Lead QA Engineer (AI native)

Lead QA Engineer (AI native) - Job Description Lead QA Engineer (AI Native) to join a new product in our portfolio. You will join a small senior team of four, and we build in a truly AI-first way: almost all of our code is written by AI agents (Claude Code, Codex), while we design the processes, set the tasks and verify the results. The codebase already spans millions of lines, with complex components and integrations, and the product works with real money. Ensuring its reliability is a challenge no textbook covers yet. That's why we need someone to own it. This is an individual contributor role in a flat team, with no people management. Your leverage comes from processes, automation and AI agents, not team size. What you'll do Design and build the end-to-end testing pipeline for a product largely written by AI agents: pre-merge checks, nightly test runs, release and production gates Define the quality strategy for AI-generated code: where risks are highest, what coverage is needed, and how to keep it sustainable at scale Set up continuous automated UI testing across browsers and mobile devices, including AI-agent-driven testing; evaluate, choose and integrate external tools and services Own product reliability from a technical perspective, with special focus on critical financial flows Work closely with engineers and DevOps to embed quality into the development process and find the right trade-offs between speed and safety Use AI agents daily to create, maintain and evolve tests and testing tooling Drive quality initiatives proactively and share best practices with the team Requirements & Qualifications Proven experience building and owning testing processes in large, complex products with high reliability requirements, as a QA Architect, senior QA/SDET, or a senior engineer responsible for testing strategy Strong engineering background: understanding of system architecture, backend services, CI/CD and deployment processes Hands-on experience with test automation and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines Daily use of AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or similar) as a core part of your work, and genuine interest in AI-first development High autonomy and ownership: ability to take loosely defined problems, propose solutions and drive them to completion without detailed specs Willingness to work as a hands-on individual contributor in a small senior team Fluent Russian What we offer REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time Vacation 28 calendar days per year; 7 wellness days per year Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings Corporate discount for English lessons Health benefits, including up to $1,000 gross per year for health-related expenses if corporate medical insurance is not eligible Workplace organization benefits including equipped workspace in offices or co-working locations; reimbursement of workplace costs up to $1,000 gross every 3 years in other locations Internal gamified gratitude system with bonuses redeemable for merchandise, team activities, etc.