Lead Quality Engineer (Data)

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Quality Engineer (Data)

• Domain: Data Engineering / data platforms and pipelines

• Focus: Quality strategy, test strategy & automation, and data quality integrity

Description

Lead a Quality Engineering function across a Data Engineering environment, shaping quality strategy and embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Drive test strategy and automation to ensure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability across end-to-end data ecosystems. Lead complex quality investigations with root-cause analysis and preventative improvements, and evaluate practical AI opportunities to enhance quality engineering and testing efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive Quality Engineering strategy, standards, and best practices for data platforms, pipelines, and products

• Lead design and development of automated and manual tests for data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability

• Lead investigation of complex quality issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive preventative actions and continuous improvement

• Partner with Data Engineers, Data Designers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to define quality requirements, identify risks, and establish effective testing approaches

• Champion shift-left testing, automation, and quality as a shared responsibility across the SDLC

• Lead testing across data integration, ETL/ELT processes, and data transformations to protect integrity across the full data ecosystem

• Drive test automation and continuous testing; improve coverage, efficiency, and CI/CD pipeline integration

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring; support knowledge sharing and growth of Quality Engineering capability

• Explore, evaluate, and implement practical AI uses in Quality Engineering to improve validation, defect detection, and testing efficiency

• Evaluate emerging tools, technologies, and practices to continuously improve Quality Engineering

Benefits

• Competitive salary: 23,000–30,000 PLN gross per month

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare)

• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)

• Employer-financed life insurance

• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day

• Training & Buddy programme

• Wellbeing programme

• Co-financing of public transport tickets in Krakow

• Comfortable office environment and home office option

• Language courses, accounting courses, LinkedIn Learning access, and co-financing of studies/certifications

• Employee referral programme