Principal Quality Software Engineering
About The Position
The Principal Quality Software Engineer is a hands-on technical contributor responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving software testing standards and processes, with a strong focus on automation. The role calls for excellent communication and collaboration across teams, and a commitment to improving quality and efficiency throughout the software development lifecycle. The position designs and maintains testing frameworks and standards, develops testing practices and guidelines, and performs hands-on testing for complex distributed applications and microservices. It also provides technical leadership and mentorship, promotes continuous improvement, and communicates testing practices, results, and quality metrics to stakeholders. This is a hybrid office position, with in-office work Tuesday through Thursday. Locations listed are Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Moderate travel of 10% to 25% is expected.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering, or another technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Eight years of experience with database design techniques and philosophies, modern distributed applications, and microservices.
- Expertise in coding platforms and frameworks such as .NET/C#, Java, object-oriented design, and object-oriented programming.
- Five years of experience with testing frameworks and tools, including Selenium and Playwright.
- Expertise with build and deployment tools, including Visual Studio, Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, SQL Management Studio, NUnit, and Ajax.
- Eight years of hands-on software quality engineering experience, including automation and manual testing.
- Experience using continuous integration/development tools such as Jenkins, Docker, containers, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container automation in a CI/CD pipeline.
- Familiarity with modern UI development frameworks and technologies such as Angular, React, Vue.js, ASP.NET MVC, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Ajax.
- Advanced understanding of software development and research tools.
- Attention to detail and results orientation, with a strong customer focus.
- Ability to work both as part of a team and independently.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Technical communication skills and ability to present information to all levels of the organization.
- Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines.
- Legal authorization to work for the company in the United States without immigration-related sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Technology or platform certifications, such as AWS or Microsoft.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain software testing frameworks and standards to ensure high-quality deliverables across platforms.
- Develop and document best practices, processes, and guidelines for software testing, including automation, performance, and security testing.
- Lead and mentor team members in adopting testing tools, methodologies, and practices.
- Conduct hands-on testing, including test-case automation, execution, and defect tracking for complex distributed applications and microservices.
- Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement, including experimentation and adoption of innovative testing approaches.
- Serve as a software testing subject matter expert and share knowledge through presentations, meetings, and day-to-day interactions.
- Communicate technical concepts and test results effectively to stakeholders.
- Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions to ensure software testability and maintainability.
- Monitor and report quality metrics, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
- Participate in organization-wide committees or projects to help define standards, processes, and guidelines.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Bonus for eligible employees
- Benefits package
- Pension plan
- 401(k) match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Disability insurance
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee discounts
- Career training and development opportunities
- Paid time off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service
- Ten paid holidays per year
- Be Well Company holistic wellness program, including Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
- Paid parental leave of fifteen days per calendar year for eligible employees with at least one year of service
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Back-Up Care Program
- PTO for volunteer hours
- Employee Matching Gifts Program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Inclusion and Diversity Programs
- Employee Recognition Program
- Referral Bonus Programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
