Software Test Manager Jobs
Software Test Manager jobs are open across fintech, healthtech, enterprise software, and defense, from mid-level to director, with specializations in automation strategy, QA process ownership, and release management. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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The Role
What You’ll Work On
- Implement test strategy with feature teams on a major project or area of Rally, and agree up front on what must be true for high-impact changes and who proves it
- Test Rally against defined system properties and invariants, especially those pertaining to scalability, resiliency, and performance at customer scale
- Design test infrastructure and fixtures that serve both test and development, weigh their tradeoffs with peers, and see them through implementation to adoption
- Build tests that return a clear verdict on well-defined system behaviors
- Advise feature developers as they own the development-loop tests for their own changes
- Test that Rally’s failures are diagnosable, so customers and support can tell what broke and why
- Review past production incidents with Support Engineering to find gaps in how we test
- Mentor other SDETs, and improve the practices and tools the team uses
What Success Looks Like
- First 90 days. You’re shaping the test strategy for a major project, know the test infrastructure well enough to support and refine its design, and feature teams coordinate with you to ensure releases ship with confidence.
- First year. You drive test strategy for a major area of Rally and have defined and tested its system properties. Feature developers use fixtures you designed, and other SDETs come to you for guidance.
What You’ll Bring
- A track record of driving test strategy for microservice-based systems, cloud-hosted systems, or single-page web applications with minimal direction
- Experience designing test infrastructure and frameworks, and explaining their tradeoffs to peers
- Experience testing how systems behave under load and failure, beyond functional correctness
- Experience applying AI agents to test work, or driving test on an AI-forward engineering team, and a clear sense of when agent-written tests check the implementation instead of the intent
- Strong ability to read and understand Python, Javascript, or another programming language commonly used in test
- Experience applying software or system design principles in the test domain
- Curiosity about how and why systems fail, and the discipline to learn new systems and technologies in depth
- The ability to explain deeply technical topics to non-technical audiences, and to adjust how you communicate for customers, management, or peers
Nice to Have
- Experience with load, performance, or fault-injection testing tools
- Experience running automated tests in CI pipelines
- Experience with pytest or similar test frameworks
- Experience with Robot Framework
- Experience mentoring other engineers
- Familiarity with professional media formats and tools, such as codecs, container formats, media encoders, and metadata management
How We Work
- We’re small and distributed. Most of our collaboration happens over Slack and Zoom, across time zones. You’ll own what you build, and you’ll work closely with people outside your immediate team.
- Engineers stay close to customers. You’ll hear directly from the people using what you build. When something goes wrong in production, the team that owns the code helps fix it.
- We dig for root causes. When something breaks, we find out why instead of patching the symptom and moving on.
- We ship, then refine. We work in short sprints and improve things over time instead of waiting for a perfect first version.
How We Use AI
Logistics
- This is a remote role, open to candidates across the United States
- Occasional travel may be required, but is not core to this role
- Interview process: introductory call, AI proficiency interview, team technical interview, interview project, interview project presentation, and founders interview
Compensation and Benefits
You Should Be Interested in SDVI Because:
- You are looking for your next big challenge
- You are looking for a company that welcomes your talent virtually
- You want teammates you can learn from, and who will learn from you
- You want to be part of a team that respects individuals and their work
- You consider the big picture and your contribution to it
SDVI offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, medical, vision, dental, 401(k) match, and stock options in a stimulating and rewarding distributed work environment.
SDVI is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in our workforce. We maintain a courteous work environment that recognizes the dignity and worth of each employee. SDVI respects the individual needs of employees and is an equal-opportunity employer.
The Role
What You’ll Work On
- Implement test strategy with feature teams on a major project or area of Rally, and agree up front on what must be true for high-impact changes and who proves it
- Test Rally against defined system properties and invariants, especially those pertaining to scalability, resiliency, and performance at customer scale
- Design test infrastructure and fixtures that serve both test and development, weigh their tradeoffs with peers, and see them through implementation to adoption
- Build tests that return a clear verdict on well-defined system behaviors
- Advise feature developers as they own the development-loop tests for their own changes
- Test that Rally’s failures are diagnosable, so customers and support can tell what broke and why
- Review past production incidents with Support Engineering to find gaps in how we test
- Mentor other SDETs, and improve the practices and tools the team uses
What Success Looks Like
- First 90 days. You’re shaping the test strategy for a major project, know the test infrastructure well enough to support and refine its design, and feature teams coordinate with you to ensure releases ship with confidence.
- First year. You drive test strategy for a major area of Rally and have defined and tested its system properties. Feature developers use fixtures you designed, and other SDETs come to you for guidance.
