Qa Manager

Job Profile QA Manager - Consumer Apps Android iOS and Web Location Bangalore Karnataka Years of Experience 8 - 10 years ABOUT THE TEAM ROLE We are seeking an experienced QA Manager to lead quality for our consumer applications across Android iOS and Web This role is cross-functional hands-on and process-driven with a strong focus on release management automation at scale quality governance and collaboration with product engineering and program teams What will you get to do here Quality Strategy Leadership Own the end-to-end QA strategy for Android iOS and Web aligning with product goals and engineering roadmaps Define test approaches for features experiments platform changes and migrations ensure comprehensive coverage across functional and non-functional areas Establish and evolve quality standards checklists and knowledge bases that scale with the team and product Release Management Sign-off Lead release readiness and sign-off for mobile and web releases across alpha beta production channels Partner with engineering product and program release leads on go no-go decisions communicate risks blockers and mitigations Run bug bashes ensure critical defects are triaged and fixed and maintain consistent release checklists Drive robust post-release monitoring and root-cause analysis RCA for production incidents Test Planning Execution Oversee functional integration regression UX and accessibility testing for mobile and web Ensure coverage for mobile-specific scenarios network variation OS version device fragmentation permissions dark mode background foreground lifecycles and install upgrade flows Ensure coverage for web-specific scenarios cross-browser responsive layouts progressive enhancement and web performance Automation Tooling Define and scale automation frameworks for mobile e g Appium Espresso XCUITest and web e g Selenium WebDriver Cypress Playwright Integrate automation into CI CD e g Jenkins GitHub Actions CircleCI Bitrise with fast and reliable quality gates Leverage device labs real-device clouds and virtualized environments for breadth and depth of coverage Implement observability and analytics-driven testing using crash performance and user behavior signals set up dashboards and alerts for release and app health Explore lead GenAI-driven QA initiatives that improve test authoring maintenance and coverage Quality Governance Metrics Define and track KPIs defect leakage automation ROI release success rate regression cycle time crash-free and ANR rates performance budgets and stability SLAs Run data-driven triage partner with engineering on systemic fixes and quality debt reduction Champion shift-left practices including early involvement in design and architecture discussions and embedding quality gates in the SDLC People Leadership Hire mentor and develop a high-performing team of SDETs and QA engineers manual and automation Drive resource planning prioritization and career growth foster a culture of ownership accountability and continuous improvement Cross-Functional Collaboration Represent QA in technical reviews and cross-team forums ensure quality priorities and risks are visible and addressed Partner closely with product design engineering data and customer support to align on quality outcomes and feedback loops Non-Functional Quality Own strategies for performance stability reliability security accessibility localization and compliance testing across platforms What qualities are we looking for 8 years in software testing QA with 3 years leading QA teams for consumer-scale mobile and web applications Deep understanding of Android iOS ecosystems app lifecycle build pipelines release workflows store processes and modern web browser engines responsive design performance Hands-on expertise with mobile automation Appium Espresso XCUITest and web automation Selenium WebDriver Cypress Playwright Strong experience with CI CD and build systems e g Jenkins GitHub Actions CircleCI Bitrise and artifact management Solid understanding of API testing and service integrations e g Postman REST Assured mocking and contract testing Experience with observability and crash performance tooling able to drive analytics-informed test strategies Excellent communication stakeholder management and decision-making skills in fast-paced environments Nice to Have Experience operating at millions of MAUs and rapid release cadences weekly bi-weekly or faster Expertise in performance testing startup time rendering memory network and accessibility standards Experience with feature flags and A B experiment QA Exposure to security testing and privacy compliance considerations for consumer apps Experience setting up mobile device labs and optimizing test execution at scale Hands-on with GenAI tools for test generation flakiness reduction and maintenance What Success Looks Like 30 60 90 30 days Assess quality baselines refine release checklists and align on KPIs and reporting cadences 60 days Uplevel test plans and automation coverage for priority areas implement quality gates in CI CD reduce defect leakage regression time 90 days Demonstrate improved release stability and time-to-signoff establish dashboards for app health mature QA governance and incident RCAs Why This Role High ownership to influence quality at scale across mobile and web Opportunity to build and lead strong QA teams and practices Work on complex engineering challenges with meaningful user impact Visit our tech blogs to learn more about some the challenges we deal with https bytes swiggy com the-swiggy-delivery-challenge-part-one-6a2abb4f82f6 https bytes swiggy com swiggy-distance-service-9868dcf613f4 https bytes swiggy com the-tech-that-brings-you-your-food-1a7926229886 We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex disability status or any other characteristic protected by the law