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Principal Software Engineer

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Job Description:

JOB TITLE: Principal Software Engineering

REMOTE TYPE: Office Worker

JOB LOCATION: 20205 North Creek Pkwy Bothell, WA 98011

DUTIES: Define and drive overall strategy for the delivery of various AT&T web initiatives including native app, mobile and desktop. Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using tools like Selenium, UFT/QTP, Katalon, Browserstack, REST assured, web services testing, SOAP UI, JMeter, Blazemeter, and Perfecto. Research, analyze and recommend new automation technologies, rationalize opportunities, standard processes, tools, and technologies to help ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources. Build product expertise to identify and close gaps in automation test coverage in AT&T products. Drive the adoption of best software engineering practices including CI/CD and automated testing practices: Microservices backend and front-end. Work with a team of Software Developers in Test and Quality Assurance Engineers responsible for developing and maintain AT&T customer experience. Lead overall testing initiatives and provide quality sign off to biweekly releases and deliveries to production including post-production support. Establish clear SLAs for the technology development/delivery vendor partners and teams and closely monitor SLA compliance in terms of application quality, maintainability, scalability and security. Collaborate closely with client product teams, user experience and engineering teams to set up optimal agile testing scrum pods to maximize software engineering throughput, velocity and overall efficiency. Provide functional and technical leadership to other lead engineers, architects, product managers and test engineers. Design and build test automation frameworks or architecture, work with team team to execute functional and non-functional testing requirements or performance and load testing, API testing, and security testing. Define QA policies, procedures, standards, and metrics. Select and implement automation tools, writing and reviewing automated test scripts, develop and implement testing strategies for product launch. Provide testing sign off product releases, oversee QA aspects for project planning and execution, including resource allocation, scheduling, and risk management. Utilize Java, C#, Python, TestNG, JUnit and Ruby. Utilize Agile/scrum development principles.

REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Engineering or Computer Science and five (5) years of progressive, post- baccalaureate experience in the job offered or five (5) years of progressive, post- baccalaureate experience in a related occupation utilizing Selenium, UFT/QTP, Katalon, Browerstack, REST assured, web services testing, SOAP UI, JMeter, Blazemeter, and Perfecto; utilizing CI/CD and Microservices backend and front-end; utilizing Java, C#, Python, TestNG, JUnit and Ruby; and utilizing Agile/scrum development principles.

Our Principal Software Engineering earn between $212,202 - $237,400 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

· Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

· 401(k) plan

· Tuition reimbursement program

· Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

· Paid Parental Leave

· Paid Caregiver Leave

· Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

· Adoption Reimbursement

· Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

· Life and Accidental Death Insurance

· Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

· Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

· Extensive employee wellness programs

· Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Bothell, Washington

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.



Job ID R-67273 Date posted 09/11/2025
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