QA Lead

CoolGames

. Bridge QA, production, development, and management by turning test results into risk, status, and clear go/no-go advice .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeAmsterdam • NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software testing and QA team leadership, with a strong focus on risk assessment, quality reporting, and agile project management. Proficient in leveraging AI to enhance testing processes while maintaining QA fundamentals.

Highest-signal resume keywords

7+ Years In Software TestingQA Team LeadershipAgile Project ManagementTest Automation With PlaywrightExperience With Jira And TestRail

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Hard Skills

Software TestingTest Design TechniquesSDLCSTLCTest AutomationAI In TestingQuality ReportingRisk AssessmentVersion ControlCI Integration

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationTeam ManagementProblem SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

JiraTestRailPlaywrightCypressWebdriverIOJavaScriptTypeScriptJenkinsGitHubGitLab

Certifications & Qualifications

ISTQB

Industry Keywords

GamedevAgileQuality AssuranceExternal PartnersTesting Types And Levels

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressJavaScriptJenkinsSDLCTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Bridge QA, production, development, and management by turning test results into risk, status, and clear go/no-go advice
Represent QA internally and externally, explain QA practices, and uphold standards with external partners and platform holders
Manage the QA team through 1-on-1s, growth, workload management, and hiring
Weigh quality risk against business objectives and support or reject calculated risks appropriately
Plan QA capacity across parallel projects and releases and escalate quality risks early
Own quality reporting, including release readiness, coverage, bug trends, and roadmap implications
Challenge the team and identify opportunities that may be overlooked
Help determine where AI accelerates testing while preserving strong QA fundamentals
Work closely with the QA Lead Specialist, sharing complementary lead responsibilities and split line management/reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent written and verbal communication in English
At least 7 years in software testing, including leading or coordinating a QA team
Gamedev experience is a strong plus
Solid grounding in SDLC and STLC, test design techniques, and testing types and levels
Experience planning QA across parallel projects and platforms (mobile, desktop, web, social) in an Agile setting
Experience with Jira and TestRail or similar software, including reporting out of them
A pragmatic, evidence-based view on AI in testing
Certification like ISTQB is a strong plus
Test automation experience, ideally with Playwright, Cypress, WebdriverIO, JavaScript, or TypeScript, is a strong plus
Experience with version control and CI integration (Jenkins, GitHub, or GitLab) is a strong plus
Experience working directly with external partners or platform holders is a strong plus
Experience introducing AI-assisted workflows in a QA team is a strong plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

An international team of 50+ professionals from almost 20 different countries
Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world (Netflix, Facebook, Microsoft, Samsung, Discord and more) on high-quality casual games played by millions of gamers
Competitive remuneration, including health care insurance, travel costs compensation, a company pension plan and a sport allowance
Market salary
A flexible remote working environment for parts of the week
A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference