Who you are

• You’re driven by purpose and motivated by work that matters
• You’re looking for more than a role, you want to be part of a growing, forward-thinking company solving real-world challenges to improve how farming works, today and for the future
• Web Technologies & Frameworks: Experience and understanding of modern web frameworks and libraries such as React, Angular, or Django or Rails
• Database Management: Solid experience using relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Cloud & DevOps: Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and DevOps tools to ensure continuous integration and deployment
• Version Control & Collaboration: Expertise in Git, GitHub/GitLab, and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) to facilitate team collaboration and code management
• Testing Frameworks: Proficient in using automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or Selenium, and understanding of test-driven development (TDD) principles
• 6+ years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership/management position
• Strong background in QA methodologies and testing practices
• Experience leading QA teams in a fast-paced, agile environment, ideally with distributed or remote teams
• A track record of improving engineering processes and driving team success
• Experience mentoring team members in problem-solving approaches, tools, and best practices
• Providing regular performance feedback to enable employee development and goal achievement
• If your background is a close match, we encourage you to apply

What the job involves

• As the Team Lead - Quality Assurance (QA), you will be tasked with owning the quality and testing strategy within Engineering as well as supporting and mentoring the functional Quality Assurance team, and ensuring proper end-to-end test coverage of the products at Semios Group
• You are collaborative and passionate about ensuring the reliability of products through testing
• You are excited by the opportunity to help us develop and scale this important area of our business and will thrive both with influencing others and doing aspects yourself
• Design an overall quality and testing strategy for Semios Group, including processes, implementation of standards, and a workforce plan to support priorities
• Collaborate with senior leaders, product management, project management, and other team leads to shape and implement the testing strategy
• Participate in System Testing Architecture design and implementation
• Partner with stakeholders to define and measure testing-based KPIs for Engineering
• Advise and collaborate with developers in Engineering on how to best leverage and incorporate testing into their workflows
• Create and manage a diverse testing team (local/remote and internal/3rd party) by:
• Participating in recruitment activities
• Overseeing 3rd party test providers
• Mentoring team members in problem-solving approaches, tools, and best practices
• Providing regular performance feedback to enable employee development and goal achievement
• Ensure a high level of operational excellence for Semios Group products through testing, including:
• Web and mobile applications
• Firmware that runs on IoT Devices
• Data infrastructure supporting Data Analytics, Research, and data-driven Agriculture products

Benefits

• Sleep better knowing you're making the world a better place through more sustainable food production
• Opportunity to contribute and make an impact by working on meaningful projects
• Work with a team that values fun, laughter, and each other in collaborative and casual work environment
• Multiple office locations, convenient via transit and bike paths
• Flexible hybrid working environment and hours