Principal Software Test Engineer (Quality Assurance/Flutter)

Location: 100% remote within the United States; must be available during typical continental U.S. business hours. Travel up to 5% may be required domestically or internationally.

Salary: $108,750–$159,500 annually, with other compensation potentially available depending on the position.

Company

hirify.global develops integrated automotive, lifestyle, audio, and digital transformation technologies across brands including JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel.

What you will do

• Lead QA strategy across mobile, backend, and data layers for a music discovery product.
• Define test coverage, automation frameworks, CI/CD integration points, quality metrics, and sustainable testing practices.
• Build and improve automation infrastructure, test data management, performance testing, and systems for distributed and asynchronous workflows.
• Plan and execute major QA initiatives autonomously, anticipate risks, make technical decisions, and support product launches.
• Advise engineering and product teams on quality architecture and collaborate with Flutter developers, backend engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists.
• Mentor junior engineers, represent QA in technical discussions, and integrate relevant industry trends into quality workflows.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Quality Assurance experience, including testing fully localized mobile applications with backend services, data pipelines, and recommendation systems.
• Deep knowledge of QA methodologies, best practices, and tools, including Flutter widget, integration, regression, end-to-end, and localization testing.
• Proven ability to build and maintain automated test pipelines across mobile, backend, and data systems.
• Experience integrating CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
• Strong understanding of testing distributed systems, asynchronous event flows, APIs, mobile performance, and real-time data integrity.
• Ability to define a long-term QA vision, convert it into actionable plans, and make effective decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Track record of mentoring engineers, influencing team culture, and driving quality improvements across multiple teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex product and system behavior into quality strategies.
• Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen is required as a condition of employment.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Passion for music and interest in next-generation music products.
• Experience with recommendation systems, social products, real-time audio streaming, audio software, DSP, or mobile audio UX.
• Experience supporting international launches or localization-heavy products.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time remote position with U.S. employment conditions.
• Benefits may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, bonding and caregiver leave, and medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Additional benefits may include fertility and adoption assistance, HSA and FSA accounts, retirement savings with employer match, disability coverage, and life insurance.
• Training, development, and continuing education opportunities are available.
• hirify.global promotes an inclusive, supportive environment and is an equal opportunity employer.