Role: Quality Assurance Manager
Location: Poland - fully remote
Contract type: This can be structured as a B2B Contract at $75k - 90k USD annually + stock options or as an Employment Contract with full benefits at $64k - 76k USD + stock options

Who we are

Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions. We are a Silicon Valley based startup that has more than doubled in size every year since inception. We are a Deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. Focal Systems has been deployed at scale with the top retailers in the world. We are looking for smart, creative and passionate people who want to help build a great and enduring company and deploy Deep Learning to the world!

We have a strong team of engineers located in Poland.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced QA Manager to oversee our software QA operations and to ensure that we deliver a polished enterprise-grade product to our customers. The QA Manager will work closely with our frontend and backend engineers as well as our QA analysts to produce well tested and documented code on all levels of the software organization at Focal. This role will be ~50% management and ~50% hands-on role. We are looking for individuals who are adaptable, proactive, and capable of balancing high-speed delivery with maintaining product quality, often with limited resources.

What you will do:

• Lead our international QA team
• Build tools to track key QA metrics and monitor & report on them
• Work closely with the engineering and product team to identify system/feature requirements
• Assist in planning and coordinating all QA activities, help oversee our team
• Create comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases for frontend and backend code
• Perform thorough regression testing, execute manual and automated testing of existing and new code with tools such as: Playwright, Cucumber
• Design, develop, deploy and execute automated test scripts and report on the output of these tests
• Identify and document bugs thoroughly, create tasks for the engineering team and help drive issues to a resolution

What you need to be successful

• 6+ years professional experience including 3+ years in a QA Lead role
• 3+ years of experience with Python, JavaScript & Cypress
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Experience in writing and executing data consistency/accuracy tests a plus
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Experience with automated testing tools
• Comfortable presenting to the management team
• Fluent in Polish; advanced in English (written & spoken)
• Startup mentality, team player and willing to work 40+ hours a week
• Flexibility in adjusting working hours to meet the needs of the global and time zone-diverse team (urgent tasks or meetings may occur outside of regular CEST working hours)
• Strong work ethic and commitment to completing assigned tasks and projects within established deadlines

Why Focal Systems

Strong Values and Mission - We are a tightly-knit team with an ambitious mission and a strong set of core values, which define our approach to business and have successfully guided us since inception.

Exceptional Team - We are a team of hard-working, fun-loving professionals from some of the most eminent universities, research labs, and tech companies of our time. We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art.

Outstanding Partners - We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors.

What We Offer

We care deeply about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of all of our employees. We offer:

• Competitive Salary & Attractive Stock
• Paid Time Off
• Quarterly Team Retreats & Education grants
• Opportunity to work on challenging projects
• Access to modern tools and technologies
• Professional development opportunities and conference attendance
• Collaborative work environment focused on quality and efficiency

Note: Our pay bands are driven by market benchmarks in the target geography for hiring. Our posted ranges typically include multiple job levels. A candidate's level is determined by their performance throughout our talent acquisition process including technical screens, behavior interviews, presentations, work samples, and references. We will communicate transparently with the candidate at final stages regarding how we have leveled them, and what salary range that places them into. Placement within range is equally determined by education, general experience in your profession, specific experience in our domain, and your performance in the talent acquisition process. It is rare to receive an offer at the top of the range for a role.