we are a leading direct-to-consumer platform for app publishers.
we help publishers sell digital goods directly to their users - bypassing traditional app store commissions and owning the full payment and commerce experience.
the result: higher margins, better flexibility, and a more direct relationship with end users.
backed by $89m from leading investors and operators, weve grown 14x in the past year and now process over a billion dollars annually. were building the infrastructure that lets modern app businesses take back control of monetization - at scale
as a QA Automation tech lead, you will drive our automation strategy and testing frameworks. youll take end-to-end ownership of the automation architecture across all testing layers (api, UI, and e2e), from design to ci/cd integration. youll collaborate closely with r&d and product, serving as the technical leader championing quality across the team.
responsibilities
drive the automation strategy and framework roadmap, and be responsible for the framework architecture and technical standards (design patterns, structure, reusable infrastructure)
define the automation approach across testing layers: api, service-level, UI, and end-to-end, including mocking and sandbox strategies for third-party payment providers
own automation quality itself: TEST stability, flakiness reduction, execution time, and suite reliability
define and report quality metrics: coverage, pass rate, flakiness, and execution trends
integrate and evolve automation in ci/cd pipelines (github actions) for fast, reliable feedback on every change
represent testability in design and architecture reviews and surface risks early (shift-left)
partner with developers, product, and MANUAL QA to decide what gets automated, at which layer, and what does not
evaluate and introduce new tools and approaches, including ai-assisted testing workflows
Requirements: requirements
7+ years of hands-on experience in TEST automation, including 2+ years in a technical leadership or architecture-owning role - must
deep expertise in playwright and typescript - must
proven experience designing an automation framework from the ground up or leading a major re-architecture - must
experience automating complex multi-tenant or highly configurable platforms, including TEST design for per-tenant configuration and data isolation
strong api-level testing experience, including mocking/stubbing of external services
lead incorporation of agentic capabilities and work method
practical experience owning ci/cd automation integration (github actions or jenkins)
mentor the automation engineers and raise the technical bar of the team: own code review standards for the automation codebase, run reviews, and grow depth through pairing and direct feedback
excellent analytical and debugging skills, with a track record of driving down flakiness and improving suite reliability
strong communication skills; able to align engineers, QA, and product around a technical direction
experience automating tests related to payments, checkout, or fintech systems (3ds, psps, apms, webhooks, idempotency) - an advantages
This position is open to all candidates.