[Hiring] Principal Test Engineer Automation (Python) Team Lead @Dev.Pro

Role Description

We invite a Principal Test Automation Engineer with deep technical expertise to lead our automation strategy and guide a senior AQA team. In this role, you’ll own full-stack test automation, help evolve our cloud-based testing infrastructure, and ensure exceptional quality for a complex POS platform used by restaurant businesses worldwide. You’ll combine hands-on engineering work with technical leadership, building frameworks and tools, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with client stakeholders to deliver reliable, production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of expertise in end-to-end test automation with a proven track record of driving automation strategy and technical roadmaps.
• Experience as a Team Lead, managing performance reviews, PDPs, and confidently defending architectural decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Upper-Intermediate+ English with the presence to lead client-facing solution discussions and technical presentations.
• Expert-level Python with a deep focus on Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) to build scalable, maintainable codebases.
• Hands-on experience building and scaling robust frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, and pytest.
• Experience integrating AI into workflows (AI Agents, log analysis, and Playwright+AI) to solve complex testing challenges.
• Deep experience designing and maintaining test infrastructure in Cloud environments.
• Hands-on proficiency with Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes to orchestrate test environments.

Requirements

• Define the long-term vision for AQA, driving the evolution of tools, processes, and testing methodologies across the organization.
• Confidentially defend architectural decisions and influence senior engineering stakeholders to prioritize quality initiatives.
• Lead and mentor engineers through performance reviews and tailored Professional Development Plans (PDPs).
• Act as the technical face of QA in client-facing presentations and high-level solution discussions.
• Design, scale, and maintain high-performance automation frameworks using Python (OOP), Playwright, and pytest.
• Implement cutting-edge AI workflows, including autonomous agents, AI-enhanced Playwright scripts, and automated log analysis.
• Manage quality for large-scale POS systems, addressing the challenges of diverse client configurations and deep integrations.
• Full ownership of designing and supporting cloud-based test environments on AWS.
• Hands-on implementation of Infrastructure as Code via Terraform and containerization using Docker/Kubernetes.
• Deep integration of automated suites into delivery pipelines to ensure seamless, high-velocity deployments.

Benefits

• 30 paid days off per year — take them whenever you want for vacation, holidays, or personal time.
• 5 paid sick days, up to 60 days of medical leave, and 6 paid days off per year for major family events like weddings, funerals, or the birth of a child.
• Partially covered health insurance after the probation, plus a wellness bonus for gym memberships, sports nutrition, and similar needs after 6 months.
• Grow your skills with English lessons, online training, conferences, and the option to explore new career paths.