Quality Engineer Lead

ClassLink

Quality Engineer Lead overseeing a team to drive software quality and automation initiatives at ClassLink. Collaborating cross-functionally to promote best practices in quality engineering and testing.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $95,000 - $118,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AI-Assisted Testing, Automation Architecture, and Quality Engineering Strategies to ensure high-quality software delivery. Proven leadership in developing teams, driving organizational change, and aligning quality initiatives with business objectives.

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AI-Assisted TestingQuality Engineering StrategyAutomation ArchitectureCloud-Native ArchitecturesLeadership and Coaching

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Hard Skills

Quality MetricsSoftware DeliveryContinuous IntegrationRelease ManagementEngineering GovernanceTesting MethodologiesTest Data ManagementIntelligent AutomationObservabilityShift-Left Quality Practices

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCoachingStrategic PlanningCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Quality EngineeringSoftware EngineeringDevOpsEngineering OperationsOrganizational Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
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.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous Paid Time Off : 4+ weeks of vacation and 13+ paid holidays
Parental Leave : 12 weeks fully paid for all parents
Retirement : 401(k) with 0.5:1 company match
Comprehensive Health Coverage : Medical, dental, and vision plans
Insurance : Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability, plus voluntary options including supplemental life, accident, and pet insurance
Volunteer Time Off: Give back through ClassLink Cares paid volunteer days
Lifelong Learning: Tuition reimbursement for continued education
Growth & Development: Coaching and internal programs to support career and personal growth
Supportive Culture: A workplace that values curiosity, compassion, and continuous learning
Connection & Community: Annual company retreats and team events with bright, fun coworkers