality metrics, engineering governance, and software delivery. * Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, DevOps, CI/CD, release management, and engineering operations. * Proven ability to influence engineering leadership, drive organizational change, and align quality initiatives with business objectives. * Exceptional leadership, communication, coaching, and strategic planning skills. * Experience developing engineering leaders, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational capability., * Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline. * Experience leading enterprise Quality Engineering organizations in SaaS or technology companies. * Experience defining enterprise quality strategy, governance, and organizational transformation initiatives. * Advanced expertise in AI-enabled quality engineering, intelligent automation, engineering analytics, and platform quality. * Experience participating in technology strategy, architecture governance, or executive planning. * Advanced leadership, Agile, cloud, AI, or quality engineering certifications. This role is 100% remote eligible, with quarterly strategy meetings that are in-person. ## Description * Lead the adoption of AI-assisted testing, intelligent automation, and modern quality engineering practices that improve software quality, testing effectiveness, and engineering productivity across multiple product areas. * Establish and promote engineering standards for AI-assisted testing, agent orchestration, responsible AI validation, observability, test data management, and software quality. * Guide engineers in effectively leveraging AI-enabled workflows while maintaining sound engineering judgment, strong testing fundamentals, and high-quality engineering outcomes. * Evaluate emerging AI technologies, testing methodologies, and quality engineering practices, leading adoption where they improve organizational effectiveness. Quality Architecture & Solution Delivery * Define and execute quality engineering strategies across multiple product areas to ensure reliable, scalable, secure, and high-quality software delivery. * Develop comprehensive testing strategies that address business objectives, technical risks, architectural dependencies, release readiness, and customer impact. * Lead complex quality engineering initiatives, automation frameworks, and testing approaches that balance coverage, maintainability, performance, and delivery objectives. * Ensure quality engineering solutions consistently meet established standards for functionality, security, reliability, performance, and operational readiness. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement * Establish quality metrics and leverage production data, testing results, customer feedback, and engineering insights to continuously improve testing effectiveness and software quality. * Drive adoption of shift-left quality practices, continuous integration, intelligent automation, and engineering processes that improve delivery predictability and engineering efficiency. * Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen automation frameworks, testing processes, quality engineering standards, operational excellence, and developer productivity. * Evaluate emerging testing tools, AI-enabled capabilities, automation technologies, and engineering methodologies to improve organizational quality engineering maturity., * Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Architecture, Infrastructure, Developer Experience, and Engineering Leadership to integrate quality throughout the software development lifecycle. * Communicate quality strategy, testing progress, release readiness, quality metrics, and technical risk assessments to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. * Represent the Quality Engineering organization in architecture reviews, engineering councils, release planning, and cross-functional initiatives while driving alignment across technical disciplines. * Mentor Quality Engineers and technical leaders through technical coaching, quality reviews, automation guidance, and knowledge sharing while promoting engineering excellence across the organization., * Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Quality Engineering team by providing regular feedback, performance coaching, career development, and growth opportunities. * Foster a collaborative, psychologically safe, and accountable team culture that promotes continuous learning, innovation, and engineering excellence. * Support hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and succession planning to build a resilient and high-performing Quality Engineering organization. * Hold the team accountable for quality commitments, release readiness, engineering standards, professional conduct, and continuous improvement while enabling long-term team success. 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