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Description

The Team Lead, Quality Specialist will reinforce quality standards across Lightspeed's Information Systems and Quality Assurance departments. This role involves leading a dedicated team of quality specialists, fostering an inclusive environment, and collaborating with product managers, developers, and architects to ensure the quality evolution of internal tools and support evolving business processes.

What We're Looking For

Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and motivation to a team of Quality Specialists, ensuring work is effectively planned, prioritized, and delivered on time, tracking workloads, removing blockers, and maintaining high quality and accountability.,Act as a core member of an Agile software development team, contributing test estimates, identifying risks early, and validating new features during each iteration to support reliable, on-time releases.,Collaborate closely with Software Engineers, Technical Support, Architects, Product, and Engineering leaders to identify, triage, and resolve system defects, while aligning on technical priorities and delivery goals.,Define, maintain, and execute comprehensive manual and automated test coverage for internal platforms (such as Salesforce and NetSuite) and cloud-based systems, ensuring changes meet functional, integration, and performance expectations.,Actively contribute to improving testing methodologies, software development processes, and internal quality tools, advocating for best practices and scalable approaches.,Identify performance bottlenecks, recommend and implement optimizations, and lead scalability and load testing efforts to ensure systems remain reliable under real-world usage.,Support the growth of your team through regular feedback, career development planning, hiring and onboarding, and ongoing coaching, fostering a culture of learning, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Ideal Candidate

Demonstrated experience leading Quality Specialists or QA Engineers through the successful delivery of software projects, setting clear quality standards and driving accountability across the team.,2+ years of hands-on testing experience, with a focus on automated test design, execution, and ongoing maintenance of test scripts to support scalable, reliable releases.,Proven experience planning, executing, and leading testing efforts on the Salesforce platform, including validating customizations, integrations, and platform updates.,Strong experience across functional, integration, and REST-style API testing, leveraging tools such as Postman to ensure system reliability and data integrity.,Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies, continuous delivery best practices, and collaborative requirements definition within cross-functional teams.,Excellent problem-solving skills, paired with natural curiosity and a high level of attention to detail when identifying risks and defects.,A proven track record of exercising strong judgment in test planning, issue prioritization and escalation, and release readiness decisions.,Ability to break down complex epics into actionable tasks and effectively manage multiple initiatives while meeting tight deadlines.,Open to feedback, eager to learn new tools and technologies, and confident in constructively challenging or defending technical design decisions when needed.

Hard Skills

Automated test design
Test execution
Test script maintenance
Salesforce platform testing
Functional testing
Integration testing
REST-style API testing
Postman
Agile development methodologies
Continuous delivery
Performance testing
Load testing
Scalability testing
NetSuite

Soft Skills

Team Leadership
Guidance
Motivation
Prioritization
Accountability
Collaboration
Communication
Problem-solving
Curiosity
Attention to detail
Sound judgment
Decision-making
Organized
Dependable
Growth-oriented
Collaborative
Coaching
Mentoring

Benefits

Flexible work environment
Culture that celebrates performance
Career growth opportunities
Equity options
Pension plan contributions
Training opportunities
Health and wellness credit
Time off to volunteer
Interest groups
Employee led networks
Social committees
Sponsored sports teams
Computer purchase program (Macbook)
Enhanced parental leave

About the Company

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Lightspeed Commerce Inc.

Lightspeed is a leading provider of cloud-based commerce platforms that unify online and physical operations for retail, hospitality, and golf businesses. Founded in 2005, the company helps independent merchants in over 100 countries simplify their operations, accept payments, and scale their growth through a single, powerful platform.

Innovative
Inclusive
Ambitious
Fast-paced
Collaborative
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