QA Lead

U.S. GenAI startup, Cambridge Office
Full Time Employment with Blitzy. We are committed to building a transformative AI platform that revolutionizes software development. Our goal is to enable you to have a long, impactful career at Blitzy with opportunity for advancement. If you want a role where you can lead quality assurance for the future of AI-powered software creation, read on!

About Blitzy

Blitzy is a Boston, MA based Generative AI Start-up on a mission to automate custom software creation to unlock the next industrial revolution. We're building an AI-powered platform capable of autonomously generating enterprise-grade software, powered by thousands of cooperative AI agents working in concert.

We're backed by multiple tier 1 investors, have success as founders at our previous start-up, and hold dozens of Generative AI patents.

Compensation: $120,000 - $140,000/year

Location: 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA (In-person role)

About the Role

We're looking for an exceptional QA Lead to own our quality assurance function and lead our testing team. You'll be instrumental in ensuring our revolutionary AI platform delivers enterprise-grade reliability and user experience. This role offers the unique opportunity to define testing strategies for cutting-edge AI technology while building and leading a team of manual and automation testers.

As our QA Lead, you'll be both a leader and a hands-on practitioner, spending at least half your time creating test cases and performing manual testing while guiding your team to success. You'll work directly with our founding designer and engineering teams to ensure every feature meets our high standards for quality and user experience.

What Success Looks Like

• You lead a high-performing QA team while remaining deeply hands-on with testing activities
• You create comprehensive test cases that cover all scenarios for new features and regression testing
• You establish and maintain QA best practices that support our rapid product development cycle
• You effectively collaborate with our founding designer to understand UX requirements and translate them into thorough test coverage
• You manage the QA Jira board efficiently, tracking defects and bugs with accuracy and clarity
• You serve as the authoritative "voice of QA" across the organization
• You remove impediments for your team and ensure everyone understands their work and priorities
• You maintain strong communication with engineering, product, and design teams to ensure alignment on quality standards

Areas of Ownership

Manual Testing Leadership:

• Define comprehensive test cases for new features based on UX design and requirements
• Execute hands-on manual testing across web and mobile applications
• Oversee regression testing to ensure existing functionality remains intact
• Lead exploratory testing efforts to identify edge cases and potential issues
• Ensure thorough coverage of user workflows and experience

• Orchestrate Scrum processes for the QA team
• Foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement

QA Operations:

• Own and manage the QA Jira board for defect and bug tracking
• Ensure accurate ticket assignment and priority setting
• Track and report on quality metrics and team performance
• Coordinate testing efforts across multiple projects and releases

API & Integration Testing:

• Understand and test how front-end and back-end systems interact
• Execute API testing to verify system integrations
• Collaborate with engineering on integration test coverage

Automation Strategy

• Understand automation concepts and frameworks (Python/Selenium)
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive manual tests
• Partner with Automation Engineer to prioritize automation efforts
• Review and provide input on automated test coverage

Required Experience

• 5+ years of QA experience with strong emphasis on manual testing
• Proven track record of hands-on leadership of high performing QA teams
• Expert-level manual testing skills across web and mobile applications
• Deep understanding of UX design principles and requirements analysis
• Experience with API testing and integration testing
• Strong knowledge of test case design, execution, and management
• Hands-on experience with bug tracking tools
• Understanding of automation concepts and frameworks (Python/Selenium a plus)
• Experience managing QA processes using Scrum or Kanban methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Strong attention to detail with a user-focused mindset

Ways to Stand Out

• ISTQB certification or similar QA certifications
• Hands-on experience with Python and Selenium automation frameworks
• Experience testing AI/ML products or complex enterprise software
• Background in both manual and automation testing
• Experience scaling QA processes for high-growth startups
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Experience testing APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience with performance and load testing
• Track record of implementing QA best practices and frameworks from scratch

You'll Get...

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO policy
• $5,000 annual professional development budget
• Latest hardware and software tools
• The opportunity to shape quality standards for the future of software development
• Work with cutting-edge AI technology and world-class engineers
• Modern office in Cambridge's innovation hub
• Regular team events and activities
• The chance to solve novel QA challenges for AI-powered software creation

Culture

Who we are: Our founding team consists of a Serial Gen AI Inventor and a successful Serial Entrepreneur. We work hard, maintain a curious mindset, and believe in a low-ego, high-output approach.

We move Blitzy Fast. Time is our most precious asset. We make decisions quickly and iterate rapidly, believing that a good decision today beats a perfect decision next week.

We have a Championship Mindset. We operate like a professional team - winning together by maintaining high standards, supporting each other, and staying laser-focused on our mission.

We have a Passion for Invention. As technologists pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, we thrive on solving problems that haven't been solved before.

What We Ask of You

This role requires someone who thrives in a leadership position while staying hands-on with the work. You'll be building QA processes for a platform that's never existed before - one where thousands of AI agents collaborate to write software. This means being comfortable with ambiguity, rapid change, and creative problem-solving in your testing approach.

You should be excited about working in-person with our team at our Cambridge headquarters, leading by example and maintaining strong relationships with cross-functional partners. The ability to communicate quality concerns clearly and advocate for the user experience is essential.

To Apply

Apply with your resume and a brief note about:

• Your approach to leading a QA team while staying hands-on with testing
• A challenging quality issue you identified and how you prevented it from reaching users
• Why you're excited about ensuring quality for AI-powered software development

Interview Process

Here's what you can expect:

1. Initial screening
2. Testing assessment
3. Technical On-site Interview
4. On-site Final Interview

Blitzy is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.