<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>About Us:<br></u></strong>Comfrt is one of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer brands, dedicated to blending mental wellness, inclusivity, and elevated comfort into every piece we create. Our mission goes beyond clothing — we strive to build a community where everyone feels supported and seen. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>About the Job:</strong></span><strong><u><br></u></strong>As our Quality Engineering Manager, you will own quality strategy across our Storefront, Internal Apps, and Mobile apps. You will lead a team of QA engineers, mentor them toward stronger technical and strategic practice, and partner with engineering, product, and design leaders to define how Comfrt approaches quality.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have a QA foundation in place, and this is a chance to build on it. We are looking for a highly technical leader who can set direction and stay close enough to the work to credibly guide it, across React-based web frontends, React Native mobile apps, and a serverless microservices backend on AWS.<strong><u><br><br>Responsibilities:<br></u></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Strategy & Leadership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Define and drive QA strategy across the Storefront, Internal Apps, and Mobile pods, formalizing our practices into clear, documented standards, processes, and ownership</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Establish quality standards, including release readiness criteria, severity guidelines, and test coverage expectations</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner with engineering, product, and design leaders to embed quality into planning, development, and release</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Define and report on quality metrics, and use them to guide priorities</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Team Management & Mentorship</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Manage, coach, and develop QA engineers</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mentor the team on test design, automation, accessibility, and effective use of AI tools</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Tooling & Process</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate and select QA tooling, including test management and bug tracking platforms, and lead its rollout</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own test planning, test case, and regression processes across all pods</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Hands-On Quality Engineering</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to and review automated test suites using Playwright and TypeScript</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Guide API and integration testing for our serverless backend on AWS</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner with engineers on testing our headless, React-based storefront and web applications</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drive accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2 AA across web and mobile</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Step in on complex or high-risk testing and release validation as needed</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Qualifications:</u></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">7–10 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Software Testing within a web, mobile, or digital product environment</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2+ years of experience leading, managing, or formally mentoring QA engineers</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience defining QA strategy and maturing QA processes</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong technical background, with proficiency in TypeScript and the ability to read, review, and write code alongside engineers</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience with test automation using Playwright and TypeScript, or similar</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working knowledge of React and how modern web applications are built, rendered, and deployed</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience testing headless or composable eCommerce architectures (experience limited to Liquid theme-based storefronts is not a substitute)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;