Lead QA Engineer

About the position

LendingClub Corporation is seeking a talented Lead QA Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role is pivotal in our company's growth initiatives, particularly within our Funnel Optimization Team. The Lead QA Engineer will have the opportunity to provide thought leadership in the evolution of our test automation frameworks, transitioning them into a continuous integration, continuous deployment, and continuous delivery model. This position involves owning and delivering test automation scripts that support our core revenue offering product features, as well as providing oversight through code and design reviews for features developed by other engineers within their scrum team.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership in evolution of our test automation frameworks from the ground up into a continuous integration continuous deployment continuous delivery model
• Own and deliver test automation scripts in service to our core revenue offering product features
• Provide oversight through code and design reviews for features delivered by other engineering within their scrum team
• Use seasoned modern-day engineering methodologies to help drive testing and coordinate with scrum team and functional counterparts in overseeing bug tracking, test prioritization, test automation and release
• Proactively push for instrumentation that enables production troubleshooting
• Lead medium to large projects with full ownership of system/component/End to End quality from development to production
• Drive definition and implementation of key quality metrics (test coverage, test reliability, defects, etc) for product

Requirements

• 8+ years of test automation experience
• Hands-on experience writing test automation scripts in JavaScript and Java programming languages
• Expertise in Java, JS, and Python
• Experience in CICD methodologies and tools
• Experience testing RESTful API applications and Web Services
• Hands-on experience and familiarity with test frameworks and tools such as JUnit, TestNG, Mocha, Chai, Selenium, Cypress, UIRunner, and Jmeter
• Experience with designing test cases and test scenarios to test software
• Proficiency and familiarity in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, and Python
• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL and strong knowledge of SQL
• Experience in working with distributed systems, understanding of micro services and web architectures, strong debugging and analytical skills, and strong problem-solving skills
• Effectively communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner and ability to coordinate cross-team efforts
• Bachelor or master's degree in Computer Sciences or related field (an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered); or equivalent work experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families
• 401(k) match
• Health and wellness programs
• Flexible time off policies for salaried employees
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Bonus based on company performance, employee performance and eligible earnings
• Equity opportunities