Head of QA

Tango is a successful, market leader, a live-streaming Platform with 450+ Million registered users, in an industry projected to reach $240 BILLION in the next couple of years.

The B2C platform, based on the best-quality global video technology, allows millions of talented people around the world to create their own live content, engage with their fans and monetize their talents.

Tango live stream was founded in 2018 and is powered by 350+ global employees operating in a culture of growth, learning, and success!

The Tango team is a vigorous cocktail of hard workers, creative brains, energizers, geeks, overachievers, athletes, and more. We push the limits to bring our app from “one of the top” to “the leader”.

The best way to describe Tango's work style is not to use the word “impossible”. We believe that success is a thorny path that runs on sleepless nights, corporate parties, tough releases, and of course our users' smiles (and as we are a LIVE app, we truly get to see our users all around the world smiling right in front of us in real-time!).

Do you want to join the party?

Responsibilities:

As the Head/Director of Quality Assurance in Tango, you will be responsible for leading and managing the overall quality assurance function within the organization and managing the QA staff in your office. You will play a critical role in ensuring that our products and services meet the highest standards of quality and reliability. This position requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of quality assurance processes and methodologies.

Leadership and Strategy:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive QA strategy and roadmap aligned with the organisation's goals and objectives.
• Lead and manage a team of QA professionals, providing guidance, mentoring, and support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and operations, to establish quality goals and standards.

Quality Assurance Process:

• Define and enforce quality assurance processes and best practices across the organisation.
• Establish and maintain quality metrics, performance indicators, and reporting mechanisms to monitor and improve quality outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance QA efficiency and effectiveness.

Test Planning and Execution:

• Oversee the creation of test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Coordinate and prioritize testing activities across multiple projects or product releases.
• Review and analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to resolve issues.

Automation and Tools:

• Identify opportunities for test automation and implement suitable frameworks and tools to increase testing efficiency.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in QA automation and recommend their adoption as appropriate.

Compliance and Audits:

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal quality standards.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits related to quality assurance processes and practices.

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their quality requirements and expectations.
• Communicate quality-related updates, risks, and issues to senior management and other stakeholders effectively.

Requirements:

• Positive and can-do approach
• Very good interpersonal skills, and team player
• Has a “say” but willing to accept authority
• Creative and proactive
• Able to identify/take risks and address them
• Responsible and self-sufficient
• Able to own and deliver
• Organized and methodological
• Profound understanding of development patterns
• Familiar with people management (motivation, growth, conflict solving)
• Profound understanding of Automation KPI’s and process regulations
• Profound understanding GIT and development tools
• 4+ years of experience in Automation QA
• 2+ years in backend testing including extensive knowledge of API testing
• Experienced with Kotlin/Java or Objective C/Swift or С++ development
• Experienced with Docker and Kubernetes tech
• Profound understanding of the test framework's different layers including the importance and meaning of each one.
• Profound understanding of automation infrastructure and tools
• Very good verbal and written English level

Great Advantage:

• Able to own and lead projects