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We are building mission-critical infrastructure for the multi-million drone era.\nWe are looking for an experienced QA Lead Engineer to drive quality engineering initiatives across our products and services. This role combines hands-on test automation development with QA leadership responsibilities, including defining quality strategies, mentoring team members, and collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams.\nThe ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who can build scalable automation frameworks while also acting as a quality leader, ensuring consistent testing practices and high-quality releases across multiple teams and locations.\nThe QA Lead Engineer will work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and DevOps teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage and reliable CI/CD pipelines.\nResponsibilities:\nDefine and implement testing strategies that increase test coverage and reduce manual testing effort.\nDesign, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for embedded products.\nIntegrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution across environments.\nEstablish quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting to track product health and testing effectiveness.\nContinuously improve automation coverage, test reliability, and execution performance.\nMentor team members on quality engineering best practices and automation techniques.\nCollaborate with engineering, product management, and DevOps teams across multiple geographic locations.\nCommunicate quality risks, testing progress, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nSkills Requirements:\n7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and test automation.\nProven experience serving as a QA Lead, Test Lead, or senior quality engineering contributor.\nStrong programming skills in Python, C# and similar.\nHands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks such as Robot framework, Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar technologies.\nExperience testing REST APIs and service-oriented architectures.\nStrong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and quality engineering principles.\nExperience of manual testing and understanding of it’s benefits.\nExperience of production automation testing.\nExperience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.\nExperience working in Agile development environments.\nAbility to define quality strategies and drive quality improvements at the team and organizational levels.\nStrong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and coordination skills.\nExperience working effectively with geographically distributed and cross-functional teams.\nEagerness to learn, take ownership, and grow with the team.\nNice to have:\nExperience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments.\nFamiliarity with security testing practices and tools.\nExperience implementing enterprise-wide QA processes and test governance models.\nExperience with AI-assisted test generation, self-healing automation, or quality engineering tools leveraging AI.\nWhat We Offer\nPaid Time Off: According to Finnish labor law.\nHealth & Wellness Package\nLunch Benefit: daily lunch allowance up to the tax-free limit as a fringe benefit.\n\nSport & Culture: annual budget for gyms, sports activities, cultural events, and hobbies.\n\nWellbeing Allowance: additional allowance for massage, mental health services, and other wellness support.\n\nExtended Occupational Healthcare: enhanced coverage including GP, specialists, mental health, and partial dental care.\n\nAccident Insurance (24/7): full coverage for accidents during both work and free time.\n\nBusiness Travel Insurance: coverage for work-related travel.\n\nCompany Phone + Subscription provided as a fringe benefit.\n\nSnacks & Office Comforts: coffee, snacks, fruits, and other office perks.\n\nWork Model\nNo-Crunch Policy: no systematic overtime; 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