Principal QA Engineer: AI-Powered Automation & Performance

BTSE; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BTSE is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to own automated and performance testing across product areas. You will design and execute stress tests for high-volume trading systems, using AI tools to accelerate testing and collaborating with engineering, product, and DevOps to ensure reliability on every release.

Lead test automation architecture, mentor QA engineers, and report metrics to management, ensuring quality and release readiness across platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software QA/test engineering with a strong automation focus.
• Must be fluent in Mandarin.
• Hands-on automation experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java; including framework ownership.
• Hands-on performance/load testing experience (k6, JMeter, Locust, Gatling).
• Experience testing APIs and backend/distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) in an Agile environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Automation testing

Mandarin fluency

CI/CD

Communication

Learning quickly

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

k6

JMeter

Locust

Gatling

Job description

BTSE is seeking a Principal QA Engineer to own automated and performance testing across product areas. You will design and execute stress tests for high-volume trading systems, using AI tools to accelerate testing and collaborating with engineering, product, and DevOps to ensure reliability on every release.

Lead test automation architecture, mentor QA engineers, and report metrics to management, ensuring quality and release readiness across platforms.