We are hiring a

senior Quality Engineering leader

who owns

end-to-end quality, release sign-off, and automation strategy

across our platform — including

AI agents, web applications, APIs, and databases .
This role blends:
Quality Ownership
Automation & Agentic Testing Leadership
Release & Go-Live Authority
Product-aligned execution (PO-style ownership)
You will start by

establishing strong manual and exploratory testing foundations , then

systematically drive automation-first quality , including

AI agent validation, critic agents, eval frameworks, and safety guardrails .
This is not a passive QA role.
You are

accountable for production quality .

Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Quality Ownership & Release Sign-Off
Own

quality outcomes across the full delivery lifecycle
Act as

release authority , driving go/no-go decisions
Define and enforce

quality gates

across features, agents, and releases
Partner with Product and Engineering to balance speed and quality
Reduce production defects through proactive automation and validation

Automation-First Quality Strategy
Define and own the

automation roadmap

(UI, API, DB, agentic systems)
Build and maintain

hybrid automation frameworks

using Python
Drive CI/CD-integrated automated testing pipelines
Ensure automation coverage continuously replaces repetitive manual testing
Guide aligned Quality Engineers in automation implementation

Agentic AI & LLM Quality Engineering
Own quality for

AI agents, tool calls, and multi-step workflows
Validate:
Agent behavior & reasoning paths




Tool invocation correctness
Hallucinations & unsafe outputs
RAG accuracy and grounding
Define and execute

agent evaluation (evals) frameworks
Collaborate with

Critic Engineers

to design:
Critic agents
Automated agent validation
Benchmark datasets & scoring rubrics
Lead innovation in

agent testing methodologies

Manual, Exploratory & Scenario-Based Testing
Drive

high-quality manual and exploratory testing

where automation is not yet viable
Design test scenarios covering edge cases, failure modes, and real-world flows
Ensure strong test data strategies and defect lifecycle management
Use manual testing strategically — not as a long-term crutch

Product-Aligned Ownership
Work as a

quality-focused Product Owner partner
Align closely with Product Managers on acceptance criteria and readiness
Participate in sprint planning, refinement, and release discussions
Ensure quality is embedded into feature design, not added later

Cross-Team Collaboration
Work closely with:
Product
Engineering
AgenticOps
RAG & AI teams
Act as the

single quality voice

across delivery discussions
Mentor and guide aligned Quality Engineers and contributors

Required Skills & Experience




Quality & Manual Testing
5+ years of strong hands-on experience in

manual and exploratory testing
Deep understanding of SDLC/STLC, test planning, traceability, and defect management
Robust API testing experience (Postman, REST clients)

Automation (UI, API, Database)
Strong experience in:
UI automation (Playwright / Selenium / Cypress)
API automation (pytest, requests, REST Assured)
Database validation using SQL
Experience designing

end-to-end automation frameworks
CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)

Agentic AI & LLM Testing
Hands-on experience testing

LLMs and AI agents
Understanding of:
Agent workflows
Tool calling
RAG pipelines
Guardrails & safety validation
Experience designing or executing

eval frameworks

Python, MCP & Cloud
Strong Python skills for automation, utilities, and validation
Understanding of MCP servers, agent tools, and orchestration
Cloud exposure (GCP / AWS / Azure) in QA or automation contexts

What Success Looks Like
Releases go out

predictably and confidently
Automation coverage grows sprint after sprint
Agent failures are caught

before production
Quality becomes a

shared responsibility , led by you
Manual testing effort reduces as automation and agent critics mature

Why This Role Is Special
Owns release sign-off
Drives automation-first quality
Shapes how agentic AI is tested
Works closely with Product & CTO
Leads innovation in AI testing
Not a test executor role
Not a checkbox QA position

📌 Product-Aligned Agentic Quality Engineering Lead (Automation & Agentic AI) (Mumbai)
🏢 Bridge AI
📍 Mumbai