Principal Software Engineer (100% remote role)
Location | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of |
Date Posted | April 26, 2025 |
Category | Engineering IT / Information Technology Software Development |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | TZS |
Description

About the job
Testlio is a leading quality management company. Its unique approach combines humans and machines to help digital innovators assure quality products at scale. On 600K+ real devices. In 100+ languages. With 800+ payment methods. The company is 100% remote, with people in 150+ countries. It is female-founded; 46% of full-time people are women. Clients include Amazon, athenahealth, Match Group, Microsoft, the NBA, Netflix, PayPal, SAP, Uber, Wayfair, and many more. To learn more, visit www.testlio.com
We are hiring a Principal Software Engineer to help us deliver solutions that harness data & the latest AI advancements to generate measurable business impacts, ensuring our leadership in quality software testing services.
To accomplish this, we seek a distinguished engineer who can showcase their significant experience in enterprise architecture & full-stack solution engineering. If you can confidently tick one or more of these boxes, we’d love to hear from you:
- I hold a Solutions Architect certification (such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional - CSAP)
- I have a public track record of my contributions and coding expertise, featuring significant contributions to prominent open-source projects.
- I’ve held an Architect role at a leading tech company (FAANG-level), demonstrating my ability to operate at the highest industry levels.
- I have played a pivotal technical role in a startup, leading it from inception to a successful product launch, essentially acting as the lead technical powerhouse of the team.
Why you will love this job
- Shape the future of testing with AI: Be at the forefront of innovation, building solutions that harness the power of AI to automate tasks, generate valuable insights, and drive testing efficiency.
- Make a tangible impact: Your work directly influences the success of our clients and the quality of their digital products. See your contributions translated into real-world improvements that benefit millions of users.
What would your day look like?
- Lead architectural roadmaps, technical investigations, prototyping, and drive technical decisions needed for impact. Provide quality control for Architectural Decision documents.
- Build and implement performant, scalable, and quality products in an iterative approach.
- Advance AI-augmented software engineering practices by incorporating productivity-boosting GenAI automation across the software development lifecycle.
- Define & advocate quality standards for code, coaching your fellow engineers & constantly raising the bar for quality.
- Work closely with designers and business stakeholders to bring the best solutions to end users.
- Lead debugging and root cause analysis of complex problems, and offer solutions.
- Work in a team environment: contribute to tasks and goals; follow team processes (Scrum) and rituals.
- Help and mentor other team members, proactively share and document knowledge.
What do you need to succeed?
Technical Skills
- A university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
- 10 - 15 years of full-stack coding experience, building modern cloud-native applications.
- Strong affinity with our tech stack of React, TypeScript, NodeJS, GraphQL, PHP, MySQL, AWS, and Kafka.
- In-depth knowledge of core browser concepts and responsive web design.
- Practical knowledge of modern API architecture, microservices, and event-driven design.
- Experience in writing automated tests is a strong plus.
- Proven track record of taking ownership, conducting technical design, and successfully delivering results.
- AI/ML experience is a strong plus.
- Mobile Development: Experience in developing and optimizing mobile applications (whether using fully native frameworks for iOS/Android or cross-platform solutions such as React Native) is a plus.
Human Skills
- Fluency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Organized and thorough with a commitment to quality.
- Results-oriented, with data-driven decision-making and a focus on delivering impactful outcomes.
- Strong preference for a remote working environment.
- A passion for staying current with the latest industry trends and technologies, and a drive to continuously improve and innovate.
Diversity and Inclusion
Testlio is an equal-opportunity employer deeply committed to creating an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are female-founded, and 46% of our team identifies as women. See the DEI section of our website for more information.