Principal QA Engineer - Automation & Performance

BTSE; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

BTSE, a fintech and blockchain company, seeks a Principal QA Engineer to own automated and performance testing across product areas. You will develop test automation, design stress tests for high-volume trading systems, and apply AI tools to improve testing speed and depth, collaborating with engineering, product, and DevOps.

You will lead test automation architecture, mentor QA engineers, and report quality metrics to the Director, shaping release readiness and quality across platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software QA/test engineering with automation focus.
• Fluent in Mandarin.
• Hands-on automation in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript or Java, including framework ownership.
• Hands-on performance/load testing experience with k6, JMeter, Locust or Gatling.
• Experience testing APIs and backend/distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD in an Agile environment.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own testing lifecycle for new features and changes, including scope, risk, depth and release readiness.
• Build and maintain automated tests for API, UI, integration and regression; reduce flaky tests.
• Design and run load, stress, and performance tests on high-risk areas; report bottlenecks.
• Use AI tools to speed up test generation, analysis and triage; share learnings with team.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with reliable quality gates.
• Lead testing on complex changes and provide release sign-off recommendations.
• Own test automation architecture and data/environments in line with QA standards.
• Mentor QA engineers through code reviews and pairing.
• Report quality metrics and raise risks early with data.

Skills

QA automation

Mandarin fluency

Framework ownership

CI/CD experience

Load testing

APIs testing

Programming basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

k6

JMeter

Locust

Gatling

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Job description

BTSE, a fintech and blockchain company, seeks a Principal QA Engineer to own automated and performance testing across product areas. You will develop test automation, design stress tests for high-volume trading systems, and apply AI tools to improve testing speed and depth, collaborating with engineering, product, and DevOps.

You will lead test automation architecture, mentor QA engineers, and report quality metrics to the Director, shaping release readiness and quality across platforms.