Principal Engineer, Quality Engineering [T500-30259]

Talent500; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DIRECTV India GCC, based in Pune, seeks a seasoned Quality & Performance Engineering leader to set standards for scalability, reliability, and automation across enterprise platforms. You will mentor teams, drive non-functional testing, and advance AI-augmented testing strategies to improve product performance and delivery velocity.

You will collaborate with architecture and engineering to optimize performance and ensure resilient, observable systems that support millions of users in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of progressive software engineering experience.
• Extensive experience in performance engineering and scalability testing.
• Strong expertise with cloud-based distributed systems.
• Experience implementing observability and monitoring strategies.
• Proven experience leading enterprise technical initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience operating in Agile and DevOps environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal technical authority for enterprise non-functional quality engineering initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across quality engineering teams.
• Influence architecture decisions that impact application performance and operational excellence.
• Design and implement enterprise performance engineering strategies.
• Lead load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing initiatives.
• Drive adoption of observability and application performance monitoring practices.
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering teams to identify and remediate performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Performance testing

APM / Observability

AI / LLM-augmented testing

CI/CD & DevOps

Python automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Observability tools

AI tools

Job description

Talent500 is hiring for one of its clients.

About DIRECTV

Since our inception in 1994, DIRECTV has been part of millions of American households, delivering favorite shows, sports, and premium content anytime, anywhere. We believe media entertainment is meant to be enjoyed, so we continuously evolve to provide personalized, best-in-class options that exceed expectations. We champion excellence, embrace emerging technologies, and offer industry-leading video services that feel made for each viewer.

About DIRECTV India GCC

DIRECTV India, an independent capability center is our exciting new chapter in Pune where exceptional technical and AI talent come together to solve meaningful challenges and build what's next. It's a high-impact, high-visibility environment built to deliver on business-critical priorities. Here, your work directly shapes entertainment technology that reaches millions, while you grow your career in one of the world's most dynamic talent markets.

Our Purpose

We're here to reimagine what's possible in entertainment, delivering experiences that meet the viewer's needs, timing, and preferences. With nearly three decades at the forefront, we stay focused on our people, partners, and customers, creating innovative experiences that fit seamlessly into their lives, wherever and however they choose to watch. Driven by values we truly live, we channel curiosity, care, and commitment into innovation, aggregating, curating, and delivering entertainment with exceptional services that bring the future closer every day.

Our Values and Culture

• We built our culture with our people, not for them. Our values unite every teammate which forms a culture grounded in care, challenge, and delivery. They are more than just principles; they are how we operate.
• Anchored in a 30-year legacy of innovation and community, we're building a future better than yesterday - for our colleagues, our customers, and our company.

Functional EVP

Engineer quality into every stage of delivery

Quality at DIRECTV starts long before a product reaches the customer. As part of DQE, you'll work alongside engineering teams to strengthen how software is designed, tested and released. You'll drive automation, testing and quality practices across products and platforms, helping teams identify issues earlier, improve reliability and deliver with greater confidence.

Job Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a principal technical authority for enterprise non-functional quality engineering initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across quality engineering teams.
• Influence architecture decisions that impact application performance and operational excellence.
• Design and implement enterprise performance engineering strategies.
• Lead load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing initiatives.
• Drive adoption of observability and application performance monitoring practices.
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering teams to identify and remediate performance bottlenecks.
• Support cloud-native platform performance optimization and resiliency practices.

Quality Engineering & Delivery

• Integrate performance engineering into CI/CD and DevOps workflows.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks supporting quality and performance testing.
• Establish governance and reporting processes for non-functional quality objectives.
• Support enterprise modernization efforts through engineering excellence initiatives
• Drive adoption of AI/LLM-augmented testing approaches.
• Evaluate emerging performance engineering tools and platforms.
• Champion automation and intelligent quality engineering practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve development velocity through engineering innovation.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 10-12 years of progressive software engineering experience.
• Extensive experience in performance engineering and scalability testing.
• Strong expertise with cloud-based distributed systems.
• Experience implementing observability and monitoring strategies.
• Proven experience leading enterprise technical initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience operating in Agile and DevOps environments.

Required Technical Skills

• Performance & Load Testing
• Application Performance Monitoring (APM) / Observability
• AI / LLM-Augmented Testing
• CI/CD & DevOps
• Python Automation

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Performance Engineering & Scalability Optimization
• Enterprise performance testing frameworks
• Cloud-native architecture
• Advanced observability tooling
• AI-enabled quality engineering solutions
• Experience supporting large-scale customer-facing technology platforms

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering or equivalent

Note:

This position is based in Pune, and applications are currently being considered from candidates based in Pune.

Talent Value Proposition statement:

At DIRECTV India, we're building a culture with our people, not for them, grounded in the values of We Care, We Challenge, and We Deliver. We will focus on building a better future than yesterday for our colleagues, customers, and company. As part of our team, you'll help shape the future of enterprise data platforms, enable advanced analytics and AI innovation, and contribute to business-critical capabilities that impact millions of customers. If you're ready to bring your expertise, leadership, and passion for innovation to a team redefining entertainment technology, we'd love to have you join us on this journey.

Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DIRECTV has been a household name in sports and entertainment for 30 years. We've grown our global footprint with DIRECTV India, a capability center in Pune built to support our operations and speed up how we build new technology. Here, our teams work on the platforms and products that bring together satellite and streaming, so customers get their favorite content without the hassle of switching between apps or inputs. From AI-driven personalization to content built around what people actually want to watch, we're shaping what entertainment looks like next, and Pune is a big part of that.

DIRECTV is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on business requirements, qualifications, merit, and performance, without discrimination on the basis of legally protected characteristics under applicable laws.