PrincipalSoftwareEngineer-SDET

At Protegrity, we lead innovation by using AI and quantum-resistant cryptography to transform data protection across cloud-native, hybrid, on-premises, and open source environments. We leverage advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data. As a global leader in data security, our mission is to ensure that data isn’t just valuable but also usable, trusted, and safe. Protegrity offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, with the ability to make a meaningful impact on the industry while working alongside some of the brightest minds. Together, we are redefining how the world safeguards data, enabling organizations to thrive in a GenAI era where data is the ultimate currency. If you're ready to shape the future of data security, Protegrity is the place for you. About The Role As a Principal Software Engineer focused on Quality Engineering, you will be responsible for building and evolving the systems, frameworks, and tooling that ensure the reliability, scalability, and correctness of our backend and distributed platforms. This is a hands-on engineering role and focuses on raising engineering quality through automation, infrastructure, and system design. You will operate as a senior contributor across development and quality, with strong ownership of how testing, validation, and release confidence are implemented in practice. What You'll Do: - Design and implement scalable automated testing frameworks across API, integration, and end-to-end system layers. - Build and maintain test infrastructure, tooling, and environments for reliable system validation. - Embed quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent and reliable releases. - Develop systems for validating distributed services, inter-service workflows, and deployment correctness. - Drive improvements in test coverage, reliability, and signal quality through automation an