Lead SDET
Lead the quality practice for an AI voice interface product at a startup focused on innovative human-computer interaction.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Build reliable automation
- Make regression testing continuous
- Test beyond the happy path
- Own release confidence
- Bring quality into development
Must have
- Experience with complex software testing
- Ability to write readable test code
- Experience with automated suites
- Strong programming skills
Nice to have
- Experience with native apps
- Experience with audio
- Experience with speech recognition
- Experience with AI output evaluation
AI in the day-to-day
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Requirements
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, work arrangement.
Joblaze summary
The Lead Software Development Engineer in Test at Wispr Flow is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive test strategy for their voice interface product, Flow. This role requires expertise in automation, as the engineer will create and maintain automated tests across various platforms while ensuring continuous regression testing through CI/CD integration. Ideal candidates are experienced quality engineers with a strong programming background, capable of investigating complex software issues and leading a QA team. Wispr Flow emphasizes a collaborative environment where quality is integrated into every stage of product development.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Wispr Flow's careers page October 31, 2026.
Quick facts
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, Automation, CI/CD, voice interface.
- Does Wispr Flow sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Wispr Flow targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Lead SDET role at Wispr Flow.
From the original posting
About the role
We’re looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to build the quality practice behind Flow. You’ll own test strategy, write automation, and personally investigate the product while helping our QA team grow.
What you'll do
Build reliable automation. Develop and maintain automated tests for critical journeys across desktop, mobile, backend services, and integrations. Choose the right mix of unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage.
Make regression testing continuous. Partner with engineering to run automated checks against internal builds, integrate them into CI/CD, and establish dependable release gates.
Test beyond the happy path. Personally explore real-world voice workflows, permissions, device and network changes, cross-app behavior, and updates. Catch usability and consistency issues as well as functional bugs.
Own release confidence. Prioritize testing by risk, investigate failures, and use test results, telemetry, and customer impact to make clear release recommendations.
Bring quality into development. Work with engineering, product, design, and support from planning through launch. Turn requirements, incidents, and escaped defects into better coverage.
Lead through doing. Set standards, coach our QA team and testing partners, and coordinate coverage while remaining hands-on and driving testing yourself.
Who you are
An experienced quality engineer. You’ve owned testing for complex software and built or maintained automated suites that teams rely on.
A capable programmer. You can write readable test code, build fixtures and test harnesses, debug failures, and keep automation reliable in CI.
A systems thinker. You reason across clients, APIs, operating systems, and integrations. You know where mocks help and where real devices and end-to-end checks are essential.
An incisive investigator. You turn vague reports into reproducible bugs, use logs and other evidence to isolate causes, and distinguish product failures from test or environment failures.
Product-minded and detail-oriented. You care about usability, responsiveness, accessibility, and trust, and know which risks matter most to users.
A hands-on leader. You communicate clearly, coach others, and build useful processes in a fast-moving team. Experience with native apps, audio, speech recognition, or AI output evaluation is a plus.
Get to know us
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