Lead Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

About the job :

Impact Analytics is an agentic-first AI software company transforming retail merchandising through cutting-edge AI, LLMs, and Generative AI technologies.

As a fast-growing Series D company with deployments across five continents, it is building both industry-leading merchandising solutions and foundational AI agents that are redefining how retail decisions are made.

What makes Impact Analytics unique is its combination of deep retail domain expertise, strong innovation culture, and global presence.

It is one of the few India-born AI companies recognized globally by organizations like Fortune, Gartner, and the Inc.5000.

For candidates looking to work on next-generation AI products with global scale and real-world impact, Impact Analytics is an exciting place to build your career.

The impact that you will be making :

• Drive end-to-end automation strategy by transforming manual test cases into scalable, maintainable automated suites using the inbuilt framework.

• Ensure seamless integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, enabling faster releases with improved quality and reliability.

• Enhance the stability and efficiency of regression suites, reducing execution time and minimizing flaky tests.

• Continuously improve and evolve the automation framework, introducing reusable components and best practices for long-term scalability.

• Leverage strong SQL and data validation skills to ensure data accuracy and support faster root cause analysis.

• Bring in performance testing practices using tools like JMeter/LoadRunner to identify bottlenecks and improve system performance under load.

• Contribute to API and end-to-end testing coverage, ensuring robust validation across UI, backend, and integrations.

• Analyze, debug, and troubleshoot automation scripts to improve reliability and reduce maintenance overhead.

• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to shift quality left and embed testing early in the development lifecycle.

• Mentor and guide team members, fostering a quality-driven culture and improving overall team capability.

• Drive continuous improvement by adopting new tools, technologies, and innovative approaches aligned with AI-driven and modern testing practices.

What Lands You In This Role :

• Minimum 8-11 years' hands-on experience in automation testing.

• Experience of working in Python.

• Solid SQL skills - Should be able to write complex queries with ease.

• Experience of working on any testing frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress.

• Experience of working on any Performance testing tools like JMeter, Load Runner etc.

• Good to have knowledge on API testing with tools like Postman, Insomnia etc.

• Experience of working in a well-designed CI/CD environment is mandatory.

• Experience in automating test scenarios and integrating them into the CI/CD environment.

• Experience in automating complex web based applications.

• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot scripts.

• Should possess a high ownership mindset.

• Should have strong aptitude, can think independently and possess problem solving skills.

• Ability to learn new technologies and quickly adapt to new situations.

• BE/BTech in computer science or equivalent technical education

What We Offer :

• An opportunity to develop some of the best enterprise SaaS products to be built out of India

• Opportunities to quench your thirst for problem-solving, experimenting, learning, and implementing innovative solutions

• A flat, collegial work environment, with a work hard, play hard attitude

• A platform for rapid growth if you are willing to try new things without fear of failure.

• Remuneration with best in class industry standards with generous health insurance cover.

Some Of Our Accolades Include :

• Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies by Financial Times for five consecutive years: 2020-2024.

• Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc.

• 5000 for seven consecutive years: 2018-2024.

• Voted #1 by more than 300 retailers worldwide in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024 report.

• Ranked #72 in America's Most Innovative Companies list in 2023-by Fortune-alongside companies like Microsoft, Tesla, Apple, IBM, etc.

• Forged a strategic partnership with Google to equip retailers with cutting-edge generative AI tools.

• Recognized in multiple Gartner reports, including Market Guides and Hype Cycle, spanning assortments, merchandising, forecasting, algorithmic retailing, and Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications