Vice President of Platform Quality & Stability
Job Summary
Job Description
Xsolla is seeking a Vice President of Platform Quality & Stability to lead quality engineering, testing, and platform reliability initiatives. This executive role will drive strategic quality transformation, modernize QA practices, and ensure platform reliability, performance, and scalability. Key responsibilities include defining and driving the QA vision, championing quality culture, modernizing legacy QA approaches with automation, standardizing practices, managing KPIs, ensuring platform stability through load and chaos testing, overseeing release management, and leading QA and performance engineering teams. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of experience in software engineering/QA with 7+ years in leadership, deep expertise in automated testing, performance testing, release engineering, and CI/CD.
Must have:
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering/QA
- 7+ years in executive leadership roles
- Proven success modernizing/scaling QA practices
- Deep expertise in automated testing, performance testing, release engineering
- Track record of building QA strategies and driving KPIs
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills
- Hands-on experience with modern toolchains (K6, Selenium, Cypress, etc.)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent
Good to have:
- Experience with AI-powered tools for testing
- Experience with CI/CD-integrated testing and shift-left strategies
- Experience with Kubernetes
Perks:
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off
- Personalized career roadmap
- Investment in professional development (training, education)
16 skills required
Job Details
ABOUT US
At Xsolla, we believe that great games begin as ideas, driven by the curiosity, dedication, and grit of creators around the world. Our mission is to empower these visionaries by providing the support and resources they need to bring their games to life. We are committed to leveling the playing field, ensuring that every creator has the opportunity to share their passion with the world.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Berlin, Seoul, and beyond, we partner with industry leaders like Valve, Twitch, and Ubisoft to clear the paths for innovation in gaming. Our global reach spans over 200 geographies, offering more than 700 payment methods in 130+ currencies.
Longevity Opportunity Vision Enjoy the game!
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Vice President of Platform Quality & Stability to lead and evolve our quality engineering, testing, and platform reliability initiatives. This executive role is pivotal in driving strategic quality transformation, shaping the future of our QA practices, and ensuring our platforms are reliable, performant, and scalable.
As the VP, you will own the company-wide quality charter, build cross-functional alignment, and lead efforts to modernize and standardize testing and quality practices across multiple engineering teams. You will be accountable for production stability, test automation, release readiness, and deploying best-in-class quality and performance strategies
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Quality Leadership
- Define and drive the QA and platform stability vision aligned with company goals.
- Be the organizational voice and advocate for quality and platform stability across all levels of engineering.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement and proactive quality ownership.
- Modernization & Automation
- Overhaul and modernize legacy QA approaches with a forward-thinking, automation-first mindset.
- Establish and expand robust automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, system, regression, performance).
- Evaluate and adopt AI-powered tools to optimize test creation, prioritization, execution, and defect prediction. Champion the roll-out and execution across the Engineering organization.
- Lead adoption of CI/CD-integrated testing, shift-left strategies, and test observability.
- Standardization & Best Practices
- Develop and enforce standardized quality engineering practices, processes, and tools across all teams.
- Build scalable QA strategies for fast-moving engineering organizations with complex product portfolios.
- Define and guide software quality maturity models for teams to evolve through.
- KPI & Metric-Driven Execution
- Identify, define, and evangelize quality KPIs (e.g., defect escape rate, automation coverage, MTTR, test effectiveness).
- Use metrics and insights to drive decisions, identify bottlenecks, and improve test coverage and velocity.
- Present actionable reporting to executive leadership, product, and engineering partners.
- Platform Stability & Readiness
- Own production readiness, including load testing, fault injection, and incident simulation.
- Establish scalable performance testing and chaos engineering practices.
- Partner with SRE and DevOps to ensure resilient architectures, pre-release validation, and incident prevention.
- Release Management & Deployment Oversight
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Operations to refine the release process.
- Ensure high-quality, repeatable, and secure release pipelines with rollback and canary strategies.
- Build release gates, risk assessments, and go/no-go criteria for critical launches.
- Team Leadership & Development
- Build, scale, and mentor high-performing QA, test automation, and performance engineering teams.
- Cultivate a data-driven, ownership-oriented, and collaborative team culture.
- Promote talent development, succession planning, and career growth.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, QA, or platform operations, with 7+ years in executive leadership roles.
- Proven success modernizing and scaling QA/test engineering practices in high-growth environments.
- Deep expertise in automated testing, performance/load testing, release engineering, and continuous delivery.
- Track record of building measurable QA strategies and driving impactful KPIs.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Hands-on experience with modern toolchains (e.g., K6, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Gatling, JMeter, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, etc.).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Xsolla is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Fair Chance Act.
Criminal History Consideration:
For the Chief of Staff role, we will conduct a background check that may include the following:
- Criminal history check
- Employment verification
- Education verification
- Credit history check
- Professional license verification
Relevance to Job Responsibilities:
The background check is relevant to this position because of the following role responsibilities:
- Handling sensitive financial information/managing budgets/accessing funds
- Accessing confidential company data
- Accessing confidential employee data
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
Rights Under the Fair Chance Act:
Applicants are encouraged to inquire about their rights under the Fair Chance Act. If you have questions regarding our hiring practices or your qualifications, please contact careers@xsolla.com.
Benefits:
We are passionate about fostering a supportive environment for our team, so we prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our employees and their families through a comprehensive Benefits Program. This includes 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans, unlimited Flexible Time Off, and a personalized career roadmap for each employee. By investing in professional development through training and educational opportunities, we ensure that our team thrives both personally and professionally. Together, we’re not just building a business; we’re cultivating a community that values creativity, collaboration, and the transformative power of play.
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