Principal Automation Engineer

*JOB DESCRIPTION
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative
Principal Automation Engineer
with deep expertise in modern automation frameworks and hands-on experience leveraging
AI agents for intelligent test automation*
. This role will drive the end-to-end quality engineering strategy, build scalable automation solutions, and champion engineering excellence across product teams. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with a passion for delivering high-quality software and improving release velocity through automation and AI-driven testing.

*Key Responsibilities
Define and lead the
frontend automation strategy*
aligned with product and platform goals.

Design and develop
scalable automation frameworks
for UI, API, accessibility, visual regression and performance testing.

Integrate automation into
CI/CD pipelines
, establishing early quality gates and enabling shift-left adoption.

Introduce and operationalize
AI-augmented testing and autonomous test agents
to expand coverage and reduce cycle time.

Implement AI-driven techniques for
test generation, self-healing, prioritization, and defect prediction
.

Drive continuous improvement of automation maturity and quality metrics across teams.

Collaborate closely with engineering, product, UX, DevOps and release teams ensuring seamless delivery.

Mentor automation engineers and influence engineering leadership through best practices and technical standards.

Own large and complex functional areas independently from design through production validation.

Build dashboards and analytics to enable
data-driven quality decisions
.

*Required Skills & Experience
10–15 years of experience in
Quality Engineering / Test Automation*
, with strong focus on frontend platforms.

Strong coding proficiency in
JavaScript / TypeScript
and modern UI frameworks (
React / Angular / Vue
).

Expertise in test automation tools:
Playwright with TypeScript, Selenium, WebdriverIO, Jest/Mocha
.

Experience integrating automation into
CI/CD
pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).

Hands-on experience with
AI agent automation tools
(e.g.,
TestGPT, Selenium Agent, Devin, autonomous LLM-based frameworks
) for test creation & execution.

Working knowledge of
containerized and cloud-based execution
(Docker, Kubernetes, cloud test grids).

Strong debugging, problem solving, analytical thinking and system architecture understanding.

Excellent communication skills, stakeholder collaboration & ability to influence engineering direction.

*Preferred Qualifications*
Experience with performance, reliability, visual and accessibility testing.

Proven record building automation for large-scale distributed systems or SaaS products.

Contributions to engineering communities, publications, open-source or thought leadership.

Passion for innovation, engineering craftsmanship and continuous improvement culture.

*What We Offer*
Opportunity to drive quality transformation and AI-enabled testing at enterprise scale.

A collaborative, inclusive and high-performance engineering culture.

Professional growth, innovation freedom and leadership visibility.

Competitive Compensation And Benefits Package.
RESPONSIBILITIES
*Key Responsibilities
Define and lead the
frontend automation strategy*
aligned with product and platform goals.

Design and develop
scalable automation frameworks
for UI, API, accessibility, visual regression and performance testing.

Integrate automation into
CI/CD pipelines
, establishing early quality gates and enabling shift-left adoption.

Introduce and operationalize
AI-augmented testing and autonomous test agents
to expand coverage and reduce cycle time.

Implement AI-driven techniques for
test generation, self-healing, prioritization, and defect prediction
.

Drive continuous improvement of automation maturity and quality metrics across teams.

Collaborate closely with engineering, product, UX, DevOps and release teams ensuring seamless delivery.

Mentor automation engineers and influence engineering leadership through best practices and technical standards.

Own large and complex functional areas independently from design through production validation.

Build dashboards and analytics to enable
data-driven quality decisions
.

*QUALIFICATIONS*
Career Level - IC4

*ABOUT US*
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