We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to join our team, working on-site from our São Paulo office. In this role you will be a key member of our Engineering function, contributing directly to our goals and working closely with talented colleagues across the business.
This is a hands-on role with real ownership and impact. You will apply your skills in Selenium, Test Automation and API Testing to solve interesting problems, ship work you can be proud of and help us raise the bar for what we do. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, share your ideas openly and have the support you need to do your best work and grow along the way.
You will bring around 11 to 15 years of relevant experience and strong, practical knowledge of Selenium, Test Automation and API Testing. Just as important are clear communication, sound judgement, attention to detail and the ability to collaborate effectively with people across different teams and backgrounds. Experience leading projects, mentoring others and influencing decisions will set you up for success in this role.
Within your first few months, you will get up to speed with our products, processes and people, build strong working relationships across the team, and begin taking ownership of your own work. Over time, you will have the opportunity to deepen your expertise, take on broader scope and grow your career with us as the company continues to scale.
In return, we offer a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, competitive pay, meaningful benefits and the chance to do work that genuinely matters. We care about our people, invest in their growth and want everyone here to be able to do the best work of their careers.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Vanta Technologies is an equal-opportunity employer: we welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Apply today and tell us why you would be a great fit.
Responsibilities
As a Lead QA Engineer at Vanta Technologies, you will play a central role within our Engineering function and take ownership of a broad and varied set of responsibilities. Working alongside a collaborative, motivated team, your day-to-day duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:- Make and clearly communicate well-reasoned decisions, including difficult trade-offs.
- Represent your function in cross-functional and leadership discussions.
- Mentor, coach and support more junior team members, helping them grow and do their best work.
- Review the work of your peers, provide constructive feedback and help raise the overall quality bar of the codebase.
- Continuously monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks and drive improvements in reliability, latency and cost.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers and QA to ship reliable features on agreed timelines.
- Stay current with emerging tools, frameworks and industry trends, and evaluate how they could benefit our stack.
- Participate actively in design discussions, architecture reviews and technical planning sessions across the engineering organisation.
- Write clean, maintainable and well-documented code, and contribute to shared libraries, tooling and engineering best practices.
- Investigate, debug and resolve production issues, performing root-cause analysis and putting preventive measures in place.
- Translate product and business requirements into clear technical designs, breaking large problems into well-scoped, deliverable pieces of work.
- Take part in on-call rotations where required and respond promptly and calmly to incidents and outages.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and deployment processes to enable safe and frequent releases.
- Design, build and maintain high-quality, well-tested and scalable solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
- Document technical decisions, write runbooks and share knowledge so the wider team can operate and extend your work.
- Bring energy, curiosity and a solutions-focused mindset to everyday challenges.
- Adapt to changing priorities and remain calm, focused and effective in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
- Uphold the company's values, policies, security requirements and standards of professional conduct in all activities.
- Continuously develop your skills, seek feedback and stay current with the latest developments in your field.
- Represent the team and the company professionally in internal and external interactions.
- Participate constructively in team meetings, stand-ups, planning sessions, demos and retrospectives.
- Identify opportunities for improvement and bring forward practical ideas to make our products, processes and ways of working better.
- Contribute actively to a positive, inclusive, supportive and collaborative team culture.
- Communicate progress, risks and blockers clearly and proactively to your manager and relevant stakeholders.
- Support onboarding, knowledge-sharing and documentation so the wider team can learn, scale and succeed.
What we're looking for
11-15 years of professional experience in a QA Engineer or similar roleStrong working knowledge of Selenium, Test Automation and API Testing
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (Master's preferred)
Excellent communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills
Benefits
At Vanta Technologies, we believe that looking after our people is the foundation of doing great work. We offer a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits and perks package that supports your health, your finances, your growth and your life outside of work. When you join us, you can expect the following:- a generous annual leave allowance well above the statutory minimum, plus public holidays, because rest and time to recharge are essential to doing great, sustainable work.
- Thoughtful welcome kits, branded swag and little extras that make you feel part of the team.
- A results-focused environment that values outcomes and impact over hours logged at a desk.
- A performance-linked annual bonus that meaningfully rewards both your individual contribution and the company's success.
- Mental-health support including confidential counselling, an Employee Assistance Programme and a range of wellbeing resources.
- A competitive salary that is reviewed regularly and benchmarked against the market to keep your pay fair and current.
- Regular recognition and appreciation for great work, both publicly and privately.
- Flexible time-off arrangements and the trust to take the breaks you need, when you need them.
- Recognition of personal milestones with celebration leave and thoughtful gestures.
- A flat, low-ego environment where good ideas can come from anyone and are acted upon.
- Employee discounts and access to a curated range of partner perks, offers and benefits.
- Opportunities to attend, speak at and learn from industry events and conferences.
- a company-supported retirement savings plan, helping you build long-term financial security for the future.
- Full sponsorship for relevant professional certifications, memberships and qualifications.
- Personal accident and term life insurance providing financial protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
- Regular team lunches, celebrations, offsites and social events that make work more fun, human and connected.
- Allowances and reimbursements for work-related expenses, handled quickly and without unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Access to telemedicine and online doctor consultations so you can get care quickly, wherever you are.
- Company-funded health insurance with access to a wide network of hospitals and clinics, plus an annual preventive health check-up.
- Flexible working hours that let you do your best work while balancing your personal life and commitments.
- The chance to do meaningful, high-impact work alongside talented, friendly, humble and ambitious colleagues.
- Structured mentorship, regular feedback and clear, transparent career-progression frameworks to help you grow.
- Protected time for learning, regular internal knowledge-sharing sessions and access to leading online learning platforms.
- A real commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, with employee resource groups and an open, respectful culture.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (Master's preferred)