Heartland ยท 3 weeks ago
Lead QA Engineer (Artificial Intelligence)
Heartland is a Global Payments Holding Company that enables seamless money movement for millions. The Lead QA Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of AI/ML models and systems by developing QA strategies, collaborating with teams, and validating model outputs.
Credit CardsPaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Develop and implement QA strategies tailored for AI/ML solutions, including models, APIs, pipelines, and agent-based architectures
Create and maintain automated and manual test cases for model validation (accuracy, bias, robustness, explainability, drift)
Collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists, and product teams to define success criteria, acceptance standards, and performance metrics
Validate model outputs and system behaviors against business and ethical guidelines
Perform regression, integration, stress, and adversarial testing of AI models and systems
Identify, log, and track bugs and anomalies, ensuring timely resolutions
Support monitoring production AI systems to detect model performance degradation (concept drift, data drift, hallucinations)
Ensure compliance with internal AI governance standards, responsible AI principles, and regulatory requirements
Contribute to building automated AI testing frameworks, pipelines, and synthetic data generation systems
Document testing procedures, results, and quality assessments clearly and effectively
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum 6 years of experience in quality assurance, specifically testing AI/ML applications
Hands-on skills with Python and relevant AI/QA libraries (Pytest, Unittest, Great Expectations, MLflow, Deepchecks, etc.)
Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn)
Experience with test automation tools and frameworks
Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration systems like Kubernetes
Familiarity with version control systems like Git
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Company
Heartland
Heartland is a fintech company offering payment processing services and point of sale systems for businesses and educational institutions.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-05-28Acquired
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