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Sr. Engineering Operations & QA Lead

Playcast, Everett, Washington, us, 98213

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On-site Everett, WA area (I-5 corridor) Reports To:

CTO / VP of Engineering (Trey Overton) Sr. Engineering Operations & QA Lead Location:

On-site Everett, WA area (I-5 corridor) Reports To:

CTO / VP of Engineering (Trey Overton) About Playcast

Playcast is a

peer-to-peer streaming application

delivering

shared, real-time gaming experiences

with ultra-low latency. Were an aggressively startup-minded team, backed by fresh investor funding, and building a product designed to disrupt how people play together online. Our tech stack spans

AWS cloud services

, modern (JavaScript) web frameworks, native (C++) Windows integration, and advanced networking. We move fast, innovate constantly, and believe in

data-driven decision-making

to guide team success. The Role

Were looking for a hands-on

Engineering Operations & QA Lead

to manage two small but high-impact teams: Ops Team (3 people):

Owns DevOps, internal tools, analytics, and the foundation for future AI capabilities. QA Team (2 people):

Owns all testing efforts and will lead the charge in building our automated testing suite from the ground up. This is a

player-coach

roleyoull be directly involved in technical work while also guiding these teams toward measurable success. As we grow, these responsibilities will split into two dedicated leadership roles, but right now we need a versatile, experienced leader who can make both areas thrive. What Youll Do

Operations Lead our AWS-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling. Drive improvements in reliability, cost efficiency, and observability. Guide adoption of automation and AI-assisted development workflows. Establish and track metrics for deploy velocity, uptime, and operational health. Quality Assurance Build out our automated test strategy and integrate it into our CI/CD workflows. Oversee functional, regression, performance, and integration testing. Mentor engineers in writing and maintaining automated test coverage. Track and act on quality metricsrelease readiness, regression frequency, test pass rates. Leadership Manage two small teams, providing direction, prioritization, and mentorship. Set measurable goals for both Ops and QA and ensure accountability. Work cross-functionally with development leadership to deliver high-quality, rapid releases. What Were Looking For

510 years in engineering, with leadership experience in

both DevOps/operations

and

QA/test automation

. Deep expertise in

AWS

services (ECS, EC2, IAM, CloudWatch, S3, RDS, etc.). Strong CI/CD experience and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation). Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, etc.). Proven track record of building and acting on data-driven engineering metrics. Comfortable working in a

fast-moving, early-stage startup

with shifting priorities. Why You Might Love This

You get to

shape two foundational teams

at a company poised for rapid growth. Youll have

hands-on influence

in both infrastructure and product quality. Were

backed by new funding

, so youll have resources to grow your team. On-site role in the

Everett, WA area

, with a focus on making the commute as convenient as possible despite regional traffic challenges. Our product is

fun

youll help bring gaming innovation to life. Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Employment type

Full-time Job function

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology Industries

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