QA Engineering Lead

Role Summary

We are looking for a QA Engineering Lead to build the Quality function from the ground up .

This is a foundational leadership role responsible for defining QA strategy, automation frameworks, AI-assisted testing systems, and quality standards across all mission-critical financial and operational workflows.

You will work closely with backend, platform, and AI teams to embed intelligent testing, anomaly detection, and automated triage into CI/CD pipelines—directly impacting platform stability and customer trust at scale.

• What Youll Do
• Build and own the QA automation and quality strategy end-to-end
• Design automated testing for high-impact financial flows (payments, billing, reconciliation, SIS)
• Partner with AI engineers to implement AI-assisted test generation and anomaly detection
• Define QA standards, release criteria, and quality gates
• Embed quality practices early in development (shift-left)
• Hire, mentor, and scale the QA team over time

Requirements

Tech Stack

Python (FastAPI), Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, event-driven microservices.

• 7+ years in QA, with 3+ years in QA leadership or automation roles
• Strong experience building automation frameworks from scratch
• Deep knowledge of API, backend, and integration testing
• Experience with CI/CD, microservices, and asynchronous systems
• Fluent in Spanish and English

Nice to have: fintech or payments experience, message queues (Kafka/SQS), performance testing, AI-enabled testing exposure.

• Why This Role
• Build a QA function from zero with high ownership
• Work on complex, mission-critical financial systems
• Collaborate with senior engineering and AI teams
• Strong growth opportunities in a fast-scaling LATAM company
• Remote-first and competitive compensation
• Location: Remote (LATAM)
• Travel: Occasional onsite sessions

About the Company

We are partnering with a high-growth, well-funded education & fintech technology company building a finance-first operating system for schools across Latin America. The platform unifies payments, billing, collections, SIS, and academic workflows, supporting thousands of schools and hundreds of thousands of families .

The company is scaling rapidly, with a strong focus on reliability, automation, and AI-driven quality .