QA Lead - Dubai

Phygrid, an Ombori company, is hiring a QA Lead to work in Dubai.

What does Phygrid do?

We are creating the market leading Store Digitalization Platform to power the best in-store shopping experiences for customers and empower employees.

We bridge a wide range of IoT devices, AI and machine learning powered cognitive services with touch screens and mobile phones to create solutions that are memorable, easy to use, and delight our customers.

We're growing fast
In February 2021 we took second round of investment of 60million SEK to fund the next stage of our expansion.

Find out more about us on our Website and YouTube channel.

What will you be doing?

Your Role Will Involve the Following: 

• Developing a comprehensive testing strategy that focuses on both software and hardware components, with an emphasis on solutions for the retail sector. 

• Determining quality assurance parameters for products, tracking product quality metrics, and providing reports. 

• Defining, prioritizing, and executing tests to ensure products meet the highest quality standards. 

• Designing and implementing automated E2E tests in collaboration with the technical team. 

• Exercising leadership qualities by mentoring junior QA staff and establishing exemplary QA best practices. 

• Collaborating with a cross-functional development team to ensure that all aspects of quality are actively discussed and addressed. 

• Accelerating the pace and quality of releases by advising on tools, coverage, and frameworks to enhance accuracy, repeatability, and scalability. 

Are you the right fit?

We’re looking for someone who has: 

• Experience in a similar role, with hands-on experience in testing solutions that involve both software and hardware. 

• A background in solutions tailored specifically to the retail sector. 

• Knowledge of the best QA practices, such as ISTQB fundamentals or similar. 

• Coding skills sufficient for performing automation tasks in languages like JavaScript and Bash. 

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with fluency in both written and spoken English. 

• An analytical mindset and a passion for creating documentation, reports, and scenarios. 

• Physical presence in Dubai to conduct hardware testing in the office. 

We’d Love It If You Also Had:

• Familiarity with Azure services or other cloud platform providers. 

• An understanding of continuous integration and DevOps concepts. 

Why join Phygrid?

We’re looking for people who relish a challenge and enjoy pushing themselves. Don’t expect to stay in your comfort zone - our clients are demanding, and they expect the best. But here’s what we offer you.

• Be part of a growing international team of talented professionals. You’ll find yourself working alongside people from countries such as Sweden, Poland, China, Hungary, the UK, and the Philippines.
• Work on challenging, innovative projects with high profile clients and partners throughout the world. You’ll have the satisfaction that comes from delivering ground-breaking results that will be used by millions of people together with our clients including well-known brands like Target, Dufry, IKEA, H&M, Lindt, Max Fashion, and ACE Hardware and partners like Microsoft, Samsung, Intel, ITAB, Avanade, Tech Data.
• Develop your full potential. We pride ourselves on having a culture that allows everyone to feel valued and empowered. As part of Phygrid, you’ll be expected to step up and take ownership of whatever you work on. Show us what you can do and carve out a role that’s perfect for you.

Interested? Let’s talk.