Lead QA Engineer for AI Headphones

Bragi was founded in 2013 and launched the world's first Truly Wireless Earphones in 2015 (yes, a whole 12 months before the Airpods...)

Since then, We have evolved from a promising startup to a market-moving creator of innovative technology, opening the new category of Truly Wireless Earphones. Bragi transformed into a software enabler for consumer brands, focusing on scaling its technology after investing more than $90 million in software and AI.

Now we are a leader in the AI headphone space, known for our smart devices that integrate seamlessly into users' lives. With a focus on innovation and user experience, we are driving the evolution of wearable technology

Lead QA Engineer

This is a remote role but you are welcome to join us in the Munich office

For this role you will work as the Lead Engineer for Bragi's manual testing domain

• Be the technical domain owner for firmware and system software validation, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and best practices across all QA activities


• Define and maintain the QA Domain Roadmap in alignment with the Head of QA


• Promote and ensure that common methodologies, processes, documentation standards and QA tools are applied across all teams


• Mentor QA engineers and Embedded tech leads in test strategy, firmware validation, and integration testing


• Develop test concepts for external partners, reporting format to Bragi


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align QA practices with product and architecture roadmaps


• Provide technical guidance on complex validation topics including firmware-app integration, audio validation, and embedded system testing


• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews by advising the Head of QA on technical competencies


• Participate in customer or stakeholder meetings as a QA technical representative when required

• 7+ years of QA experience, including at least 2 years in a lead, senior, or technical leadership role


• Strong experience in system validation, including firmware validation, hardware-software integration, and working with devboards


• Proven ability to define test strategies, validation plans, and align them with UX specifications, requirements, and standards, in collaboration with the Head of QA


• Ability to mentor QA engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and skill development across teams, in collaboration with the Head of QA


• Proficient in both manual and test automation (PyTest, Appium)


• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline integration for QA processes


• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman) and manual validation workflows

• A project that is extremely technically challenging and will change how audio is consumed forever


• A chance to deliver a delightful experience to 25m+ users in the next 12 months (existing base is 10m+)


• A flexible online Learning & Development program: choose where you want to improve yourself


• 10 professional coaching sessions with experts to support your growth


• If you are in Munich and want to come to the office we have the usual start-up goodies (breakfast, lunch, beers, quizzes) and all sorts of digital fun if you are remote


• Work from where suits you best with flexible working hours