Lead QA Engineer

Scopely is looking for a smart, technically strong, and process-adaptive QA Lead to join our Royal Lounge Casino team in Bangalore on a hybrid basis. 

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

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What You Will Do

• Own end-to-end quality strategy for your cluster, ensuring high confidence releases and strong player experience across all pods
• Build, lead, and scale a high-performing QA team, including hiring, mentoring, and driving performance excellence
• Demonstrate excellence in team management, task management, and cross-pod coordination, ensuring optimal planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple workstreams
• Define and drive test strategy, coverage, and risk-based validation approaches across features, content, and technical initiatives
• Champion a shift-left approach, actively contributing during design and early development phases to identify risks, gaps, and quality concerns
• Approach validation with a product and player-first mindset, evaluating features not just from a QA perspective but from an end-user and business impact standpoint
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Art to influence quality decisions, ensuring alignment with player expectations and business goals
• Establish, maintain, and analyze quality metrics and reports (defect leakage, coverage, cycle time, live issues), ensuring data is tracked effectively and used to drive continuous improvement
• Own release quality and risk assessment, providing clear recommendations and participating in Go/No-Go decisions
• Drive automation and efficiency initiatives, including leveraging modern tools and exploring AI-driven approaches to improve scalability and effectiveness
• Manage and collaborate with external QA partners, ensuring clear expectations, high-quality output, and effective utilization
• Maintain strong visibility across stakeholders by proactively communicating progress, risks, and blockers

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of QA experience, including 3+ years in a QA leadership or people-management role
• Proven ability to build, lead, mentor, and upskill QA teams while driving performance and accountability
• Strong experience in team planning, task prioritization, capacity management, and cross-functional coordination across multiple pods or workstreams
• Ability to balance strategic QA leadership with hands-on testing, debugging, and critical release validation
• Strong understanding of modern QA practices, including risk-based testing, shift-left testing, test strategy, and continuous improvement.
• Product-oriented and player-centric mindset, with the ability to assess quality from user experience, business impact, and release-risk perspectives
• Experience defining, tracking, and using quality metrics, dashboards, and reports to drive decisions and improvements
• Experience owning release quality, risk assessments, and providing clear Go/No-Go recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and ability to communicate risks, progress, and blockers proactively
• Deep familiarity with Jira, test management systems, defect management, and QA reporting tools

Bonus Points

• Experience in mobile gaming, casual games, or live-service environments
• Strong gaming mindset and understanding of player behaviour, engagement mechanics, progression, rewards, and LiveOps
• Prior experience testing Slots, Casino, or casino-style games
• Experience managing or collaborating with external, offshore, or vendor QA teams
• Exposure to automation frameworks, test automation strategy, and AI-driven testing approaches
• Demonstrated interest in industry standards and continuous upskilling in evolving QA practices