Principal Quality Automation Engineer

Digital Turbine • Durham, CA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Digital Turbine, we make mobile advertising experiences more meaningful and rewarding for users, app publishers, and advertisers — intelligently connecting people in more ways, across more devices. We provide app publishers and advertisers with powerful ads and experiences that captivate consumers, fuel performance, and help telecoms and OEMs supercharge awareness, acquisition, and monetization. In a rapidly evolving industry, we are constantly innovating and creating better paths of discovery to connect consumers, publishers, and advertisers across the mobile ecosystem. Please note that Digital Turbine is a hybrid work environment-only candidates local to the posting location will be considered. We're looking for a highly skilled and strategic Principal Quality Engineer - QA & Automation Architect to drive our quality assurance efforts. This role is crucial for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our diverse product suite. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software quality engineering, a proven track record of designing and implementing automation frameworks, and a deep passion for automation within complex, data-driven environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on designing and building automation frameworks.
• Deep expertise in test automation for various platforms and technologies, including:
• Mobile Platforms: Experience with native mobile application automation using tools and frameworks like Appium, Espresso, and XCUITest. Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, and/or Swift/Objective-C is essential. Experience with firmware or on-device software testing is a significant plus.
• Web & API Platforms: Experience with large-scale web and API automation using frameworks like Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium. Strong proficiency in languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java. Experience with data-intensive systems, including programmatic advertising platforms, is highly desirable.
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP), and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with performance, load, and security testing.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• AI Core Concepts: Understanding the fundamentals of AI/ML and how they apply to the testing process.
• AI Tooling: Familiarity with AI-powered development and testing tools (Gemini, MCP Servers, Cursor.ai)
• AI Strategic Use: Knowing how to leverage AI for tasks like generating tests and optimizing test suites.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and implement the QA and test automation strategy for our portfolio of products.
• Collaborate closely with QA Leads and Managers on projects and recommend tools and techniques to optimize testing.
• Research and suggest test methodologies and tools
• Develop, maintain, and optimize scalable and reusable automation frameworks for mobile, web, and API testing.
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to integrate quality throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment.
• Act as a subject matter expert on software quality, providing technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software quality, including continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) and shift-left testing.
• Establish and report on key quality metrics (e.g., test coverage, defect leakage, performance benchmarks) to inform technical decisions and improve product quality.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex technical issues and provide root cause analysis.

What This Job Offers

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