QA Lead (SDET)

Job Details: Level: Management, Job Location: California - Mountain View, CA, Salary Range: $140000.00 - $170000.00Salary/year, About Vimo:

Vimo® started as the “Expedia” of health insurance and has evolved into a leader in transforming government IT infrastructure with its proven SaaS and AI technology. Our innovative approach to health insurance shopping and enrollment has expanded beyond exchanges, and we are now reinventing how states administer safety net programs such as Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), child care, and unemployment insurance. With our cutting-edge technology, we are helping agencies serve more people, faster, and transforming healthcare service delivery as we know it.

Job Title : QA Lead (SDET)

About the Role:

We are seeking a QA Lead with a strong SDET background to lead testing for a complex web-based health insurance marketplace. This is a hands-on role (~70%) with team leadership responsibilities (~30%).

You will be responsible for end-to-end quality of client deployment, with a focus on building and scaling automation, improving test infrastructure, and applying AI tools in the SDLC. You will also manage a small team in the US and a small team in India, ensuring consistent execution and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end QA delivery for a client deployment, including planning, execution, and release readiness

Lead and manage a distributed QA/SDET team (US and India), including task assignment, prioritization, and technical guidance

Define and drive automation-first test strategy, while ensuring effective manual testing where needed

Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and tools

Write and review automated tests across UI, API, and integration layers

Support and collaborate with client test teams to ensure successful and timely completion of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and other processes leading up to the release

Actively contribute to manual testing for new features, edge cases, and exploratory scenarios

Analyze requirements and workflows to design effective test coverage (manual + automated)

Identify, document, and triage defects with clear reproduction steps and root cause insights

Use AI tools to improve testing, including test generation, defect analysis, and automation acceleration

Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and fast feedback

Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, release managers and various internal and external teams across time zones during each release

Track quality metrics, identify risks, and communicate status clearly to stakeholders

Continuously improve test frameworks, tooling, and QA processes

Qualifications: Required Qualifications:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Strong experience as an SDET or automation-focused QA engineer

Proven experience in manual testing of web applications

Solid understanding of QA methodologies, processes, and test design techniques

Strong experience with SQL and data validation

Experience managing QA for client-facing or external deployments

Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Java)

Experience testing APIs and data-driven systems

Experience working with CI/CD pipelines

Experience leading or mentoring engineers, including distributed/offshore teams

Comfortable using AI tools within the SDLC (e.g., AI-assisted test creation, code generation, debugging, or analysis tools)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with modern automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar)

Familiarity with healthcare or health insurance or Medicaid domains

Experience with performance or load testing

Experience with cloud environments and microservices architectures

Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive compensation - All In range of ($140,000-$170,000). (Please note that salary and compensation may vary based on factors such as skills, experience, performance and location.) We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: Health, Dental, Life, Disability, and Vision insurance Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts (HSA/FSA) Retirement benefits (401k) Paid time off Holidays: 13 paid days per year Education assistance or tuition reimbursement- Employee discounts for Gym memberships & commuting/travel assistance

Our Vaues:

We believe that working hard, when it is imbued with purpose, can and should be fun. You’ll find we are a “can do” place where people work together and roll up their sleeves to get the job done. Everyone has a voice; everyone’s ideas count, and everyone is respected. We have built a company, as well as a community of friends and colleagues, with respect for each other.

Information Security & Data Protection:

This role may involve access to sensitive or regulated information. The candidate is expected to handle all data in accordance with company security, privacy, and data protection policies. Compliance with access control, data classification, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements is required.