Principal Test Engineer – Agentic AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create AI agents that facilitate both manual and automated testing to enable swift code change deliveries.

• Promote the adoption of agent-driven practices for manual and automated testing.

• Define and uphold the enterprise testing strategy encompassing unit, integration, API, UI, regression, exploratory, performance, and risk-based testing.

• Take ownership of and enhance the UI automation framework continuously.

• Spearhead the technical strategy for performance and load testing.

• Align the testing strategy with the system architecture, business risks, and technical dependencies.

• Establish and refine testing standards, engineering best practices, and quality guardrails.

• Offer hands-on technical leadership in test design, framework enhancements, troubleshooting, and automation challenges.

• Guide quality team members in unit and integration testing methodologies.

• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, product teams, and stakeholders on the quality strategy.

• Assess and recommend testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies.

• Review test coverage, quality risks, and validation methods, providing recommendations to stakeholders.

• Encourage continuous improvement while adhering to standards and policies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 8 years of experience in quality assurance, software engineering, or a related field.

• Strong emphasis on automated and manual testing strategies in high-volume settings.

• Demonstrated success with AI-assisted and agent-driven testing methodologies.

• Experience in developing and implementing enterprise test strategies across unit, integration, API, UI, regression, exploratory, performance, and risk-based testing.

• Proficiency with TestNG, JUnit, Selenium, API testing tools, and associated quality technologies.

• Experience conducting performance and load testing.

• Strong comprehension of system architecture, integrations, and technical dependencies.

• Capability to establish testing standards, best practices, and quality guardrails.

• Experience mentoring engineers in unit and integration testing.

• Hands-on technical leadership in test design, framework strategy, troubleshooting, and automation enhancements.

• Ability to work collaboratively with engineering, architecture, product, and business teams.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.

• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices.

• Preferred: experience in SaaS, cloud, or distributed application environments.

• Preferred: proficiency in Java, Python, XML, or similar test automation technologies.

• Preferred: understanding of object-oriented programming and automation framework design.

• Preferred: experience in evaluating and implementing testing tools, frameworks, and practices.

• Preferred: knowledge of API testing, performance testing, and quality governance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for a quarterly bonus incentive plan.

• Comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time or part-time employees.

• Security and privacy training provided.

• Background checks, identity verification, and reference checks as part of the hiring process.