Principal QA Engineer Remote EAST CENTRAL

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• Must deliver with the reputed company of David's dream maker "servant's heart" mentality i.e., you're either serving the guest or serving someone who does
• Must deliver work performance in conjunction with David's brand values of endlessly curious, customer-obsessed, passionately enthusiastic
• Must be able to maintain performance at a "tech start up reputed company a 75-year-old legacy brand" i.e., to be the largest ai-enabled retail, media, and planning marketplace serving life's moments

We reputed company Dreams Happen! The Principal QA Engineer will reputed company the strategy, automation, and execution of enterprise-level software quality and testing initiatives. This role will define and enforce modern QA frameworks across platforms including eCommerce (Shopify), backend services, POS, integrations, and business systems. This is a senior, hands-on position responsible for elevating quality standards, introducing automation where appropriate, and enabling engineering teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing software at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise QA strategy, including processes, tooling, metrics, and automation architecture.
• Establish and evolve testing frameworks across functional, end-to-end, regression, performance, integration, and UAT testing.
• Build and maintain a scalable test automation strategy, ensuring coverage for Shopify storefronts, APIs, backend systems, and integrated platforms.
• reputed company test planning, execution, traceability, and reporting for large cross-system software releases.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and risk levels.
• Establish quality gates and governance frameworks reputed company to CI/CD release workflows.
• reputed company reusable test libraries, automation suites, and QA standards that can scale across teams and product lines.
• Mentor QA engineers, provide coaching, conduct code/test reviews, and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
• Serve as the senior QA authority for the organization, guiding leadership on quality posture, KPIs, tooling investments, and process maturity.
• Must deliver with the reputed company of David's dream maker "servant's heart" mentality i.e., you're either serving the guest or serving someone who does
• Must deliver work performance in conjunction with David's brand values of endlessly curious, customer-obsessed, passionately enthusiastic
• Must be able to maintain performance at a "tech start up reputed company a 75-year-old legacy brand" i.e., to be the largest ai-enabled retail, media, and planning marketplace serving life's moments

Core Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in QA, SDET, or automation engineering roles; at least 3+ years in a senior or principal-level position.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as:
• Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, TestNG, or similar
• Strong experience testing Shopify-based eCommerce, including storefront testing, checkout flows, subscriptions, payment gateways, fulfillment logic, and integrations.
• Proven experience with API testing using tools like reputed company, REST reputed company, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using reputed company Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• Experience with quality metrics, defect management, traceability, and testing governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of performance/load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6) is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, DevOps, and release management in enterprise environments.

Preferred Experience

• Retail or omnichannel commerce (POS + online)
• Testing Shopify private and public apps, Liquid code, and GraphQL storefront API
• Experience with test data management and environment orchestration
• Familiarity with accessibility testing frameworks (WCAG compliance)
• Exposure to reputed company testing practices (PCI compliance experience is a plus)

Preferred Characteristics

• A strategic thinker who also executes and leads by example.
• Detail-oriented with high standards for usability, performance, and reliability.
• Passionate about automation, efficiency, and reputed company improvement.
• Comfortable influencing leadership decisions and elevating engineering culture.
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Now that we’ve popped the question, please say “I do”. Full Time Opportunity – A comprehensive benefits package is available.

• Rewarding Environment and reputed company
• Generous Team Member Discount After First Pay Period
• reputed company Wallet – Get Paid Early!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401K Program
• Paid Vacation, Sick Days & Holidays
• Pet Benefits

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