Senior Software Quality Specialist

Adobe Systems
Seattle, WA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$174,300.0 - $252,450.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Testing (Software) JavaScript (Programming Language) Microsoft Windows Test Suite Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Pro Automation of Tests C++ (Programming Language) Profiling Software Quality Software Debugging TypeScript
+5 more
Windows Desktop Scripting Performance Testing Virtual Agents GPT

Job description

We are the group responsible for Projects and Collaboration within Premiere Pro, delivering creative tools used by millions of professionals around the world. Our software supports Hollywood films, international marketing efforts, and the creative projects of artists everywhere. Quality is deeply embedded in everything we do. We want an outstanding engineer to help set the standard higher., You will lead quality efforts for our flagship creative app in the role of a Senior Software Quality Engineer on the Projects & Collaboration team for Premiere Pro. You will also help define what outstanding work means. You will collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to spot problems early, develop reliable test frameworks, and ensure our customers have the best experience possible. Key areas you will own and develop include:

  • Compose, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for Mac and Windows native applications using C++ and/or TypeScript
  • Define and drive quality strategies across multiple product teams, influencing engineering culture and guidelines
  • Collaborate with senior engineers alongside product managers to detect risk areas early and develop test plans that ensure detailed coverage
  • Own end-to-end quality for complex desktop features, from functional validation to performance and stress testing
  • Identify, reproduce, and triage bugs with precision - working across codebases to pinpoint root causes and advocate for permanent fixes
  • Champion quality initiatives across the organization, driving continuous improvement in tooling, test infrastructure, and release processes
  • Mentor junior QE team members and lead by example in building a quality-first engineering approach

Requirements

  • More than 10 years of experience working in software testing or as a software engineer in test
  • Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills; full-stack or automation scripting experience is a plus
  • Verified expertise in developing and maintaining comprehensive automated test environments for Mac and/or Windows desktop applications
  • Sharp analytical instincts - you can isolate intermittent failures, identify patterns in noisy data, and communicate findings clearly
  • Experience with performance testing, memory profiling, and debugging tools on desktop platforms
  • Hands-on editing experience with After Effects and Premiere Pro
  • Working experience with AI assistant tooling such as Claude, Copilot, and/or ChatGPT
  • Passion for quality as an engineering field - not just finding bugs, but preventing them
  • Collaborative approach: comfortable working across teams, asking hard questions, and giving direct feedback
  • Desire to stay curious and keep learning as tools, platforms, and user expectations evolve

Benefits & conditions

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $133,500 – $252,450 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $174,300 - $252,450 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $157,900 - $228,575

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

About the company

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are crafting the future and improving the standard as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

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About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create., At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

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