freedompay - Principal Quality Engineer

• BS/BA degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. • 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering or software development, with a strong focus on test automation. • 3+ years of experience in a senior, lead, or principal-level role responsible for automation strategy and architecture. • Strong programming experience in at least one object-oriented language, such as Java, C#, or Python. • Hands-on experience designing and building test automation frameworks from the ground up, not just maintaining existing frameworks. • Experience with UI and mobile test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, and Espresso. • Strong experience testing RESTful APIs that consume or provide JSON or XML. • Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. • Demonstrated commitment to industry best practices in source control, software architecture, coding standards, and unit/system testing. • Familiarity with source control tools such as Git. • Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills, including root-cause analysis of complex distributed systems. • Ability to design, plan, and implement comprehensive test strategies based on product requirements. • Strong written and verbal English communication skills. • Excellent multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. • Experience testing payment systems, including EMV, point-to-point encryption (P2PE), POS/payment terminal hardware, printers, and other peripheral devices, including unattended or kiosk-mode solutions. • Experience communicating with external devices over socket or serial protocols (TCP/IP, USB, Bluetooth) for automated testing purposes. • Understanding of data security, encryption, PCI/EMV compliance, data privacy, and related regulations, including methods for validating compliance through testing. • Experience with performance, load, and security testing tools such as JMeter, k6, or Gatling. • Experience with Android and/or iOS mobile test automation. • Experience building test simulators, mocks, and service virtualization solutions for third-party and vendor integrations. • Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and tools such as Cucumber. • Experience working in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban environments. • Strong interest in engineering tooling and development processes, including continuous integration platforms such as Azure Pipelines, SonarQube, and code coverage tools. • Experience with test management and defect-tracking tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira. • Proficiency with AI-assisted development and testing tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, debugging, code reviews, and test authoring. • Experience mentoring engineers and influencing quality culture across multiple teams and disciplines.