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LAYIQ - Principal Software Development Engineer in Test at Walt Disney

Strategic Quality Leadership
Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for test automation and quality engineering across multiple business units and product lines.
Influence organizational decisions regarding test architecture, process improvements, and adoption of modern testing paradigms (shift-left, CI/CD, observability, etc.).
Establish and maintain enterprise-wide standards for quality, automation, and operational excellence in collaboration with executive stakeholders.
Own the end-to-end quality strategy for large-scale, business-critical projects, including test metrics, release criteria, and automation objectives.
Architecture & Technical Authority
Lead the architecture of scalable, resilient, and cloud-native test automation solutions that empower teams and improve defect prevention.
Make high-impact technical decisions on frameworks, toolsets, and integrations to enable richer and more effective testing.
Oversee technical reviews, mentorship, and hands-on guidance in complex areas such as distributed systems, data pipelines, and ad technologies.
Partner with Platform Architects and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of quality gates and automated validation throughout deployment pipelines
Cross-Functional Influence & Mentorship
Serve as a coaching resource to SDETs, engineers, and leadership, regularly conducting technical deep-dives, training, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Build consensus across product teams for standardization of test tools, frameworks, and reusable components.
Facilitate root cause analysis for high-severity incidents, drive preventative and corrective actions, and communicate technical findings to senior leadership.
Represent DEEP & Technology quality interests within company-wide engineering and business forums.
Program Management & Delivery Excellence
Lead delivery of multiple concurrent, cross-team testing initiatives in fast-paced Agile environments.
Manage test budgets, resource allocation, roadmap goals, and risk mitigation strategies across programs.
Ensure rigorous governance over traceability, compliance, and test reporting, supporting company-wide accountability.
Continuously identify bottlenecks and drive organization-wide solutions to improve efficiency, coverage, and reliability.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Champion research and adoption of emerging technologies (AI/ML in testing, autonomous testing, advanced observability, etc.) to keep test practices ahead of industry standards.
Define and track advanced quality metrics (escape rates, flakiness, system reliability), implementing data-driven improvements.
Lead efforts to mature organization’s quality posture in performance, security, and reliability engineering.
Inspire a culture of innovation, experiment with new tools and practices, and help set the direction for the future of engineering quality.

Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

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