Staff QA Automation Engineer

LeanData helps the world’s fastest-growing companies automate, simplify, and accelerate revenue.

We are seeking a Staff QA Automation Engineer (SDET) to drive the vision and strategy for quality engineering across LeanData. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines deep technical expertise with cross-team influence. You will architect automation frameworks, set standards, and mentor engineers at all levels, ensuring our QA automation practices scale with our growing platform.

What you’ll be doing

• Define and evolve the company-wide QA automation strategy with a focus on Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript)

• Architect scalable, reusable, and maintainable frameworks that support UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing across multiple product lines

• Partner with QA leadership to define and evangelize QA automation best practices across teams

• Lead the integration of automation into CI/CD pipelines and influence release engineering practices

• Mentor Senior SDETs and QA Engineers, helping grow the next generation of automation leaders

• Contribute to long-term quality roadmap that reduces risk, increases coverage, and accelerates release velocity

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation / SDET roles

• Deep expertise with Playwright (preferred) and strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript

• Proven track record of designing automation frameworks that scale across multiple teams and product areas

• Strong experience integrating automation into complex CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based environments

• Strong understanding of observability, production quality metrics, and risk-based testing strategies

• Solid understanding of testing strategies (unit, integration, API, E2E) and their role in SDLC

• Strong knowledge of SQL and data validation for backend testing

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Bonus points if you have

• Solid knowledge of AWS services and/or Salesforce

• Familiarity with Java is a plus

Why work at LeanData:

• Stock options in LeanData for all full-time employees

• Flexible PTO

• Employee insurance premiums up to 90%

• 401K plan