Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

Principal QA Engineer (Web & API Automation)

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Role summary

Principal QA Engineer

Minimum qualifications

• Experience:

  5-7 years of professional experience in Quality Assurance/Test Automation.

• Functional & systems testing:

  Expert-level knowledge of software testing methodologies, writing detailed test plans, and designing comprehensive, end-to-end functional test cases.

• API expertise:

  Proven, hands-on experience in testing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs, including deep knowledge of HTTP protocols and status codes, and experience with dedicated API testing tools/frameworks.

• Automation proficiency:

  Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts for complex web applications using a programming language such as

  Java, JavaScript

  .

• Web automation tools:

  Experience with a leading web automation tool (Selenium WebDriver, Playwright).

• Agile:

  Experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment with tools like Jira.

• Databases:

  Proficiency in writing and executing SQL queries for data validation. Basic conceptual knowledge and ability to interact with at least one NoSQL database.

• Command-line & system interaction:

  Strong proficiency with the Linux command line (e.g., ssh, grep, tail, curl). Ability to troubleshoot, analyze server logs (Java/JavaScript systems), and perform basic diagnostics/shell scripting. Familiarity with Docker concepts and basic commands to interact with containers via CML.

• Networking fundamentals

  : A solid understanding of basic networking concepts (e.g., firewalls, whitelisting, load balancing, DNS) to effectively triage issues and determine if they originate from the frontend, backend, or infrastructure layer.