Developer in Test, Technical Lead

Genesis Digital, LLC

Developer in Test, Technical Lead at Genesis Digital, shaping quality architecture for sales and marketing platform remotely in Romania.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇷🇴 RomaniaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressDistributed SystemsJavaScriptJenkinsPHPPythonSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable automated test frameworks covering UI, API/services, database, integration, end-to-end, performance, security, and reliability testing.
Write and review clean, maintainable, well-documented test code using JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, Python, or other relevant technologies.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions to provide fast and reliable quality feedback.
Define test strategies, test plans, release quality gates, coverage thresholds, and non-functional quality requirements.
Serve as the principal technical authority for test automation, quality strategy, engineering reliability, and platform testability.
Partner with Platform Architects, Development Managers, Product leaders, developers, and designers to align quality architecture with product and business strategy.
Lead architectural and technical reviews, providing guidance on testability, reliability, performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
Identify systemic quality risks across the platform and drive proactive mitigation strategies.
Analyze test results, document defects, track quality trends, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure timely resolution.
Perform exploratory testing to uncover critical issues not easily detected through automation.
Champion quality engineering best practices across the organization.
Mentor QA engineers, SDETs, and developers on automation design, testing techniques, CI/CD quality practices, and scalable test architecture.
Evaluate and recommend testing tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve automation efficiency, coverage, and reliability.
Own and lead testing efforts for major features, epics, releases, and platform-level initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in SDET, QA Engineering, or software development roles, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or principal-level position.
Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale test automation architectures across complex, distributed systems.
Strong programming skills in at least one major language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP, Python).
Extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing automated test frameworks and suites for both UI (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Selenium) and API (e.g., REST Assured, Postman, Pytest) testing.
Solid understanding and practical experience testing various layers of a full-stack application (UI, API/Services, Database).
Experience with CI/CD tools and integrating automated tests into deployment pipelines.
Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git.
Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes (Agile/Scrum environment preferred).
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated leadership potential or prior experience mentoring team members or leading testing initiatives.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaScriptTypeScriptPHPPythonautomated test frameworksUI testingAPI testingtest automation architecturesCI/CDquality engineering best practices

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailcommunication skillscollaboration skillsleadershipmentoring

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineering