Publix Super Markets · 19 hours ago
Principal QA Automation Engineer - POS Software Engineering 2
Lakeland, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$7,985/mo - $11,980/mo
6+ years expPublix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to join their POS Software Engineering team. The role involves ensuring high-quality technology solutions, developing automated test cases, and mentoring Quality Assurance Engineers on multiple large projects.
Food and BeverageGroceryRetail
No H1B
Responsibilities
Assist in leading an existing team of manual and automation test engineers
Mentor and develop the Quality Assurance team to drive testing efficiencies across the Publix POS Anywhere Application team
Create comprehensive manual and automated test scripts and test cases ensuring they meet business requirements specifications
Analyze enhancements and new features on the Publix POS Anywhere Application, validate and code automation test scripts using Playwright and C#
Work with Scrum teams to understand feature user stories and impacts
Attend backlog refinements to provide estimates for script creation and updates
Write or update test cases based on changes coming in from user stories
Log defects and communicate with software engineers and manual testers on bug fixes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience
6+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
3+ years of experience in creating automation test strategies and writing automation scripts using industry-standard programming languages
3+ years of experience with Playwright or Selenium
3+ years of experience developing testing software using tools such as Postman, SoapUI or JMeter to build API Tests and to run API testing and Performance Testing
3+ years of experience in developing testing software frameworks and test scripts using programming languages such as C# and TypeScript
Experience working with VSCode and Visual Studio 2019 or later
Experience in an Agile SCRUM Environment
Experience with backend ETL test automation
Experience writing and executing SQL queries to validate test results
Experience writing and executing manual and automated test cases for feature sets on various applications, including websites/desktop or mobile apps using Azure DevOps or Jira
Preferred
7+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience
6+ years of experience in creating automation test strategies and writing automation scripts using industry-standard programming languages
6+ years of experience with Playwright
6+ years of automated testing experience with tools like Selenium or other automated testing frameworks
Benefits
Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
401(k) retirement savings plan
Group health, dental and vision plans
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
Company
Publix Super Markets
Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Doug Stalbaum
Vice President and Controller
Joey Riddle
Incoming Vice President of, Charlotte Division
Recent News
2026-02-07
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