Principal Platform Engineer, Quality

MaintainX

. Design, develop, and evolve MaintainX’s shared quality platform, including its test automation frameworks and developer tools.

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeMontreal • CanadaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing test automation frameworks and AI-assisted testing tools, with a strong focus on continuous integration and deployment processes. Proven ability to mentor engineers and enhance engineering practices across teams while maintaining high standards of quality and reliability.

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Test Automation Framework DevelopmentContinuous Integration (CI) StandardsAI-Powered Development ToolsProduction Application Code MaintenanceMentoring Engineers

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Hard Skills

Software Engineering FundamentalsDebugging Production CodeTest Automation FrameworksCI/CD Pipeline IntegrationFlaky Test AnalysisDeveloper Tools DesignAI Feature TestingObservability Metrics

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

PlaywrightSeleniumAWSDatadogClaude CodeGitHub CopilotCursor

Industry Keywords

Quality PlatformTest-Related Technical DebtAdversarial TestingMobile-First Work ExecutionContainerized Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and evolve MaintainX’s shared quality platform, including its test automation frameworks and developer tools.
Design and develop AI-assisted test generation infrastructure.
Define continuous integration (CI) standards and improve the reliability of build and deployment processes.
Design validation environments and tools for AI-powered features, including health checks, fallback mechanisms, quota monitoring, and adversarial testing.
Identify and eliminate systemic sources of test-related technical debt and flaky tests.
Develop reusable test libraries, utilities, and frameworks for organization-wide use.
Collaborate with Quality Advocates, Product Engineering teams, and the SRE team.
Evaluate new AI-powered testing tools and drive adoption when they measurably improve efficiency.
MaintainX provides a mobile-first work execution platform for industrial and frontline teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience writing, debugging, and maintaining production application code.
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining production-grade test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, or similar technologies.
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and analyzing flaky or failing test suites.
Experience designing or maintaining shared developer tools, test infrastructure, or engineering platforms.
Experience using AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools.
Comfortable owning systems end to end, from architecture and implementation through production support.
Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to improvements in engineering practices across multiple teams.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
Nice to have: experience with AWS, containerized environments, and Datadog; AI feature testing; autonomous or agentic AI systems; observability and quality metrics; large-scale developer platforms.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base pay is one part of the package; compensation may also include commission, an annual bonus, and equity.
Benefits differ by country, including health coverage, retirement, and leave plans.
A culture focused on belonging and inclusion.