Remote Principal Quality Engineering & Automation Architect

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 157,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off, including personal and…

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance and wellness

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Principal, Software Engineering to lead quality engineering strategy for a healthcare-focused enterprise. This senior role combines hands-on expertise with roadmap ownership and training impact.

Location is Remote - US-based candidates. Compensation: $156,600 – $215,400 annually. You will shape testing and automation standards, drive tool strategy, and partner with engineering and delivery teams to enable scalable quality across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT required.
• 12+ years in Quality Engineering, test management, automation, SDET, or software engineering.
• 8+ years hands-on with enterprise testing and automation tools.
• Deep expertise in Azure DevOps, qTest, Tosca, Selenium, Playwright, and API testing.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and Continuous Testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise quality engineering tools strategy and roadmap
• Establish standards and best practices for testing and automation tools
• Lead PoCs and assessments of emerging testing technologies
• Provide technical leadership and operational support for quality engineering tools
• Develop onboarding frameworks and training materials for enterprise tools

Skills

Quality engineering leadership

Test management

CI/CD & DevOps awareness

Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology

Tools

Azure DevOps

qTest

Tricentis Tosca

Selenium

Playwright

API testing tools

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Principal, Software Engineering to lead quality engineering strategy for a healthcare-focused enterprise. This senior role combines hands-on expertise with roadmap ownership and training impact.

Location is Remote - US-based candidates. Compensation: $156,600 – $215,400 annually. You will shape testing and automation standards, drive tool strategy, and partner with engineering and delivery teams to enable scalable quality across the organization.