QA Team Lead

Antidote Health is a startup on a mission to create a smart, digital, and affordable HMO in the US. We’re building comprehensive health solutions that combine medical services and health insurance, with a strong emphasis on reducing healthcare costs through proactive member health management. Our platform empowers members to manage their health through video consultations, prescriptions, lab referrals, and real-time tracking, all from a single app. 

We are seeking a QA Team Lead to lead and scale our quality efforts across automation and manual testing. This role is hands-on and leadership-focused, responsible for test strategy, automation frameworks, and ensuring high product quality across web, backend, and mobile applications. 

Responsibilities 

· Lead the QA team in designing and delivering high-quality testing solutions and reliable releases. 

· Collaborate with product managers, development teams, and stakeholders to translate business needs into quality and test strategies, while understanding the system architecture and end-to-end flows. 

· Oversee test quality through automation frameworks, manual testing processes, and QA best practices. 

· Define QA metrics, track test coverage, and monitor release quality. 

· Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable releases. 

· Mentor team members, foster a culture of collaboration, and support professional growth. 

· Contribute hands-on to both automated and manual testing. 

Qualifications 

· 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including manual and automated testing. 

· 2+ years of proven leadership experience in managing and mentoring QA teams. 

· Track record of leading end-to-end QA efforts and achieving fast, reliable outcomes under tight timelines. 

· Experience with software quality best practices: test automation, exploratory testing, defect management, and clean processes. 

· Experience with automation frameworks and tools, preferably Playwright, Selenium, or Appium, using Java or Python. 

· Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 

· Understanding of modern AI trends, with a willingness to apply AI-based approaches to improve efficiency and quality. 

· Experience in the US healthcare industry – Advantage