Senior QA Release Manager

OVERVIEW:

Lead quality assurance at an exciting new startup keenly focused on test driven development. This position will be responsible for improving practices for automated and manual testing, creating a risk assessment framework and will own the release management process.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with engineering and product teams to create test plans and make strategic decisions about where to focus efforts and why.
• Identify testing tools and define best practices for use.
• Define processes for issue tracking, release management, establishing and maintaining a QA environment. Includes writing requirements/specifications for frameworks to achieve these ends and managing projects to completion.
• Report on software quality and assessment of risk associated with a release.
• Hands-on involvement in test planning as well as execution. Willing to do what it takes to get us going and get a team built.
• Find and hire a world-class QA team to assist you and ensure we have the coverage and quality we need.
• Reports to the VP of Product Development.

EXPERIENCE:

• You have three to six years experience as a QA manager with a team of three to ten. You have the ability to inspire and communicate clearly.
• You are a champion for test driven development, automated testing and continuous integration.
• You have experience writing specifications for automated testing frameworks and load testing frameworks. Samples of your work would be great to see.
• Like us, you are hard working but also work smart with balance for families and things that matter. We're an experienced start up team. We work smart.
• You can work in Palo Alto - our office is at 654 High Street, right downtown, very close to Caltrain.
• You love to win. You love a clear goal with an open ended strategy. You'll figure out what it takes to win and become one of the best in the world at what you do.
• You love a team that has people just as smart as you. You have a strong desire to be part of a something that changes how the world works.
• You have desire to be at an early stage company - you want to have ownership over a big part of what we do and have a stake and a say in our future.