Lead QA Engineer
Level
Lead
Specialization
QA Engineer
Location
EU
About this position
SoftTeco is seeking an experienced Lead QA Engineer. The project involves supporting and enhancing Automotive Salesforce consultancy. You will work with automotive clients, including OEMs, retailers, leasing companies, and partners, helping them maximize the platform’s benefits through expert guidance and implementation. You will be part of a cross-functional, distributed team of about 50 specialists.
Responsibilities
- Lead QA teams of 5 or more, including vendor or offshore coordination.
- Ensure quality delivery of Salesforce-based products (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or Service Cloud).
- Oversee testing for integration-heavy products (CRM integrations, data pipelines, DMS, ERP adapters, or similar).
- Introduce test automation into environments without prior automation.
- Apply AI tooling in QA (test generation, coverage analysis, code migration, test maintenance) and demonstrate measurable results.
- Deliver difficult messages to developers, product owners, vendors, and executive leadership.
- Mentor QA engineers across all levels, coaching teams into AI-assisted workflows.
- Manage vendors: set expectations, review output, handle commercial conversations on scope and capacity.
- Create structure without adding bureaucracy.
- Shift between strategic (30,000 feet) and hands-on work as needed.
- Write, review, and coach automation code using Java, TypeScript, or Python, with AI assistance as standard practice.
- Perform API testing (REST, Postman, automated API suites, integration testing across boundaries).
- Use SQL for validation, test data management, and integrity checks.
- Manage testing via TestRail or equivalent.
Requirements
- 6+ years in software testing and QA.
- At least 2 years in a lead capacity.
- Proven experience leading QA teams of 5 or more, including vendor or offshore coordination.
- Experience delivering quality on Salesforce-based products (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or Service Cloud).
- Experience with integration-heavy products (CRM integrations, data pipelines, DMS, ERP adapters, or similar).
- Track record of introducing test automation into environments that previously lacked it.
- Demonstrable practical use of AI tooling in QA (Claude, Copilot, or comparable coding-assistant tools) with concrete, discussable results.
- Working knowledge of Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Apex, Flows, Salesforce data model design, and Salesforce test tooling (Apex tests, UI automation on Lightning).
- Hands-on experience with at least one test automation framework: Playwright, Selenium, Rest Assured, or similar.
- Programming ability in Java, TypeScript, or Python.
- Experience with API testing (REST, Postman, automated API test suites, integration testing).
- CI/CD experience: GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar.
- SQL proficiency for data validation and management.
- Experience with TestRail or equivalent test management tool.
- Ability to mentor QA engineers across experience levels.
- Vendor management skills.
- Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels.
Application Steps
- Fill in our application form provided below, attach your CV and send it to us.
- Our recruiters will carefully review your career expectations and experience and then will provide feedback on available positions.
- The recruiter will contact you and will provide detailed information about the company. You will also select the suitable time and date for your interview.
- During the interview (about 30 min), our HR specialist will discuss your expected career goals, experience, and your expectations from the company. We will also check your level of English.
- The technical interview (about 1 hour) will be conducted by our team lead. Depending on the position, we may also present a spontaneous challenge to solve.
- Upon successful interview completion, you will receive a formal job offer. It will outline the details of the position, including the agreed-upon terms, salary, benefits, and other relevant information.
Our Benefits
Comfortable working environment & flexible hours; opportunity for remote work.
Holidays based on the official calendar of your country.
Relocation opportunities or options to work from SoftTeco’s offices based in other countries.
Health insurance, compensation packages for sports; and corporate discounts from SoftTeco’s partners.
Mentoring, internal knowledge sharing, all-hands meetings, and our corporate English courses.
Comprehensive Career Pathway system designed to facilitate employees’ professional growth and development within the organization.
Corporate events for employees and their families, sponsored by the company; gifts on working anniversaries and professional holidays.
Working at SoftTeco
We understand how important it is to find a vacancy that would fit your tech stack and skills level. But we also understand that it’s even more important to find a team of people who will make your work comfortable and enjoyable, and who will inspire you to grow and learn. Trust, expertise, rationality, and involvement are the core qualities that form SoftTeco’s culture and help us build long-term relationships with our employees and partners.
Current Job Openings
SoftTeco constantly expands its expertise and as we do so, we are in need of top industry talents to help us resolve complex technical challenges and bring innovation to our clients. If you are looking for the next step in your career, we encourage you to explore our Job Openings page and see if your perfect vacancy awaits you.
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Poland
9A/4U Belwederska st., Warsaw, 00-761
Lithuania
82 Laisves al., Kaunas, 44250
42A, Dariaus ir Gireno st., Vilnius, 02189
Bulgaria
Knyaginya Maria Luiza 1 Blvd., Plovdiv, 4000
Georgia
1 Meliton And Andria Balanchivadze st., Tbilisi, 0667
United States
22 Juniper st., Wenham, Massachusetts, 01984
United Kingdom
Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3GE
United Arab Emirates
Office No. 19-177MF, Owned by Shamsa Mohammed Ibrahim
Al-Suwaidi, Al-Murar, Dubai
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