Lead QA Engineer

Scopely is looking for a smart, technically strong, and process-adaptive QA Lead to join our Royal Lounge Casino team in Bangalore on a hybrid basis.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end quality strategy for your cluster, ensuring high confidence releases and strong player experience across all pods; Build, lead, and scale a high-performing QA team, including hiring, mentoring, and driving performance excellence; Demonstrate excellence in team management, task management, and cross-pod coordination, ensuring optimal planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple workstreams; Define and drive test strategy, coverage, and risk-based validation approaches across features, content, and technical initiatives; Champion a shift-left approach, actively contributing during design and early development phases to identify risks, gaps, and quality concerns; Approach validation with a product and player-first mindset, evaluating features not just from a QA perspective but from an end-user and business impact standpoint; Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Art to influence quality decisions, ensuring alignment with player expectations and business goals; Establish, maintain, and analyze quality metrics and reports (defect leakage, coverage, cycle time, live issues), ensuring data is tracked effectively and used to drive continuous improvement; Own release quality and risk assessment, providing clear recommendations and participating in Go/No-Go decisions; Drive automation and efficiency initiatives, including leveraging modern tools and exploring AI-driven approaches to improve scalability and effectiveness; Manage and collaborate with external QA partners, ensuring clear expectations, high-quality output, and effective utilization; Maintain strong visibility across stakeholders by proactively communicating progress, risks, and blockers

Requirements

5+ years of QA experience, including 3+ years in a QA leadership or people-management role; Proven ability to build, lead, mentor, and upskill QA teams while driving performance and accountability; Strong experience in team planning, task prioritization, capacity management, and cross-functional coordination across multiple pods or workstreams; Ability to balance strategic QA leadership with hands-on testing, debugging, and critical release validation; Strong understanding of modern QA practices, including risk-based testing, shift-left testing, test strategy, and continuous improvement; Product-oriented and player-centric mindset, with the ability to assess quality from user experience, business impact, and release-risk perspectives; Experience defining, tracking, and using quality metrics, dashboards, and reports to drive decisions and improvements; Experience owning release quality, risk assessments, and providing clear Go/No-Go recommendations; Strong stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and ability to communicate risks, progress, and blockers proactively; Deep familiarity with Jira, test management systems, defect management, and QA reporting tools

Nice to have

Experience in mobile gaming, casual games, or live-service environments; Strong gaming mindset and understanding of player behaviour, engagement mechanics, progression, rewards, and LiveOps; Prior experience testing Slots, Casino, or casino-style games; Experience managing or collaborating with external, offshore, or vendor QA teams; Exposure to automation frameworks, test automation strategy, and AI-driven testing approaches; Demonstrated interest in industry standards and continuous upskilling in evolving QA practices