Lead QA Engineer (OS)

We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to join a forward-thinking project focused on monitoring CO₂ emissions in the maritime industry. The platform leverages ship operational data and a modern, technology stack including Python, Django, React, Databricks, AWS, CI/CD, and Cloud Code to deliver meaningful, real-world impact.

In addition to leading QA efforts, this role involves working across multiple parallel work streams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, ensuring that quality is maintained across several ongoing initiatives while contributing to the successful delivery of AI-powered features and solutions-from early prototypes through to production.

This position combines leadership, hands-on quality ownership, and the opportunity to work closely with AI-driven systems, supporting their validation, testing, and rollout in a production environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Leading a QA team while working alongside it hands-on as a QA engineer

• Transitioning towards test automation

• Testing, validating, and supporting the rollout of AI-powered solutions from prototype to production, ensuring quality and reliability of AI-driven products

• Managing and coordinating multiple parallel work streams within QA and product delivery

• Developing testing plans and scenarios

• Creating comprehensive documentation

• Conducting manual testing

Our perks

• Fruit Fridays?

  Well... we have to admit that we don't organize such events. Seriously. No bananas, apples, tangerines...
  Instead, we've opted for something more practical: a snack cabinet full of drinks, healthy (and not so healthy) treats...
  From time to time, we prefer to send you a LEGO set or a cozy blanket - just in case you're allergic to citrus fruits. We also meet for lunch at the office from time to time.

• Unique memes& pets channel

• Private medical insurance and sports card

• We want you to join our team. We are neither the agency giving you projects from time to time, nor a huge corporation where you are a "dev XYZ". At Idego - you matter!

Requirements

Your Profile

• Experience in the role of a QA Team Lead

• Strong logical thinking and ability to connect the dots across complex, multi-component systems

• 6y+ experience in manual and automation testing

• Strong experience in backend test automation, with excellent knowledge of Playwright.

• Hands-on experience with AI-driven systems, including validating model outputs and ensuring reliability of AI-powered features in production environments (We work with Claude Code)

• Experience working with AI-based products and contributing to their quality across the development lifecycle

• Knowledge of Testiny - for test management

• Experience working in SCRUM and Jira

• Experience with test documentation (bug reports, test cases, etc)

• Experience with REST API tests

• Proficient in English (C1 level and higher)

• Strong communication skills with a collaborative mindset and a focus on supporting the team rather than just delegating tasks

Nice to have

• experience in the maritime industry and ETS/FuelEU regulations

• Python knowledge

• Experience with big data or BI projects

• Experience with Postman / Apidog

• Experience with performance testing (jMeter, K6, etc.)