Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Remote)

Los Angeles (Santa Monica) or Remote (NA timezones)

About Maximus

Maximus (https://www.maximustribe.com/) is a mission-driven consumer health company that provides men with content, community, and clinical support to optimize them in mind and body. Maximus has raised $15M from top Silicon Valley VCs such as Founders Fund and 8VC as well as leading angel investors/operators from companies like Bulletproof, Tinder, Coinbase, Daily Stoic, & Shopify.Maximus is building an advanced telemedicine platform to help men improve their mental and physical health. We iterate on our product rapidly and safely by applying continuous integration and code quality measurements, as well as TDD and pair programming when appropriate.

We work collaboratively, emphasizing the productivity of the team first. We aim to deliver a robust, reliable system by using pragmatic, tried-and-true technologies. We hone our craft as engineers by applying advanced functional, data-oriented techniques that are appropriate to the problem.

Please note:

Culture is key at Maximus, so we get to know candidates holistically through our questionnaire.

You will receive an invite in a separate email upon submitting an application. Please fill it out as honestly and intuitively as possible since it is designed to detect exaggeration, which will cause your application to be automatically rejected. The questionnaire is optional to submit now with your application, but candidates that complete the questionnaire will get strongly prioritized. Note, we do not have access to individual questions’ answers/choices.

About the Role:

As our Lead QA Engineer, you'll establish and lead our QA strategy, working directly with our Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure the quality and reliability of the Maximus platform. This is a key leadership position where you'll build and manage our QA team while implementing scalable testing processes. This is a player coach position where hands-on IC work will also be required.

Responsibilities:

Lead the development and execution of our QA strategy across our applications
Build and manage a high-performing QA team, establishing best practices and mentoring team members
Design and implement automated testing frameworks that support our event-sourced architecture
Collaborate with product and engineering teams during sprint planning to ensure quality is built into our development process
Establish quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track and improve system reliability
Ensure testing coverage for HIPAA compliance and healthcare-specific requirements
Create and maintain test plans for critical systems including prescription management, lab testing integrations, and payment processing
Participate in sprint ceremonies and provide quality-focused input during backlog refinement

The ideal candidate will have the following:

5+ years of QA engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Ruby/Rails and React testing frameworks
Background in healthcare technology or HIPAA-compliant systems preferred
Strong understanding of API testing
Proven track record of building and scaling QA processes in fast-growing organizations
Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools
Excellence in written communication and documentation
Background in agile methodologies and sprint-based development

Technical Stack / Skills:

Testing Frameworks: RSpec, Jest, Cypress
CI/CD: Experience with automated testing pipelines
Monitoring & Debugging: Familiarity with APM tools
Database Testing: PostgreSQL
API Testing: REST, GraphQL
Security Testing: Understanding of OWASP and security best practices
Performance Testing: Load testing, stress testing, scalability testing

Qualities:

A dedication to keeping things simple and pragmatic.
Attitude of shared ownership of the system, frequent integration. Collaborates proactively, in service of the shared highest priority.
Strong communication and teamwork skills: Proven ability to build strong relationships with technical and non-technical members of the team to solve challenging technical and business problems.
Relentlessly Resourceful (http://www.paulgraham.com/relres.html): highly proactive, does not quit, and finds innovative solutions with little guidance. Bias for action and ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment with a high degree of autonomy.
Passion for Men’s Health & Development: interest in helping men develop a healthy masculinity. Demonstrates personal dedication and interest in health optimization (e.g. diet, exercise, sleep, focus, and relationships).

Benefits:

Premium Blue Shield Platinum PPO & HMO Plans (up to 80% coverage)
Full Suite: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
401K contribution
Opportunity to have strong ownership and create huge impact
Flexible vacation/time-off policies
Liquidity of options whenever available
Extended options exercise window for loyal employees (3 months for every year of service; e.g. 1 year for 4+ year employees)

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer, which not only includes standard protected categories, but the additional freedom from discrimination against your free speech and beliefs, as long as they are aligned with company values. We celebrate intellectual diversity.Compensation Range: $120K - $160K

Life at Maximus Health

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