How to hire an engineer lead quality assurance lead

How to hire an engineer lead quality assurance lead, step by step

Here's a step-by-step engineer lead quality assurance lead hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an engineer lead quality assurance lead job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new engineer lead quality assurance lead
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an engineer lead quality assurance lead, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect engineer lead quality assurance lead also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of engineer lead quality assurance lead salaries for various roles:

   Type of Engineer Lead Quality Assurance Lead	Description	Hourly rate
   Engineer Lead Quality Assurance Lead		$40-68
   Software Engineer	A software engineer is a computer science professional who is responsible for the development of information systems, designing and building computer systems software and applications software. They often prefer to call themselves as a software developer or computer programmer... Show more	$35-65
   Lead Engineer	A lead engineer's duties vary on their line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities will revolve around overseeing the progress of operations and performance of the workforce, ensuring that everything is running smoothly... Show more	$28-57

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Java
   • Jira
   • Regression
   • API
   • Scrum
   • Test Scripts
   • Test Data
   • Selenium Webdriver
   • Jenkins
   • UI
   • Test Results
   • C++
   • C #
   • Manual Test Cases

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   Responsibilities:

   • Maintain coordination between onsite and offshore very smooth with daily status calls and achieve timely and quality deliverable.
   • Perform SOA web services SIF API using SoapUI to test row-level locking feature XU SP2.
   • Monitor performance using profiling tool for window, Linux and Unix operating system.
   • Participate in Agile/Scrum SDLC performing software testing, QA planning, implementation and execution activities.
   • Involve in production enhancement with SDLC team, test minor release and discuss all open items with team.
   • Work as software quality assurance engineer and test an API base application that transfer real-time data using WITSML protocol.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your engineer lead quality assurance lead job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An engineer lead quality assurance lead can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, engineers lead quality assurance lead' average salary in arkansas is 37% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level engineers lead quality assurance lead 40% less than senior-level engineers lead quality assurance lead.
   • Certifications. An engineer lead quality assurance lead with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an engineer lead quality assurance lead's salary.

   Average engineer lead quality assurance lead salary

   $110,007yearly

   $52.89 hourly rate

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   Entry-level engineer lead quality assurance lead salary

   $85,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

   Average engineer lead quality assurance lead salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$138,705	$67
   2	Washington	$119,437	$57
   3	New York	$111,333	$54
   4	New Jersey	$104,208	$50
   5	Virginia	$102,324	$49
   6	Massachusetts	$100,782	$48
   7	District of Columbia	$99,793	$48
   8	Texas	$98,560	$47
   9	Pennsylvania	$96,757	$47
   10	Arizona	$95,715	$46
   11	North Carolina	$95,660	$46
   12	Minnesota	$95,238	$46
   13	Utah	$94,965	$46
   14	Illinois	$92,514	$44
   15	Georgia	$92,335	$44
   16	Colorado	$89,998	$43
   17	Ohio	$89,469	$43
   18	Florida	$87,210	$42
   19	Kansas	$86,103	$41

   Average engineer lead quality assurance lead salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$154,657	$74.35	2,920
   2	Apple	$143,720	$69.10	571
   3	Flipboard	$143,645	$69.06
   4	Microsoft	$138,174	$66.43	496
   5	Qumu	$135,202	$65.00
   6	Discovery	$133,997	$64.42
   7	Earnest Research	$131,991	$63.46	4
   8	Credit Sesame	$131,548	$63.24
   9	LendingClub	$130,910	$62.94	5
   10	Synack	$128,500	$61.78	4
   11	Insomniac Games	$128,224	$61.65
   12	Mango Languages	$127,888	$61.48
   13	Medallia	$126,997	$61.06
   14	AMC Networks	$125,735	$60.45
   15	Expedia Group	$123,672	$59.46	77
   16	Cornerstone	$123,307	$59.28
   17	City National Bank	$123,205	$59.23	9
   18	Macy's	$123,120	$59.19	5
   19	iZotope	$121,805	$58.56
   20	VMware	$121,506	$58.42	1

4. Writing an engineer lead quality assurance lead job description

   A job description for an engineer lead quality assurance lead role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an engineer lead quality assurance lead job description:

   Engineer lead quality assurance lead job description example

   · 5+ Years of experience in QA test

   · Leadership skills

   · Solid communications skills both written and oral

   · Atten to detail

   · Ability to work with remote teams

   Nice to have:

   · Desire to change the world by building a green technology

   About the Organization

   SurePrep's software solutions 1040SCAN, SPbinder and TaxCaddy plus onshore and offshore tax preparation outsource services allow accounting firms to increase productivity and profitability while promoting a completely digital tax workflow. SurePrep provides the most automated solutions available to streamline the entire 1040 process for both the CPA and taxpayer. Wea re proud to offer a truly green technology for a paper laden industry!

   Who we are:

   At SurePrep we believe in honestly and ethics. We strive to maintain a reputation of honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility, integrity, trust, and sound business judgment. SurePrep employees are empowered to innovate and work autonomously, without micro-managing or handholding. We value on the quality of work produced rather than the number of hours logged. Achievements are regularly celebrated, we are driven by one common goal, passionate about the purpose of our work. We believe in open doors, open lines, and open communication.

   We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

   Company DescriptionSurePrep has become one of the fastest growing software companies in Orange County. Our software solutions such as 1040SCAN, SPbinder and TaxCaddy plus onshore and offshore tax preparation outsource services allow accounting firms to increase productivity and profitability while promoting a completely digital tax workflow. SurePrep provides the most automated solutions available to streamline the entire 1040 process for both the CPA and taxpayer. We seek out the brightest candidates capable of tackling the ever-evolving tech industry while maintaining a reputation that has lasted over 20 years. Our employees make SurePrep LLC. Our company culture and competitive compensations are a few reasons why we attract and maintain top talent.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right engineer lead quality assurance lead for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your engineer lead quality assurance lead job on Zippia to find and attract quality engineer lead quality assurance lead candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting engineers lead quality assurance lead requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with an engineer lead quality assurance lead applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new engineer lead quality assurance lead

   Once you've decided on a perfect engineer lead quality assurance lead candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new engineer lead quality assurance lead. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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