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The Leadership Wake-Up Call in Software Quality Engineering

by Rohan Mathawan
June 4, 2025
in Business, Tech
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As AI rapidly reshapes software development and deployment cycles shrink from months to days, one core discipline is being quietly left behind: leadership in quality engineering.

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While many organizations have scaled up their automation, built DevOps pipelines, and even embraced AI-generated test cases, the role of quality leadership — not testing, not tooling, but true strategic leadership — remains underdeveloped in most engineering cultures.

And as software complexity grows, that gap is becoming a liability.

Quality Is No Longer a Checklist

In traditional engineering teams, quality assurance (QA) was seen as a final step. A sign-off. A department. It was something you “ran through” before release.

That model no longer works.

Today, quality must be built into every stage of the software lifecycle — from early design to post-deployment monitoring. And that shift calls for a new kind of leader: someone who doesn’t just oversee testing, but guides conversations about risk, readiness, trade-offs, and trust.

This evolution is giving rise to Quality Engineering (QE) leaders — professionals who operate at the intersection of product, engineering, and business outcomes.

They don’t ask, “Did we test this?” They ask, “Can we trust this?”

From Execution to Influence

Thought leadership in this space is beginning to spotlight this shift. One recent example is Leading with Quality: A Playbook for Today’s Software Test Leaders, authored by software quality veteran Gopinath Kathiresan, who brings over 15 years of experience in building and leading quality engineering teams at global technology companies.

Rather than offering a tactical guide to tools or automation frameworks, the book steps back to ask a more strategic question: What does effective quality leadership actually look like in today’s AI-driven, fast-paced engineering environments? It presents QE leaders as cross-functional collaborators — individuals who can speak the language of developers, product managers, and engineering executives. Leaders who can translate ambiguity into action, and ensure that quality is not just implemented but embedded into a team’s working culture.

Among the book’s most resonant ideas is the assertion that “The most successful QE leaders understand systems — but influence people.” That insight encapsulates the core challenge many companies now face: building trust at scale in complex, automated ecosystems. Through practical frameworks and real-world lessons, Leading with Quality makes a case for leadership that is technically fluent, emotionally intelligent, and deeply embedded in business outcomes. It encourages QE professionals to step into a role that is equal parts architect, mentor, and strategist — a role the industry needs now more than ever.

AI Is Raising the Stakes

Generative AI is already changing how software is built and tested. Code is being written, validated, and deployed with machine assistance. Pipelines are more autonomous. Feedback loops are tighter.

According to the World Quality Report 2024, 68% of organizations have started using generative AI in their quality engineering processes. Most say it improves automation speed. But many also admit it introduces ambiguity — from opaque decision-making to overreliance on AI-generated test logic.

These developments demand more than technical oversight. They require leadership.

When AI decides which tests to run, or when test cases evolve without human intervention, someone must define the boundaries of trust, accountability, and risk. That someone is not a bot or a script. It’s a leader.

What Modern Quality Leaders Do Differently

Across industries, QE leaders are evolving into strategic enablers. Their focus is not on how many test cases are automated, but on how confidently the team can release.

The most effective ones:

  • Participate in architecture and design reviews, not just test planning
  • Collaborate with product managers to align quality with user expectations
  • Help teams prioritize what matters, rather than simply testing everything
  • Define success metrics that go beyond pass/fail outcomes

They also champion a culture of openness — where raising a concern about testability or long-term maintenance isn’t seen as a delay, but as a contribution to product success.

Quality Is the Product

Users never read test plans. But they instantly notice when software fails. Whether it’s a failed transaction, a crash on launch, or a slow-loading experience, these are moments where user trust erodes.

In an era where software is the face of every brand — whether in banking, retail, healthcare, or logistics — quality is no longer a backstage function. It is part of the user experience, the business strategy, and the brand promise.

This makes quality leadership more critical than ever.

The Way Forward

As companies continue to adopt AI and push for shorter release cycles, their ability to sustain trust will increasingly depend on how they lead, not just how they build.

Books like Leading with Quality and reports like the World Quality Report point to a future where QE leaders play a central role — not just as validators of code, but as stewards of confidence, collaboration, and customer experience.

In this future, the teams that succeed won’t be the ones with the most test cases. They’ll be the ones where quality is led with purpose — from the very first line of code to the final click.

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