Principal Software Quality Engineer

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Aspentech · Bedford, MA

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We are seeking a strategic and technical hands-on Principal Software Engineer to lead our Automation and Performance Engineering initiatives across the enterprise. As a Principal Software Quality Engineer you will join our growing AI team, this role is critical in driving quality, scalability, and velocity across Agile Release Trains (ARTs) within a SAFe environment, in support of advanced AI solutions You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed automation and performance best practices into the software development lifecycle, ensuring our systems meet the highest standards of reliability and customer satisfaction. This role offers an opportunity to play a key part in AspenTech's AI-driven transformation and to act as a thought leader in software quality practices. The Principal Software Quality Engineer will establish and evangelize quality and test strategies across the full product lifecycle-from concept and design through implementation, testing, documentation, support, and maintenance-ensuring conformance to established requirements and standards. The role involves close collaboration with R&D and Product Management to proactively incorporate quality best practices, translate functional requirements into robust validation approaches, and drive continuous improvement in product quality for AI-powered solutions.

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Architect and maintain scalable, modular automation frameworks using Python, Java, or TypeScript.

Drive automation across web, API, and backend services using tools like Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium.

Lead adoption of AI-assisted testing, model-based testing, and shift-left strategies.

Implement LLM-assisted test generation (e.g., using Copilot, TestGen) to accelerate automation coverage.

Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.

Integrate test results with quality dashboards and release gates (e.g., SonarQube, Power BI).

Define and evolve performance engineering strategy across distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native applications.

Design and implement performance test suites using tools like K6, Gatling, JMeter, Azure Load Testing, and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate with architecture and DevOps teams to identify bottlenecks and scalability issues, analyze system behavior under load.

Establish performance baselines, SLAs, and drive continuous performance improvements across ARTs.

Emphasizes "shift-right observability" and continuous validation across production environments.

Collaborate with Product Owners, RTEs, and System Architects to embed performance and automation into PI Planning and backlog refinement.

Contribute to PI Planning by identifying automation and performance objectives, dependencies, and capacity needs.

Mentor engineers across teams; foster a culture of Built-In Quality and engineering excellence.

Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex performance and reliability issues.

Define and execute quality strategies for LLM‑based systems, including prompt workflows, RAG pipelines, multi‑turn conversations, and validation of accuracy, grounding, and safety.

Build and maintain automated testing and regression frameworks for LLM APIs, prompts, and model/configuration changes, integrating quality checks into CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate with AI Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams to embed responsible AI practices, performance validation, and quality metrics throughout the LLM lifecycle.

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