QA Team Lead (Automation & AI)

About the role

Perkbox is looking for an experienced QA Team Lead to own and drive its automation and AI‑driven testing strategy. You will lead a team of QA engineers while staying hands‑on building frameworks, integrating AI‑assisted testing, and moving the function toward intelligent, self‑maintaining test suites.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the automation roadmap, including AI‑assisted testing tools such as AI‑generated test cases, self‑healing locators and flaky‑test detection.
• Evaluate, pilot and decide on emerging AI/QA tooling, making build‑vs‑buy recommendations.
• Design and scale test automation frameworks from scratch and embed them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers while remaining hands‑on in scripting and tool development.

Required profile

• Minimum 6 + years of Automation QA experience, with at least 2 years leading QA strategy.
• Proven track record of building automation frameworks and expanding coverage across large applications.

Required skills

• Playwright and Maestro testing tools.
• Test management platforms (Testdino, PractiTest or similar) and accessibility tools (Deque, Axe‑core).
• CI/CD pipeline integration (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• Python and TypeScript for prototyping AI‑assisted scripts.
• Hands‑on experience with AI/LLM tooling for test case generation, self‑healing scripts, and flaky‑test detection.

What we offer

• Remote work within Bulgaria (option to work hybrid from our Plovdiv office).
• Gross annual salary €52,000 – €56,000, based on experience.
• Inclusive culture focused on wellbeing, impact and growth.