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We are looking for a POS QA Test Lead to drive quality across our Point-of-Sale (POS) systems and embedded services. This role will be responsible for leading test strategy, building robust automation, and ensuring high-quality releases in a fast-paced, agile environment.

You will work closely with developers and product teams as an embedded QA Test lead within a scrum team, while reporting to the POS QA Manager.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• 5+ years of experience in Android test automation.
• Proficiency in Kotlin or Java for Android development.
• Solid experience with Node.js and TypeScript, including writing and maintaining automated tests.
• Experience with test frameworks such as Mocha (or similar).
• Hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks such as Playwright.
• Experience testing Android applications using frameworks like Appium.
• Experience working with MQTT or similar Pub/Sub systems (e.g., WebSockets, SSE).
• Experience testing GraphQL APIs, including complex queries and mutations.
• Familiarity with cloud environments and containerized deployments (Docker, container registries).
• Strong understanding of Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience debugging and analyzing logs across distributed services.
• Proficiency with Jira or similar tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience with POS systems or Quick service restaurant technology.
• Experience with performance testing and load generation.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Experience with real-time data systems.
• Exposure to test data management and environment orchestration.

Why Join Us

• Work on a critical POS platform used at scale.
• Be a technical leader in QA and influence quality strategy.
• Collaborate in a fast-moving engineering environment.
• Drive an automation-first testing culture.

Salary Range: 121,600 - 142,900 annually + bonus eligibility. 

This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate's location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here. 

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• 5+ years of experience in Android test automation.
• Proficiency in Kotlin or Java for Android development.
• Solid experience with Node.js and TypeScript, including writing and maintaining automated tests.
• Experience with test frameworks such as Mocha (or similar).
• Hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks such as Playwright.
• Experience testing Android applications using frameworks like Appium.
• Experience working with MQTT or similar Pub/Sub systems (e.g., WebSockets, SSE).
• Experience testing GraphQL APIs, including complex queries and mutations.
• Familiarity with cloud environments and containerized deployments (Docker, container registries).
• Strong understanding of Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience debugging and analyzing logs across distributed services.
• Proficiency with Jira or similar tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience with POS systems or Quick service restaurant technology.
• Experience with performance testing and load generation.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Experience with real-time data systems.
• Exposure to test data management and environment orchestration.

Why Join Us

• Work on a critical POS platform used at scale.
• Be a technical leader in QA and influence quality strategy.
• Collaborate in a fast-moving engineering environment.
• Drive an automation-first testing culture.

• Develop and maintain automated tests for new feature functionality within the sprint.
• Build and expand automated regression test suites to ensure stability of existing features.
• Define, estimate, prioritize, and coordinate testing activities within the scrum team.
• Contribute to and enhance internally built test automation frameworks.
• Design scalable and maintainable test strategies for UI, API, and integration testing.
• Identify, log, and track defects, ensuring clear and actionable bug reports.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps to ensure shift-left testing practices.
• Analyze failures across distributed systems, including logs, traces, and service interactions.
• Ensure quality across end-to-end POS workflows, including offline/online scenarios and edge cases.
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated tests are integrated into release workflows.
•  Mentor and guide QA engineers, fostering a culture of automation and quality ownership.