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With more than 50 million users, Anaconda is the most popular operating system for AI providing access to the foundational open-source Python packages used in modern AI, data science, and machine learning through a seamless platform. We pioneered the use of Python for data science, championed its vibrant community, and continue to steward open-source projects that make tomorrow’s innovations possible. Our enterprise-grade solutions enable corporate, research, and academic institutions around the world to harness the power of open source for competitive advantage, groundbreaking research, and a better world.
What people love most about working here? We’re not just a company, we’re part of a movement. Our dedicated employees and user community are democratizing data science and creating and promoting open-source technologies for a better world, and our commercial offerings make it possible for enterprise users to leverage the most innovative output from open source in a secure, governed way.
Summary:
Anaconda is seeking an experienced QA Automation Manager to join our rapidly-growing company and lead our QA automation efforts on our Anaconda AI platform team. In this role, you'll manage a team of QA automation engineers while driving technical excellence across multiple platforms including Web, Desktop, CLI, and API automation. This position combines people leadership with hands-on technical expertise in Playwright, TypeScript, Python, and AI driven testing solutions, while implementing automation strategies that enhance our testing efficiency and quality assurance processes.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead and manage a team of QA automation engineers, providing career development, mentoring and performance management
- Provide hands-on technical guidance and perform daily pull request code reviews for quality and maintainability
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and facilitate team growth through technical and soft skills development
- Drive team OKRs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and facilitating regular progress tracking and course correction as needed
- Establish and monitor key testing KPIs including defect leakage rates, automation coverage metrics, test execution efficiency, and release quality indicators
- Collaborate with NPI (New Product Introduction) teams to ensure smooth product releases and provide detailed Go/No-Go reports
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for Web and Desktop applications, covering API, CLI, and end-to-end workflows.
- Analyze automation test results, proactively identify flaky tests, and implement solutions to enhance test stability and reliability
- Participate in daily scrum activities, sprint demos, planning, and retrospectives, contributing ideas to improve team processes continuously
- Encourage a culture of knowledge sharing by organizing technical sessions and promoting cross team collaborations
What You Need:
- 10+ years of expertise in creating robust and reliable automation scripts across Web, Desktop, CLI and API Applications
- 3+ years of proven leadership experience managing and growing QA automation teams, including mentoring engineers, driving team performance, and enabling career growth
- Expert-level proficiency in Playwright and TypeScript for UI automation, and strong experience with Python and pytest for API/CLI test development
- Proficiency in shell scripting, Git/GitHub workflows, and modern CI/CD practices, with a deep understanding of code review and version control standards
- Hands-on experience with performance testing tools like Locust, JMeter, or k6 for load and stress testing
- Strategic mindset, with experience in driving OKRs, aligning quality efforts with organizational goals, and continuously improving processes
- Demonstrate ownership of product quality and release velocity, including experience making Go/No-Go decisions and ensuring high quality standards are consistently met throughout the release cycle
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and effectively collaborate across product, development, and release teams
- Skilled in test data strategy, test environment management, and use of analytics to improve test effectiveness and reduce flakiness
- Ability to drive quality governance across multiple projects, ensuring consistency in automation strategy, test coverage, and defect management
- Experience with AI powered development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Enterprise) and interest in exploring AI assisted testing techniques
- Willingness and curiosity to learn new technologies, frameworks, and workflows to continuously enhance the QA efficiency
- You embody our values of Clarity, Care and Candor
- You care deeply about fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- People management experience in fast paced, high growth environments with proven ability to scale QA operations effectively
- Strong Proficiency with Playwright, TypeScript, Python and overall automation architecture
- Experience automating Electron based desktop applications and cross-platform CLI testing (Windows, Linux, Mac)
- Proven experience integrating AI driven development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Enterprise) to significantly boost engineering productivity
- Experience working with AI/ML platforms or products, with understanding of testing challenges in AI driven applications
- Advanced expertise in GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines, including custom workflows, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code for testing environments
- Success in establishing and improving key QA metrics (defect leakage reduction, automation coverage increases, release velocity improvements)
- Excellent track record collaborating cross functionally, especially with Product Management, Engineering, DevOps, Security and NPI teams
- Track record of technical thought leadership through conference presentations, blog posts, or community contributions in the QA automation space
- Proven ability to lead strategic decisions on testing frameworks, automation strategies, and adoption of AI powered testing initiatives
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, Docker containerization, and cloud-based testing infrastructure for scalable automated testing solutions
- Contributions to open source automation or testing tools
Why You’ll Like Working Here:
- Unique opportunity to translate strong open-source adoption and user enthusiasm into commercial product growth
- Dynamic company that rewards high-performers
- On the cutting edge of enterprise application of data science, machine learning, and AI
- Collaborative team environment that values multiple perspectives and clear thinking
- Employees-first culture
- Flexible working hours
- 100% remote
- Competitive benefits
*FTE employees based on your region
The application deadline for this role is 09/28/2025; applicants will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the role is filled.
The base salary range for this role is $147,500 - $192,000 for candidates in New York City and San Francisco, and $110,500 - $163,000 for other US-based team members, along with annual bonus potential, equity participation, and benefits.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by various factors, including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter will provide more specific details on the salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Annual Remote Work and Wellness Stipend
- Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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