Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

Job overview

The Principal Software Development Engineer in Test role is onsite in Milpitas, CA. Pay is $240,000–$250,000 per year. Saviynt develops an AI-powered identity platform that helps organizations govern access and safeguard digital assets. The role leads quality initiatives across product features and works with engineering and product teams to integrate testing throughout development. It contributes to reliable releases by improving test automation, quality processes, and CI/CD integration.

What you'll do

• Own quality of product feature deliverables
• lead quality initiatives with development managers
• analyze business functions and derive test scenarios
• perform API, integration, functional, compatibility, usability, performance, and accessibility testing
• recommend and implement tools for automation and regression testing
• improve quality engineering processes and metrics
• collaborate with product management
• integrate quality engineering into CI/CD pipelines and support TDD, BDD, and automation-first practices.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software development engineer in test

full-time

milpitas ca

saviynt

software testing

quality engineering

test automation

api testing

integration testing

ci/cd

identity security

$240k–$250k

jenkins

kubernetes

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field, experience as a Principal SDET, and experience managing cross-functional quality organizations. Tools and technologies listed include Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and Sonar.

About the employer

Saviynt is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.