Lead Quality Engineer

Axos Bank

Target Range:

$90,000.00 /Yr. - $110,000.00 /Yr.

Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10%

Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10%

These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.

About This Job

This position will be on-site and located at our HQ at San Diego, California. Remote or Hybrid is not available.

Axos Bank is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer with a strong background in testing web and mobile applications, particularly in the online banking domain. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with automation frameworks—either UI or API—and a passion for delivering high-quality, secure, and user-friendly digital banking experiences. Experience with low-code/no-code automation platforms like Testim is a plus. You’ll be leading a fast-paced quality engineering team that values precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

In our quality engineering organization, we are on a journey from traditional QA to modern QE. This transformation emphasizes test automation, AI-driven test case generation, and robust test data management. We proactively tackle challenges like stabilizing test environments and scaling automation using tools such as Testim and Postman. Our engineers are empowered to take ownership, innovate with purpose, and continuously raise the bar for quality.

Responsibilities 

• Lead organization-wide quality initiatives with an automation-first and AI-first mindset. 

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile applications. 

• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives as part of an Agile team. 

• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other quality engineers to understand requirements and define test strategies. 

• Oversee release coordination activities and provide formal Quality endorsement confirming the project’s readiness for deployment. 

• Maintain standardized quality dashboards for each project to monitor key metrics and performance indicators. 

• Attend project status meetings to showcase automation and AI impact. 

• Escalate quality-related conflicts to QE management. 

• Mentor QEs through 1-on-1 guidance and peer review sessions. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 

• 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on leading a team of 6 or more. 

• Proficiency in at least one area of automation: UI automation using frameworks like Selenium or Cypress, mobile automation using Appium, or API automation using tools such as Postman or RestAssured. 

• Experience testing both web UI and mobile applications (iOS and Android). 

• Experience working with SQL databases for test data validation and backend verification. 

• Exposure to low-code/no-code automation platforms such as Testim is a plus. 

• Familiarity with AI fundamentals and AI usage in software testing 

• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes. 

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices. 

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate issues and collaborate across teams. 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 

• Experience in the banking or fintech industry is a plus.

Axos Employee Benefits May Include:

About Axos

Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.

Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).

Learn more about working at Axos

Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test:

All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Functions and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.