Principal Software Engineer in Test - MATLAB Online

🇺🇸 Natick, MA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $145K - $231K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ July 13th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Test for the MATLAB Online Quality Engineering team. The role involves developing test strategies, creating automation tools, and leveraging data to enhance the quality and reliability of cloud-hosted back-end services and customer-facing applications. The engineer collaborates with multiple teams to improve test automation and streamline release processes.

Highlights

Develop test strategies including contract testing and test pyramid compliance for microservices and online offerings.
Design and implement test tooling and automation frameworks.
Analyze observability data, bug reports, and test metrics to identify root causes and develop countermeasures for quality improvement.
Collaborate across teams to enhance test automation accelerating release velocity and confidence.
Requires a bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional experience or equivalent.
Preferred skills include proficiency in modern programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, or Node.js.
Experience with JavaScript test frameworks like PlayWright, QUnit, FuncUnit, or Cypress is a plus.
Familiarity with version control and CI/CD systems like GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, TeamCity, or CircleCI.
Knowledge of build tools such as ANT, mise, make, or Maven.
Experience with cloud and container technologies including AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform; MATLAB or Simulink experience is also advantageous.

Principal Software Engineer in Test - MATLAB Online Full Description

Principal Software Engineer in Test - MATLAB Online

Team: Quality Engineering
Location: US-MA-Natick
Salary Range: USD 144,600 - 231,400

Job Summary

Looking for a motivated and talented candidate who is passionate about delivering high quality software. The MATLAB Online Quality Engineering team is responsible for validating back-end services and customer-facing online applications. The team ensures that cloud-hosted offerings are fully qualified and integrate well, meeting functional and non-functional requirements.

Responsibilities

Develop collaborative, downstream, and workflow level test strategies adhering to industry best-practices including contract testing and test pyramid compliance
Design and develop test tooling and automation to support qualification of microservices and online offerings
Leverage data (observability, bug reports, test metrics, etc.) to improve quality of our products by analyzing root cause and developing deep and lasting counter-measures to prevent high-impact issues.
Consult with teams to identify opportunities to improve test automation to improve the speed and confidence of our releases.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Track record for getting things done
Appreciation for elegant and well-crafted software design
Self-motivated with the ability to work with people from multiple teams

Pluses:

Experience with multiple modern languages such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, or Node.js
Experience with JavaScript test frameworks, e.g., PlayWright, QUnit, FuncUnit, Cypress
Experience with version control and CI/CD systems such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, TeamCity, or CircleCI
Experience with build systems such as ANT, mise, make, or Maven
Experience with Cloud and container technologies (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
Experience with MATLAB or Simulink

Original Job Description

Principal Software Engineer in Test - MATLAB Online

Team: Quality Engineering
Location: US-MA-Natick
Salary Range: USD 144,600 - 231,400

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Develop collaborative, downstream, and workflow level test strategies adhering to industry best-practices including contract testing and test pyramid compliance
Design and develop test tooling and automation to support qualification of microservices and online offerings
Leverage data (observability, bug reports, test metrics, etc.) to improve quality of our products by analyzing root cause and developing deep and lasting counter-measures to prevent high-impact issues.
Consult with teams to identify opportunities to improve test automation to improve the speed and confidence of our releases.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Track record for getting things done
Appreciation for elegant and well-crafted software design
Self-motivated with the ability to work with people from multiple teams

Pluses:

Experience with multiple modern languages such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, or Node.js
Experience with JavaScript test frameworks, e.g., PlayWright, QUnit, FuncUnit, Cypress
Experience with version control and CI/CD systems such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, TeamCity, or CircleCI
Experience with build systems such as ANT, mise, make, or Maven
Experience with Cloud and container technologies (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
Experience with MATLAB or Simulink