Boston Tech / Commercial Requirement
Job Title: QA Engineer Lead -Mobile React Native Test Automation with Payload CMS
Location: Grand Rapids, MI- (Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky)- Need candidates from these locations only
Client: Retail domain
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) ? Mobile React Native Test Automation
For context, I?m driving a large initiative I?m calling the Quality-Driven Development Game Plan where we are getting our developers to own the quality of the products that their team owns (this means writing test automation in parallel with app code development). SDETs are leveling up to no longer be embedded on agile teams but be focused on E2E testing coordination across multiple teams to support larger initiatives and then also be automation experts and coaches to the development teams. I?ve been upskilling my current SDETs as much as possible, but I think I?ll be swapping folks out over time for people that have more automation expertise and strong communication skills. From a sourcing perspective maybe look at folks that have been lead SDETs where they are helping coordinate across multiple SDETs and comfortable working with multiple teams. You might also find a developer that has been doing automation as part of their day to day (developer that lists out Playwright/Vitest/Maestro/Detox/Jest automation in their resume).
Requirements
What You'll Be Doing (Responsibilities)
? Drive Quality and Automation Strategy
? Coach developers, product owners, and scrum master?s on automation best practices
? Pair program with developers to mentor on automation skills
? Identify gaps in automation and build tooling to support developers
? Train teams on creating and validating acceptance criteria
? Design and Execute End-to-End Testing
? Collaborate during initiative refinement to ensure clear acceptance criteria
? Architect detailed test plans for multi-team end-to-end flows
? Develop automated tests for React Native apps and CMS-driven content workflows
? Perform exploratory testing and validate user experience across platforms
? Provide sign-off for production readiness and support release validation
? Maintain Shared Automation Frameworks
? Enhance and refactor test automation libraries and tools
? Implement dynamic test data generation, API mocking, and CMS content validation
? Ensure robust CI/CD integration for automated testing pipelines
What You'll Bring (Qualifications)
? Minimum 3 years in software development and 5 years in test automation
? Expertise in React Native development and testing
? Experience with Payload CMS, Contentful, or similar headless CMS platforms
? Strong knowledge of automation tools/frameworks (Playwright, Detox, Maestro)
? Proficiency in TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python
? Familiarity with GitHub and CI/CD pipelines
? Agile experience; SAFe certification preferred
? Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and think critically
? Strong communication and assertiveness to influence product owners and stakeholders
? Ability to establish and maintain trust and confidence
Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs
