QA Engineering Lead
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 .
Role Overview
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
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Build and own the QA automation and quality strategy end-to-end
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Design automated testing for high-impact financial flows (payments, billing, reconciliation, SIS)
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Partner with AI engineers to implement AI-assisted test generation and anomaly detection
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Define QA standards, release criteria, and quality gates
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Embed quality practices early in development (shift-left)
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Hire, mentor, and scale the QA team over time
Tech Stack
Python (FastAPI), Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, event-driven microservices.
Requirements
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7+ years in QA, with 3+ years in QA leadership or automation roles
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Strong experience building automation frameworks from scratch
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Deep knowledge of API, backend, and integration testing
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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
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Build a QA function from zero with high ownership
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Work on complex, mission-critical financial systems
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Collaborate with senior engineering and AI teams
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Strong growth opportunities in a fast-scaling LATAM company
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Remote-first and competitive compensation
Location: Remote (LATAM)
Travel: Occasional onsite sessions
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