About WPP Production

We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

A Hybrid working model

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around three days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

What does a Lead QA Engineer do at WPP Production?

We are looking for an exceptional and self-motivated Lead QA Engineer to support several exciting projects in Sunnyvale, CA. You will own the quality and testing efforts of the team to ensure completion of the quality assurance deliverables, adherence to quality and development processes, and drive on-time project releases. You will play a crucial role in the delivery of high-quality projects meeting our client’s needs. You’ll also collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

Lead a team of QA engineers and SDETs, driving quality initiatives, establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met
Participate in all aspects of QA product lifecycle: scoping, strategizing, test case creation and execution including feature, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing
Review technical requirements, author detailed test plan, and test case documentation
Identify, isolate and replicate software defects, research root causes, debug issues, and propose regression tests to discover reoccurrences
Coach, lead and mentor junior/new team members and coordinate internal knowledge sharing sessions
Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional, design specifications, and requirements
Escalate any QA issues to cross-functional teams and push for a suitable resolution in a timely manner
Constantly seek opportunities to improve our quality and testing approach
Promoting QA productivity through automation, tools, and other best practices
Report and drive increased test automation coverage in all areas
Ability to handle multiple projects and adapt to priority changes in a fast paced environment
Lead the overall QA Activities, plan and assign tasks to the team to meet project deadlines
Collaborate with Project Managers, Developers, Content Managers and Release Engineers to deliver projects on-time, ensuring the highest product quality standards
Participate in interviews, hiring, and on-boarding of new hires

Requirements

6+ years of experience testing both web and mobile applications
2+ years of experience in leading quality engineering teams, in a highly hands-on role
Solid understanding of development lifecycles, testing methodologies, and QA processes
Hands-on experience with test planning, test designing and execution, implementing and maintaining quality test automation.
Coding experience with object oriented programming languages, preferably JavaScript
Experience with automation scripts using tools like, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Protractor, Mocha, Jasmine, TestNG
Good understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, JSON and REST APIs