What You’ll Bring
- A track record of driving test strategy for microservice-based systems, cloud-hosted systems, or single-page web applications with minimal direction
- Experience designing test infrastructure and frameworks, and explaining their tradeoffs to peers
- Experience testing how systems behave under load and failure, beyond functional correctness
- Experience applying AI agents to test work, or driving test on an AI-forward engineering team, and a clear sense of when agent-written tests check the implementation instead of the intent
- Strong ability to read and understand Python, Javascript, or another programming language commonly used in test
- Experience applying software or system design principles in the test domain
- Curiosity about how and why systems fail, and the discipline to learn new systems and technologies in depth
- The ability to explain deeply technical topics to non-technical audiences, and to adjust how you communicate for customers, management, or peers
Nice to Have
- Experience with load, performance, or fault-injection testing tools
- Experience running automated tests in CI pipelines
- Experience with pytest or similar test frameworks
- Experience with Robot Framework
- Experience mentoring other engineers
- Familiarity with professional media formats and tools, such as codecs, container formats, media encoders, and metadata management
How We Work
- We’re small and distributed. Most of our collaboration happens over Slack and Zoom, across time zones. You’ll own what you build, and you’ll work closely with people outside your immediate team.
- Engineers stay close to customers. You’ll hear directly from the people using what you build. When something goes wrong in production, the team that owns the code helps fix it.
- We dig for root causes. When something breaks, we find out why instead of patching the symptom and moving on.
- We ship, then refine. We work in short sprints and improve things over time instead of waiting for a perfect first version.
How We Use AI
Logistics
- This is a remote role, open to candidates across the United States
- Occasional travel may be required, but is not core to this role
- Interview process: introductory call, AI proficiency interview, team technical interview, interview project, interview project presentation, and founders interview
Compensation and Benefits
You Should Be Interested in SDVI Because:
- You are looking for your next big challenge
- You are looking for a company that welcomes your talent virtually
- You want teammates you can learn from, and who will learn from you
- You want to be part of a team that respects individuals and their work
- You consider the big picture and your contribution to it
SDVI offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, medical, vision, dental, 401(k) match, and stock options in a stimulating and rewarding distributed work environment.
SDVI is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in our workforce. We maintain a courteous work environment that recognizes the dignity and worth of each employee. SDVI respects the individual needs of employees and is an equal-opportunity employer.
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Who's Hiring
- Apple33
- Northrop Grumman25
- Lockheed Martin17
- CACI International13
- Sony Interactive Entertainment13
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software40
- Medical Devices7
- Aerospace & Defense6
- Consulting & Professional Services6
- Manufacturing5
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in software test manager jobs.
- 5+ years of QA experience with at least 2 years in a people management role
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
- Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD integrated test pipelines
- Experience defining and tracking quality metrics like defect escape rate and test coverage
- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies and cross-functional sprint collaboration
- ISTQB certification or equivalent formal QA credential preferred by many employers
Tips for Your Software Test Manager Job Search
Quantify defect reduction on your resume
Hiring managers want numbers, not duties. Replace phrases like 'managed QA team' with outcomes: defect escape rates you reduced, release cycles you shortened, or test coverage percentages you improved. Generic QA bullets get passed over fast.
List your automation stack by version
Postings for software test managers almost always specify tools. Name the exact frameworks you've used, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, and the CI pipelines you've integrated them with. Version-level specificity signals hands-on depth, not just oversight.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists software test manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your testing domain
Filter for openings that call out your specific domain, mobile, API, performance, or embedded systems. Hiring teams read domain-matched applicants differently than generalists, and your cover note should mirror the exact terminology from the posting.
Prepare a process improvement story for interviews
Interviewers for manager-level QA roles almost always ask how you changed a testing process, not just what you tested. Have a crisp example ready: what was broken, what you built or changed, and how you measured the result.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
Before accepting an offer, clarify team size, whether you own test strategy or inherit it, and how much you interact with product and engineering. Those factors affect your day-to-day authority more than the title and are easier to negotiate early.
Software Test Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most software test managers?
Apple, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin are hiring the most software test managers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Texas, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong at companies scaling their automation programs or preparing for major platform releases.
How many software test manager jobs are remote?
About 61% of software test manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer flexibility for experienced QA leaders. Roles focused on automation strategy and process governance tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to hardware, embedded systems, or on-site release cycles more often require a physical presence.
How do you become a software test manager?
Start by building deep hands-on QA experience as an individual contributor, covering both manual and automated testing. Move into a lead or senior QA role where you mentor others and own a testing workstream. From there, demonstrate process ownership, such as building a framework or defining a test strategy, and take on direct reports or cross-team coordination. Most employers also want to see a consistent record of shipping quality software on time.
Can you get a software test manager job with limited management experience?
Yes, but you'll need to show evidence of informal leadership even without a formal title. Leading a testing initiative, mentoring junior engineers, owning a test automation build, or driving a quality process change all signal readiness for a manager role. Applying to companies promoting from within or posting 'first-time manager' openings increases your odds when direct management experience is thin.
What does the software test manager interview process look like?
Most processes start with a recruiter screen, then a hiring manager conversation focused on your QA philosophy and leadership style. A technical round typically follows, where you discuss your automation experience, tool choices, and how you structure a test strategy. Final rounds usually include a panel with engineering or product stakeholders and a behavioral interview exploring how you've handled release pressure, team conflicts, or quality failures.
Where can I find and apply to software test manager jobs?
You can find and apply to software test manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level, industry, and testing domain, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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