<p><strong>Company Profile</strong><br /> <br /> A fast-growing AI-powered data platform company serving the manufacturing industry, with operations across Japan, the US, and ASEAN markets, is looking for a QA Lead Engineer to own quality strategy for a new product.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>The Role</strong><br /> <br /> The company is building a new application on top of its core enterprise platform, which manages large archives of engineering drawings, documents, and supply-chain data. With an initial version developed and an official release approaching, product quality and stability are now top priorities.<br /> <br /> You will lead QA strategy formulation and execution - defining what quality means in the context of the product vision and business strategy, not just improving existing processes. You will build a QA framework from the ground up, including hiring and training team members, formulating test strategies, and leading test planning, design, and execution across both automated and manual testing. You will review product specifications from a quality perspective and collaborate closely with engineering and product stakeholders to continuously deliver value and earn customer trust.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Your Skills </strong><br /> </p><ul><li>5+ years of experience leading quality assurance activities with strong QA expertise.</li><li>Experience managing and leading QA teams.</li><li>Hands-on experience designing and implementing test processes per standards such as ISTQB, ISO 29119, and general QA methodologies.</li><li>Experience working with large-scale systems involving multiple teams and stakeholders is a plus.</li><li>QA experience in Agile environments and for web applications or SaaS products is preferred.</li><li>Professional background as a software engineer is a plus.</li><li>Business-level Japanese (JLPT N2 or equivalent, or ~3 years professional experience in a Japanese-speaking environment).</li></ul><p>Tech Stack<br /> </p><ul><li>Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js</li><li>Backend: TypeScript, Rust (axum), Node.js (Express, Fastify, NestJS)</li><li>Infrastructure: Docker, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Istio, Cloudflare</li><li>DevOps: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Kustomize, Helm, Terraform, Datadog, Sentry</li><li>Data: CloudSQL (PostgreSQL), AlloyDB, BigQuery, dbt, trocco</li><li>API: GraphQL, REST, gRPC</li><li>Auth: Auth0</li><li>Comms: Slack, Discord, JIRA, Miro, Confluence</li></ul><p><br /> <br /> <strong>Key Highlights of the Role </strong><br /> </p><ul><li>Play a defining role in building quality culture and QA infrastructure for a new product at a high-growth company.</li><li>Act as the key stakeholder between product, engineering, and leadership on all quality matters.</li><li>Deliver significant societal value through products that transform industrial structures globally.</li><li>Develop professional insights into software development well beyond QA engineering.</li><li>Join a globally operating organization and work alongside highly motivated teammates tackling an unprecedented challenge.</li></ul><p><br /> <br /> <strong>Location </strong><br /> <br /> Tokyo<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Salary</strong><br /> <br /> 10 - 12 million yen<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Reference Number: 06940-0013408087<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</em><br /> </p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/T25kcmVqLlphdGxvdWthbC4yODcxNS4xMDg5OEByaGlqcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">