Principal Software Quality Assurance Developer

PowerToFly; Toronto; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design software company based in Toronto is looking for a Principal Software Quality Assurance Developer to lead the quality strategy for its Fusion product. This hands-on role involves driving quality across Agile teams, ensuring high-quality and scalable delivery. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in QA or Software Engineering and a strong understanding of test automation practices. Join us in creating innovative solutions that meet customer expectations and enhance project outcomes.

Benefits

Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid volunteer time off

6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years

Employee Resource Groups

Week of rest at year's end

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in QA, Software Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Proven ownership of quality outcomes across multiple Agile teams.
• Strong experience with integration, solution, and end-to-end testing.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive project-level quality strategy.
• Define and enforce release quality criteria and readiness standards.
• Partner with Scrum teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC.

Skills

Quality assurance leadership

Agile methodologies

Test automation practices

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Jenkins

TeamCity

Job description

Overview

Job Requisition ID #26WD94824

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a Principal Software Quality Assurance Developer to lead quality strategy and execution for the Fusion product within the Data and Process Management team. This role is responsible for driving quality culture, release readiness, and customer-centric outcomes across multiple Agile teams, operating at a project or program level. This is a hands-on principal role with strong influence across Product, Engineering, UX, and Support, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and predictable delivery.

Responsibilities

• Quality Strategy & Leadership: Own and drive project-level quality strategy, embedding quality throughout planning and delivery

• Quality Strategy & Leadership: Establish Quality RACI and accountability across Scrum teams

• Quality Strategy & Leadership: Act as the primary quality leader, influencing prioritization, risk mitigation, and delivery decisions

• Quality Strategy & Leadership: Identify and manage quality risks using data, metrics, and engineering judgment

• Quality Strategy & Leadership: Champion scalable QA best practices across teams

• Release Readiness & Metrics: Define and enforce release quality criteria and readiness standards

• Release Readiness & Metrics: Establish quality metrics, health indicators, and escalation thresholds

• Release Readiness & Metrics: Serve as the quality gatekeeper, representing customer impact and release confidence

• Release Readiness & Metrics: Communicate quality health and risks clearly to leadership

• Agile & Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with Scrum teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC

• Agile & Cross-Team Collaboration: Drive consistent Definition of Done and strong acceptance criteria practices

• Agile & Cross-Team Collaboration: Lead QA alignment across teams for multi-team initiatives

• Agile & Cross-Team Collaboration: Define and guide test strategies for complex, cross-functional deliveries

• Customer-Centric Quality: Ensure solutions meet real customer workflows and expectations

• Customer-Centric Quality: Partner with Support and Engineering on customer issue prioritization and resolution

• Customer-Centric Quality: Analyze customer issues and feedback to identify systemic quality gaps

• Customer-Centric Quality: Act as a bridge between Engineering and customer-facing teams

• End-to-End & Solution Quality: Ensure integration, solution-level, and end-to-end testing for complex initiatives

• End-to-End & Solution Quality: Define and review E2E test strategies aligned with customer journeys

• End-to-End & Solution Quality: Coordinate cross-team test planning, execution, and reporting

• Automation & Quality Enablement: Influence automation strategy and goals across teams

• Automation & Quality Enablement: Contribute to scalable end-to-end automation focused on critical workflows

• Automation & Quality Enablement: Promote effective use of modern automation tools and frameworks

• Organizational Impact: Support organization-wide quality initiatives (bug bashes, insider programs, targeted testing)

• Organizational Impact: Provide strategic and hands-on support for high-impact quality objectives

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 10+ years' experience in QA, Software Engineering, or related disciplines

• Proven ownership of quality outcomes across multiple Agile teams or at project/program level

• Strong Agile/Scrum experience in large, cross-functional organizations

• Expertise in defining quality standards, release criteria, and Definition of Done

• Hands-on experience with test strategy, planning, and acceptance criteria

• Strong experience with integration, solution, and end-to-end testing

• Experience using quality metrics and data to drive decisions

• Strong understanding of test automation practices (e.g., Cypress, Playwright)

• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating at Principal or equivalent senior technical level

• Experience influencing quality strategy beyond a single team

• Experience with SaaS, cloud, or enterprise-scale platforms

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity)

• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms

• Experience mentoring or guiding QA engineers across teams

• Experience working closely with Support/Customer Success teams

• Knowledge of Autodesk Fusion, PLM, CAD, or design software is a plus

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $104,000 and $143,000. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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What Autodesk Has to Offer

Autodesk makes the software and tools that help people imagine, design, and make a better world. If you\'ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you\'ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with their software. Autodesk offers their employees benefits like:

• Insurance: Health/Dental/Vision/Life
• Work - Life Balance
• Paid volunteer time off
• 6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years
• Employee Resource Groups
• A "week of rest" at year\'s end

Note: The original closing sentence about applying externally has been retained for context where appropriate.