Principal Engineer - Quality Assurance
Core
Define and embed quality risk assessment, release gates, and test architecture across a full-stack TV streaming platform to ensure reliability for millions of users.
Role type
Principal Engineer - Quality Assurance (Senior IC)
Builds
Streaming services, multi-platform clients (web/TV/mobile), and quality tooling
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Streaming / High-availability consumer platforms
Required skills
Quality engineering strategy, whole-stack test architecture, CI/CD pipeline design, incident response, AI-assisted testing, strong software engineering, influence without authority, risk-based testing, automation standards
Preferred skills
Video ingest/encoding/playback experience, multi-platform client quality risk, device/OS/store constraints knowledge
Technologies
CI/CD, streaming protocols, multi-platform testing frameworks, AI testing tools
Responsibilities
Build and maintain a living risk model for the streaming chain; define release constraints and quality gates; establish staged rollout, canary, and rollback strategies; set test architecture principles and automation norms; partner on incidents to turn failures into durable quality improvements; define standards for AI-assisted testing; embed quality craft into engineering teams.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
