Principal QA Automation Engineer - POS Software Engineering 2

Publix Super Markets • Lakeland, FL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is driven by a dynamic technology team of 2,300+ professionals delivering innovative solutions to 1,400+ stores and 200,000+ associates across 8 states. From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every level—internships through technical leadership. Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than great subs—build the future of technology at Publix. Join the POS Software Engineering team. As a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll ensure high-quality technology solutions (infrastructure, software, middleware, etc.). On multiple large and complex projects and inter-related programs, the Principal Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for all project quality assurance activities, including developing automated test cases for user stories and code scripts using industry-standard programming languages. The Principal Quality Assurance Engineer defines quality assurance processes and testing strategies and mentors all levels of Quality Assurance Engineers as needed. Location: Hybrid (Lakeland, FL) Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely. Why Join Us? Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time, and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions. Operational Efficiency: Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness. Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges. Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• 3+ years of experience in creating automation test strategies and writing automation scripts using industry-standard programming languages
• 3+ years of experience with Playwright or Selenium
• 3+ years of experience developing testing software using tools such as Postman, SoapUI or JMeter to build API Tests and to run API testing and Performance Testing
• 3+ years of experience in developing testing software frameworks and test scripts using programming languages such as C# and TypeScript
• Experience working with VSCode and Visual Studio 2019 or later
• Experience in an Agile SCRUM Environment
• Experience with backend ETL test automation
• Experience writing and executing SQL queries to validate test results
• Experience writing and executing manual and automated test cases for feature sets on various applications, including websites/desktop or mobile apps using Azure DevOps or Jira
• 7+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
• 6+ years of experience in creating automation test strategies and writing automation scripts using industry-standard programming languages
• 6+ years of experience with Playwright
• 6+ years of automated testing experience with tools like Selenium or other automated testing framework

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading an existing team of manual and automation test engineers
• Mentor and develop the Quality Assurance team to drive testing efficiencies across the Publix POS Anywhere Application team
• Create comprehensive manual and automated test scripts and test cases ensuring they meet business requirements specifications
• Analyze enhancements and new features on the Publix POS Anywhere Application, validate and code automation test scripts using Playwright and C#
• Work with Scrum teams to understand feature user stories and impacts
• Attend backlog refinements to provide estimates for script creation and updates
• Write or update test cases based on changes coming in from user stories
• Log defects and communicate with software engineers and manual testers on bug fixes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal