Principal Test Engineer - SDET

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Thu, May 14, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Principal Test Engineer - SDET I, is a full-time position responsible for planning, designing, and executing manual and automated tests while enhancing automation frameworks within a collaborative scrum team environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own end-to-end automation strategy across UI, API, integration, and performance test layers
  • Expand automation capabilities by mentoring testers and shifting manual regression efforts to automated coverage
  • Lead performance engineering strategy and integrate performance test suites into CI/CD pipelines
Required Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of software testing experience, including 6+ years in automation frameworks
  • Previous experience in an SDET role with ownership of automation strategy and framework design
  • 2+ years of software development experience
  • Strong understanding of testing philosophies and modern architectural best practices
  • Experience with cloud-based and microservice applications

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