Remote Principal Quality Engineer: Quality Strategy Leader

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The company in the United States is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to own the quality strategy, tooling, and standards across the engineering org. You will lead AI-native testing initiatives and collaborate with QA squads, EMs, and PMs to raise the bar on quality while enabling rapid delivery.

As the first dedicated QA technical leader, you will mentor engineers, influence across squads, and push for scalable QA practices that align with business goals and evolving AI tooling in a

Qualifications

• AI-native, for quality work.
• Strategic thinker with context-driven approach to testing.
• Hands-on across the whole test pyramid and pipelines.
• Patient teacher who ships and mentors.
• Influence without immediate headcount ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own the company-wide QA strategy and quality accountability framework.
• Advance AI-native quality tooling and scalable testing across teams.
• Define CI/CD, test infra, and gating to balance speed and quality.
• Mentor QA engineers and align with EMs on performance reviews.
• Lead QA initiatives that improve overall engineering quality as the org grows.

Skills

QA strategy

CI/CD

AI tooling

Mentorship

Hands-on testing

Tools

Claude Code

AI tooling

Job description

The company in the United States is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to own the quality strategy, tooling, and standards across the engineering org. You will lead AI-native testing initiatives and collaborate with QA squads, EMs, and PMs to raise the bar on quality while enabling rapid delivery.

As the first dedicated QA technical leader, you will mentor engineers, influence across squads, and push for scalable QA practices that align with business goals and evolving AI tooling in a