Head of QA, Goodnotes
£115-175k
+ Equity
Top-rated note-taking app
Open for applications
Top-rated note-taking app
201-500 employees
Open for applications
£115-175k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower people with knowledge through digital paper and innovations. We're reimagining what productivity looks like through a digital pen and paper!
Role
Who you are
- You have significant experience in QA management, providing leadership to a large scale distributed team
- You have managed managers before
- You have implemented automation frameworks from scratch, transforming manual QA to automation, test driven development
- You have a background in ‘hands on’ manual and automation testing across iOS, Web, Windows and Android applications
- Experience in building and implementing proactive automation strategies
- You have experience working in cross-platform, product focused, B2C companies with millions of users
- Strong understanding of software development life cycles and QA methodologies
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, use of Jira, TestRail or similar software management tools
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- You are a fantastic communicator, you can work alongside Engineering managers to drive coding standards
- Experience in real-time collaborative application (e.g. Google Doc, Microsoft Office, Notion) is a plus
What the job involves
- At Goodnotes, we are searching for a dynamic Head of Quality Assurance to lead our QA team
- In this pivotal role, you will create and implement strategies with an automation-first approach, shaping the future of quality assurance for our scalable, high-performance productivity applications
- Your leadership will play a key role in designing a cutting-edge QA strategy across our range of consumer and business products that ensures seamless collaboration and top-tier performance for millions of users worldwide
- With a large team of QA and engineers, you will foster innovation and efficiency, transforming our testing landscape to meet ever evolving demands
- Lead and manage the QA function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. (Own the quality of the overall software products)
- Develop comprehensive QA strategies with both automated and manual testing methodologies
- Collaborate with the development teams to integrate QA processes into the software development lifecycle
- Oversee the creation and execution of test plans and test cases. Analyze results identify issues and trends, and provide actionable insights for continuous improvement
- Lead the team to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
- Ensure scalability and reliability of testing environments and tools
- Manage and evolve bug tracking and resolution processes
- Stay current with new testing tools and test strategies, and implement best practices in QA processes
- Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning
Application process
- An introductory call with someone from our talent acquisition team. They want to hear more about your background, what you are looking for, and why you’d like to join Goodnotes
- 1 hour behavioural interview with SVP of Engineering, asking questions around your experience and management skills
- 1 hours technical interview testing technical domain and automation knowledge
- 45 minute panel interview, presenting one of your passions to the team and questions around culture
- 1 hour interview with our CEO
- Note: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including verification of employment, education, and criminal records
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Goodnotes is a digital note-taking tool for handwritten notes and (formerly) paper-based information. Thanks to its signature vector ink engine, the app delivers a precise and natural writing experience. It can read handwriting and allow users to search it, as well as convert it to text for easy sharing into other apps or even web pages. Goodnotes also supports importing, searching, and navigation through PDF, PowerPoint, Word, image files, and more.
The platform is available across iPhone, iPad and Mac. One of the leading note-taking solutions on the App Store (with over 14,000 positive reviews) it competes with apps like Notability and Paper by WeTransfer. Founded in Hong Kong, Goodnotes now operates across the UK with over 80 employees, working on building additional products alongside its core app.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
39% female employees
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Focus on employee wellbeing
"Company cares about each and everyones wellbeing. A monthly budget is provided for everyone to take care of their physical and mental wellbeing. You..."
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2020
$6m
SEED
Total funding: $6m
Company benefits
- Meaningful equity options in a fast-growing company
- Monthly budget for personal growth development & yearly budget for professional development
- Monthly health & wellness budget - used for gyms, massages, treatments etc.
- MacBook Pro/your choice of hardware
- Flexible working hours and remote working opportunities
- Annual offsite
- Noise cancelling headphones
- Work from home budget to upgrade your home office
- 30 days holiday (plus public holidays)
- Health insurance for you and dependants
Company values
- Dream big
- Be user obsessed
- Build great things
- Operate as an owner
- Win like a sports team
- Learn and grow fast
- Share our passion
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Steven Chan
(Founder & CEO)Goodnotes was created from Steven's frustration with taking readable and reusable handwritten notes on his first iPad. Since then, the company has grown to millions of happy users.
Paul Onnen
(Senior Vice President of Engineering)Paul loves building things that help make people's lives better and they are using this experience to help Goodnotes be successful as we continue to grow.
Minh Tran
(COO)Minh is a seasoned people and business leader who is obsessed with searching for the world’s best talent and building winning teams that are highly skilled, innovative, and passionate.
Rowena Chung
(Director of Product)Rowena leads product discovery and strategy across Goodnotes' product group. She is committed to understanding the users’ needs and enhancing their productivity and experience with the app.
People progressing
Bret joined Goodnotes in 2018 as a senior software engineer. In 2023 he was promoted to a principal engineer.
Joined Goodnotes in 2021 as a Senior ML engineer and is now a Senior Engineering Manager, leading a product team to build an incredible AI productivity experience impacting millions of users.
Cam joined Goodnotes as a Senior Brand Designer and 3 years later became our Global Brand Design Lead!
Rammy joined Goodnotes as a Senior QA Engineer in December 2019, transitioned to QA lead after 2.5 years and again to QA manager after 4 months
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Goodnotes
Vivien Ko (People Ops Manager)
- We are a team of c 270, from 39 different countries... and still growing
- We believe diverse teams create better outcomes for users, teams, and businesses
- Learn more about one of our Female Directors https://www.goodnotes.com/blog/rowena-product-manager
- We know there's still a lot more we need to do - and we want you to be part of helping us on our DE&I journey!
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