About the role
Basic Function
Lumin Digital is the digital banking platform of choice for credit unions and community banks across the country. As we scale our extensibility program, the Quality Engineering Manager will lead the team that makes Lumin the best platform to build on in the community financial institution (CFI) space.
This is a player-coach manager role. You will set strategy, lead and grow a team of developers, and get into the work when it counts, whether that’s shaping E2E and API testing architecture, working with developers to help them understand testing, or presenting to other managers. You will partner closely with other development managers and together you will define and execute a roadmap that elevates Lumin’s quality engineering to industry leadership.
Essential Functions, Responsibilities, Experience:
Work with the Team Lead to mentor a team of QE engineers, fostering a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Help define and execute the QE roadmap, including test automation strategy, tooling, and coverage standards across the platform.
Partner with development teams to embed QE practices into sprint ceremonies — planning, grooming, and retrospectives.
Own end-to-end (E2E) and UAT test reliability, driving down flakiness and improving signal quality in CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with SRE and DevOps to build and maintain CI/CD integrations for automated testing, including auth token management and environment stability.
Establish metrics and reporting to surface quality trends early, enabling faster detection and resolution of regressions.
Work cross-functionally with Product, Delivery, and Engineering leadership to align on release readiness standards.
Manage QE capacity, hiring, and performance, ensuring the team is appropriately staffed and growing professionally.
Champion a shift-left approach to quality, ensuring requirements and acceptance criteria are testable before development begins.
Position Specifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or 5 years of equivalent experience. MS degree or MBA preferred.
Experience:
Demonstrated experience building and delivering Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering platforms with 5+ years of software engineering or related leadership experience.
Strong engineering background with hands-on experience.
Experience building and managing technical teams in a player-coach model, able to set strategy and roll up your sleeves when the team needs it.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with at least 2 years in a management or lead role.
Strong background in test automation frameworks and E2E testing strategies for web applications.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar) and integrating automated tests into build processes.
Solid understanding of modern web technologies — JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, or similar frameworks.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with short sprint cycles.
Proven ability to build, grow, and retain high-performing QE teams.
Outstanding communication skills and comfortable in a whiteboard session with engineers
Familiarity with the AI developer tooling landscape, the ability to evaluate and adopt AI-assisted testing tools to improve team throughput and test coverage
Naturally cross-functional, able to work fluidly with product, data, SRE, security, and sales without losing momentum.
Experience in fintech, banking technology, or platforms serving financial institutions is a plus, but not required. Curiosity about the CFI space is.
Travel:
Minimal, generally 12 days or less per year, ~2X team get togethers a year
LIFE AT LUMIN DIGITAL
Lumin Digital is a trailblazer in digital banking solutions, driven by a unique approach to technology, service, and people. We empower credit unions and banks by creating cutting-edge digital experiences that continuously serve, engage, and grow their membership base — and as a 100% cloud-native company, we're purpose-built to unlock the full advantages of the cloud for financial institutions and their users.
At Lumin, we thrive on curiosity and innovation. Our culture is built on trust in our expertise and decisions, respect for diverse perspectives and talents, and boldness in pursuing new ideas. These values shape a workplace where collaboration thrives, ideas flourish, and new possibilities are discovered every day. We encourage our team to explore, experiment, and challenge the status quo — because continuous improvement isn't just a goal, it's how we operate.
Benefits include: We take care of our people with medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO plus 12 paid holidays, paid sick leave, and paid parental and family leave. We also offer a lifestyle spending account, tuition reimbursement, and a cell phone stipend. Additional details are provided during the interview process.
Lumin Digital is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis. For more information, visitlumindigital.com.
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