Head Of Quality Assurance Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

Head of Quality Assurance Engineering (AI): Leading the overarching quality strategy, test automation infrastructure, and release governance across a diverse product stack with an accent on AI-driven testing and LLM-assisted workflows. Focus on scaling a lean team of QA engineers, defining risk-based quality standards, and ensuring system reliability across Windows, Linux, Android, and XR platforms.

Location: Must be based in the USA and eligible to work in the United States

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 + Equity

Company

A dynamic startup providing tactical intelligence and automation platforms for defense, security, and public safety missions in extreme environments.

What you will do

• Manage a team of ~7 QA engineers across 3+ product lines, overseeing manual and automated testing and release management.
• Implement AI-driven testing platforms and LLM-assisted workflows to automate over 70% of mechanical testing.
• Build and maintain automation frameworks using Unity3D (C#) and Playwright (TypeScript).
• Define and execute a modern, risk-based quality engineering vision aligned with continuous deployment paradigms.
• Partner with engineering teams to design test plans for complex, multi-platform features involving geospatial data.
• Mentor QA leads and engineers in automation techniques, tooling development, and modern quality strategies.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation.
• 3+ years of experience leading and developing distributed QA teams.
• Deep proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python with expert-level command of Playwright.
• Demonstrable experience deploying generative AI capabilities or agentic automation frameworks.
• Thorough understanding of Git workflows and CI/CD orchestration tools like GitHub Actions.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience in geospatial testing environments.
• Exposure to ATAK, tactical mobile applications, or field-data workflows.
• Experience with Android ADB tools and instrumentation-based testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on the first 6% contributed.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off policy.
• Home office stipend to support remote work.
• HSA/FSA options and parental leave.