Software Test Engineering Manager (Backend/API Testing)

Location: Must be based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Relocation assistance is not available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $128,470–$208,770 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a global company focused on building products and solutions that support stronger, more sustainable communities.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, hire, and develop test engineers, including performance management and training.
• Own integration test strategy, test plans, and quality standards across the software development life cycle.
• Oversee automated regression, integration, performance, and system-level testing frameworks.
• Partner with software engineering, product, and architecture teams on requirements, acceptance criteria, and release readiness.
• Manage test schedules, estimates, resources, environments, CI/CD integration, and testing tools.
• Lead defect triage, root-cause analysis, quality reporting, and continuous improvements in test coverage and efficiency.

Requirements

• Knowledge of organizational leadership and the ability to align people around objectives.
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle and structured software delivery methodologies.
• Knowledge of software quality assurance and testing processes, tools, and techniques.
• Knowledge of software integration processes, interfaces, and links to alternative platforms and software packages.
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing test engineers and automation specialists across multiple programs.
• Experience reviewing test strategies, test plans, and release readiness.
• Experience managing automated pipeline health and test triage, including reducing flaky tests and false positives.
• Strong quality leadership and communication skills, including reporting risks and test metrics and influencing release decisions.

Nice to have

• Understanding of Gen AI capabilities and development tools, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity, automation, and team efficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, vision, paid time off, parental leave, and adoption benefits, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, and health lifestyle programs.
• Incentive bonus and employee assistance program.
• Employment offers are conditional on successfully completing a drug screen.