About Gapstars

Gapstars is a Netherlands-based software development services provider that builds remote, agile teams in Sri Lanka and Portugal for innovative tech companies. Today, we are home to 300+ TechStars and innovative minds, turning scalable software into performance products that shape the future. Our partners are highly ambitious tech companies that are looking to conquer their respective markets.

About the Role

The Quality Assurance Lead is responsible for structurally improving and safeguarding software quality and security across the product team. This role focuses on building a practical and scalable quality foundation, improving release stability, and ensuring that quality and security are embedded early in the development lifecycle. You will combine hands-on execution with strategic direction, working closely with engineering and product teams to reduce production issues, improve testing practices, and increase overall team maturity

Responsibilities

1.QA Strategy and Maturity Development

● Assess current QA practices and identify gaps in testing coverage and processes

● Define and maintain a clear, practical QA strategy aligned with team maturity

● Establish quality standards such as Definition of Done and release readiness criteria

● Identify risks and translate them into actionable improvements

2. Test Coverage and Automation

● Improve test coverage across backend (API) and frontend

● Introduce structured approaches to integration testing and regression testing

● Guide implementation of automated tests within CI/CD pipelines

● Improve reliability and effectiveness of automated checks

3. Production Stability and Root Cause Analysis

● Monitor production issues using logs, metrics, and error tracking tools

● Identify recurring issues and perform root cause analysis

● Work with engineering teams to implement structural fixes, not just patches

● Reduce regression rates and improve release predictability

4. Security and Risk Management

● Act as a point of contact for application-level security topics

● Support triage, prioritization, and follow-up of security findings

● Ensure vulnerabilities are resolved and validated appropriately

● Translate secure coding principles (e.g. OWASP) into practical team guidelines

5. Quality in Development

● Ensure quality checks are integrated into development and release workflows

● Support teams in validating features across different customer scenarios, data sets, and integration points

● Improve validation beyond happy-path testing

6. Team Enablement

● Coach engineers on writing effective tests and thinking beyond happy paths

● Support Product Owners in improving acceptance criteria and ensuring requirements are testable

● Increase overall team awareness and maturity in quality and secure coding practices